In 2003, she graduated as a Materials Engineer (UNMdP) and she joined Instituto Sabato (UNSAM-CNEA) in order to carry out her Master’s and PhD studies, under the direction of Dr. Soler Illia (2005-2009). After that, she had a postdoctoral position at the Solar Energy Department (CAC-CNEA). Since 2011, she has been a CONICET researcher at Gerencia Química (CNEA) and INN (CNEA/CONICET). She has been in charge of national research projects and has supervised 3 doctoral theses, 2 postdoctoral researchers, 3 master's theses and several pre-grade students. She also worked as a professor for UNMdP, UNSAM, and Instituto Sabato. She has published 2 book chapters, more than 40 scientific papers related to the design, synthesis, and characterization of porous thin films with applications in optics, sensors, catalysis, separation, etc., and is co-author of a patent on responsive photonic crystals. Her current interests focus on the synthesis and structural and mechanical characterization of nanomaterials and surfaces.
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