Lucía Sánchez, new PhD Researcher with José Antonio Alonso and Ainara Aguadero

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Lucía Sánchez de Bustamante Vila is one of the latest researchers joining the Material Science Institute of Madrid (ICMM-CSIC). She is starting her PhD with José Antonio Alonso and Ainara Aguadero at the Energy Conversion, Harvesting, and Storage group. This young researcher is from Madrid and will spend four years at our centre.

What have you worked on so far?

During the last two years, I have had the great opportunity to work at the Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry (ICP-CSIC) where I was able to do my master's thesis on the synthesis and characterization of catalysts for CO2 conversion, and then continue studying new materials for the optimization of other industrial processes.

What will you work on? With whom?
I I will be doing my PhD thesis about the synthesis and characterization of  new electrode and electrolyte materials for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs)and solid oxide electrolyzers (SOEC). In my case, the electrodes are oxides with perovskite-type structure and mixed electronic and ionic conduction properties, which possess good catalytic properties for the reduction of oxygen to O2- ions and hydrogen oxidation. I will be working under the the supervision of José Antonio Alonso Alonso and Ainara Aguadero Garín

Why did you choose ICMM?

I consider ICMM to be a multidisciplinary institute where you have the opportunity to design new materials from multiple points of view. I also believe that you can get great results through collaboration with different specialists in each field and benefit from the many characterization techniques and opportunities that are offered here.

And a personal touch: any hobbies? What would you like to contribute to the institute?
I love art in general, and music, singing and drawing in particular. I think creativity can be important in a job like ours. I also love meeting new people, so I'm hoping to be able to collaborate with people from all over the world soon.