Nahir Vadra, new postdoc researcher at SUPREMA group

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Coming straight from Poland, and after completing her studies in Buenos Aires Argentina, Nahir Vadra García has joined us as new postdoc. She has joined the Supramolecular, Polymeric and Reticular Materials (Suprema) group. She arrives in the framework of a colaboration project funded by the National Science Centre (NCN, Poland), where she serves as Principal Investigator, through an international partnership between ICMM-CSIC and Adam Mickiewicz University.

Where do you come from?

I completed my undergraduate and PhD studies in Chemistry at the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina). I am currently Assistant Professor at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Poland), within the Department of Functional Nanostructure Synthesis, where I lead the SONATINA 8 project funded by the National Science Centre (NCN, Poland) as Principal Investigator, and carry out my research within the research group of Prof. Violetta Patroniak.

What have you worked on so far?
My research background lies in supramolecular chemistry, liquid crystals and hybrid functional materials. During my PhD and postdoctoral work, I focused on the design and characterization of supramolecular and polymeric liquid crystalline systems, coordination compounds and hybrid organic–inorganic materials. More recently, my work has centered on polyoxometalate-based hybrids, luminescent materials and stimuli-responsive systems, combining molecular design with structural, spectroscopic and functional characterization.

What will you work on? With whom?
I will work on the development of multifunctional hybrid materials based on polyoxometalates, with special emphasis on stimuli-responsive behavior, luminescence and advanced functional properties. This research is carried out within the framework of the SONATINA 8 project funded by the National Science Centre (NCN, Poland), where I serve as Principal Investigator, and in close collaboration with Dr. Berta Gómez-Lor, through an international partnership between ICMM-CSIC and Adam Mickiewicz University.