Dr. Manuel Méndez Agudelo

Investigation and development of alternative systems for energy-storage and artificial photosynthesis - Synthesis and electrochemical screening of stable nano-materials for the development of cost-effective renewable energy sources - Writing and submission of research proposals for the development and integration of novel batteries and solar fuels synthesis

-Fabrication of metal-oxide layers on conductive substrates from stable suspensions and surface modification with organometallic catalysts that lead to 1 research paper and 1 patent application - Actively participation in two Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) funded by the Department of Energy of the United States - Take part in the submission of research proposals to the US Army Research Office and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research

- Modification of liquid-liquid interfaces with phospholipids and membrane-disrupting peptides - Assisted to teach introductory Electrochemistry and Analytical Chemistry courses - Mentoring of 2 master student final projects

- Investigation on interfacial interactions between peptides and phospholipids - Photocatalysis in supercritical CO2 - Electrochemistry - Mass Spectrometry - Gas and liquid chromatography - Theoretical modelling with Mathematica and Maple