Team

The Alegre Group is actively recruiting team members. The group is in the process of launching a variety of projects in organic synthesis and catalysis and is looking for researchers to lead them. If you have a background in computational and/or experimental mechanistic studies, or cheminformatics, please see the Working with Us tab for information about funding, scholarships and starting collaborations.

Postdoctoral Associates

Brenda Manzanilla

Brenda was born in Xalapa, Veracruz, a region of Mexico. She completed her BS in Chemical Engineering and her MS in Bioorganic Chemistry at the Universidad Veracruzana, under the supervision of Dr. Myrna Hernández Matus, specializing in computational studies on ionic liquids and antioxidants. Subsequently, she earned her PhD in Chemistry at the University of Guanajuato, under the supervision of Dr. Juvencio Robles García, focusing on the design of novel nanomaterials and pharmaceuticals. She then worked at Ares Materials Inc., contributing to the development of computational methodologies for studying crosslinking polymers. Currently, she is pursuing her postdoctoral research on computational chemistry and machine learning. In her free time, she enjoys reading, painting, running, and exploring new places.
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Susana P. García Abellán

Susana was born in Andorra (Teruel), a town located in Aragón. She completed her BS in Chemistry and MS in Molecular Chemistry and Homogeneous Catalysis at the University of Zaragoza. Subsequently, she earned her PhD in Inorganic Chemistry under the supervision of Dr. Manuel Iglesias Alonso, focusing on the design of new bidentate and hemilabile ligands for the development of catalysts based on Earth-abundant metals, specifically Co and Mn. During her PhD, she did a stay in Swansea University with Dr. Lino Carta, where she explored the synthesis of hybrid materials consisting of Tröger’s Base Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity (TB-PIMs) and organometallic complexes based on Ir, Rh and Co. Currently, she is pursuing her postdoctoral research on cheminformatics and machine learning. In her free time, she enjoys reading, travelling and outdoor sports such as hiking, climbing or running.
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PhD Students

David Dalmau Ginesta

David was born in Aragon, a northern region of Spain. He completed his BS in Chemistry and MS in Molecular Chemistry and Homogeneous Catalysis at the University of Zaragoza. Currently, he is a PhD student under the supervision of Dr. Esteban P. Urriolabeitia and Dr. Juan V. Alegre Requena and he is focused on the development of new aminoacid-based luminescent compounds. His first experience with computational chemistry was at the Theoretical Chemistry Group, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), under the supervision of Dr. Jon M. Matxain. In his free time, he enjoys reading, hiking in his beloved Pyrenees, and travelling to new places. Cosupervised with Dr. Esteban Urriolabeitia.
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Juho Savola

Juho was born and raised in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. He completed his BS in Chemical Engineering and MS in Organic Chemistry in Aalto university. Currently, he is pursuing a PhD in the University of Helsinki, focusing on photocatalytic C-C couplings using semiquinones as novel photoorganocatalysts. On his free time Juho likes to practice all kinds of sports, especially judo which has been his hobby for more than 20 years. Additionally, he enjoys gaming, reading and travelling. Cosupervised with Dr. Juho Helaja.
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Miguel Martínez Fernández

Miguel was born in Madrid. He completed his BS in Chemistry and MS in Organic Chemistry at the Complutense University of Madrid. Then, he immersed himself in the field of data science and machine learning by completing a master's program. This multidisciplinary journey unites his background in chemistry with computational tools. Currently, he is a PhD student working on cheminformatics and machine learning. In his free time, he enjoys nature, practices various sports, and has a keen interest in technology, particularly anything related to computer science.
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Jesús Moradell Ruiz

Jesús was born in Zaragoza, Aragón. He completed his BS in Chemistry and MS in Molecular Chemistry and Homogeneous Catalysis at the University of Zaragoza. Currently, he is a PhD student under the supervision of Dr. Esteban P. Urriolabeitia and Dr. Juan V. Alegre Requena and he is focused on the design of new luminescent compounds via Machine Learning (ML) methods. In his free time, he enjoys playing videogames, reading manga and tinkering with computers. Cosupervised with Dr. Esteban Urriolabeitia.
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Undergraduate Students

Valeria Núñez Fugón

Valeria lives in Zaragoza, Spain. She is currently finishing her BS in Chemistry at the University of Zaragoza. Her work focuses on computational calculations of TADF in organometallic azlactone derivatives. In her free time she enjoys going for a walk and reading books of any genre.
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Alumni

Gonzalo Garcés Selvi. Undergraduate student (2022-2023)
Rafael Luna Madrid. Master’s student (2022-2023)
Daniel Juan Vicente. Master’s student (2023-2024)

Previous visiting scholars

David Valiente Garcia. Associate professor – Miguel Hernandez University (2022-2024)
Nil Sanosa. PhD student, Funes group – University of La Rioja (2024)
Md Bin Yeamin. Postdoctoral associate, Poater group – University of Girona (2023)
Iida Alanko. PhD student, Helaja group – University of Helsinki (2023)