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.

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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Undergraduate Students

Daniel Juan Vicente

Daniel was born in Aragon, a northern region of Spain. He earned his BS in Chemistry at the University of Zaragoza and is currently pursuing an MS in industrial chemistry at the same university. His work focuses on combining experimental chemistry and machine learning to design photocatalysts. In his free time, he enjoys doing sports and reading news about technology.
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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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Visiting Scholars

David Valiente Garcia

David is an Associate Professor at the Department of Communications Engineering of the Miguel Hernandez University, within the Institute of Engineering of the same university. His research career started 14 years ago on the field of mobile robotics and visual perception. Additionally, he is currently working on a new research line on advanced organic photovoltaic materials, focusing on obtaining high power conversion efficiency in solar cells through preliminary computation stages. In his free time, he enjoys hiking and trying out new restaurants.
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Alumni

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

Previous visiting scholars

Md Bin Yeamin. Postdoctoral associate, Poater group – University of Girona (2023)
Iida Alanko. PhD student, Helaja group – University of Helsinki (2023)