Alba Carretero
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BS, University Jaume I, 2016
MS, University Jaume I, 2017 PhD, Stockholm Univerisity, 2022 acarrete [at] caltech.edu |
Alba was born in Cuenca, Spain, and raised in several
cities around Spain, spending most of her life in
near the Mediterranean Sea in Castellón. She obtained
both her Bachelor’s
(2016) and Master’s degree in Chemistry at the University
Jaume I (2017). During her Master’s degree, Alba studied
the use of Iridium and Ruthenium complexes as an efficient
system for the production of hydrogen via the coupling of hydrosilanes and alcohols for energy storage
under the
supervision of the Prof. José A. Mata Martinez. Afterwards,
Alba wanted to follow her sister's steps and moved
away from home to perform her Ph.D. studies and venture the
process of becoming independent. She carried out her Ph.D.
in the multi-partner Marie-Skłodowska-Curie (MSCA)
Innovative Training Network (ITN) European Joint Doctorate
(EJD) “Catalytic Methods for Sustainable Synthesis”. A
Merged Experimental and Computational Approach (CATMEC).
With this program, she obtained a double PhD degree from
Stockholm University in Sweden under the supervision of
Prof. Belén Martín Matute and from the University of the
Basque Country in Spain under the supervision of Prof.
Enrique Gomez Bengoa. Her research was focused in
computational and experimental investigations used to
drive the reactivity of enol and allylic substrates
towards new transformations. Additionally, she worked on
the synthesis of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) and their
use in catalytic organic reactions. After her Ph.D. thesis
(2022), she wanted to continue with her professional career
in data driven science applied to organic chemistry in the
Reisman lab at Caltech. In her free time Alba enjoys
hiking, reading thriller and drama books, trying all types
of food, going to the sea where she finds her inner peace
and hanging out with her friends.