Mónica Morales Masis
Mónica Morales Masis (born 1982) is a Costa Rican physicist and materials scientist who works in The Netherlands as a professor at the University of Twente. Her research focuses on optoelectronics, transparent electronics, and solar cells.[1][2][3]
Education and career
[edit]Morales is originally from Cartago, Costa Rica,[4] where she was born in 1982.[5] A childhood idol was Costa Rican astronaut Franklin Chang-Díaz.[4] After a 2004 bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Costa Rica, she traveled to the US for a master's degree at Wright State University, in 2007, and then to The Netherlands for a doctorate at Leiden University,[4] focusing on condensed-matter physics.[5][6] Her 2012 doctoral thesis concerned the memristive properties of silver sulfide,[7][5] and was promoted by Jan van Ruitenbeek; it also included work done at the National Institute for Materials Science in Japan with Tsuyoshi Hasegawa.[5]
Next, she went to Switzerland for postdoctoral research at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). Her interest in photovoltaics developed at that time, and she continued at EPFL as a research group leader in the subject. She took a tenure-track faculty position at the University of Twente in 2018, and became a full professor there.[6] At Twente, she is affiliated with the faculty of science and technology, in the inorganic materials science group,[7] and with the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology.[8]
Recognition
[edit]Morales joined the Young Academy of Europe in 2022.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Monica Morales-Masis", The Photonics 100, Electrooptics.com, retrieved 2024-05-17
- ^ Excimer PLD creates superior films for improved solar cells, Coherent, retrieved 2024-05-17
- ^ Vlooswijk, Enith (16 May 2023), "On solar cells and sandwiches", U Today, retrieved 2024-05-17
- ^ a b c Callow, Bruce (14 March 2023), "Monica Morales Masís: Breaking Research Barriers in Europe", Tico Times, retrieved 2024-05-17
- ^ a b c d Morales Masis, Monica (2012), Resistive switching in mixed conductors : Ag2S as a model system, Leiden University, hdl:1887/18364; see also curriculum vitae, p. 123
- ^ a b "Prof. Dr. Monica Morales-Masis", Featured scientists, University of Twente, retrieved 2024-05-17
- ^ a b "Prof. Dr. M. Morales Masis (Monica)", People, University of Twente, retrieved 2024-05-17
- ^ a b Monica Morales-Masis, Young Academy of Europe, 20 June 2022, retrieved 2024-05-17
External links
[edit]- M3 Lab: Optoelectronic materials, directed by Morales
- Mónica Morales Masis, Ph.D. (interview in Spanish), ticotal, Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Costa Rica
- Mónica Morales Masis publications indexed by Google Scholar
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