Dr. A.R. (Andrés) Botello Mendez

Dr. A.R. (Andrés) Botello Mendez

ICT Developer
Condensed Matter and Interfaces
a.r.botellomendez@uu.nl

Education
•  Doctorate in Applied Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology.                 

01/08/2005 – 17/12/2009

Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica. San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

Thesis: Synthesis and new properties of nanostructured zinc oxide, carbon and other layered materials

Thesis Supervisors: Humberto Terrones, Florentino López Urías & Mauricio Terrones

Field: theoretical–experimental study of materials at the nanometric scale

•  Physics Engineer.                                                                                               

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico

Filed: Computational Physics and Nature-inspired algorithms

 

Work Experience
•  Assistant Professor                                                                                              31/07/2017 – 15/12/2022

Institute of Physics, National Autonomous University of Mexico

•  Research Associate                                                                                              04/07/2016 – 30/06/2017

Cambridge Graphene Centre, University of Cambridge, UK

Supervisor: Andrea C. Ferrari

Role: Leader of the Sub-group of theory and simulation of two-dimensional materials

•  Project Researcher                                                                                                          1/09/2015 – 30/06/2016

University of Louvain, Belgium

Supervisor: Jean-Christophe Charlier

Project: Two dimensional materials for thermoelectric applications

•  FNRS Researcher                                                                                                 1/09/2012 – 31/08/2015

University of Louvain, Belgium

Project: Effect of strain on the physical properties of carbon nanostructures

•  Postdoctoral researcher                                                                                      24/02/2010 – 31/08/2012

University of Louvain, Belgium

Supervisor: Jean-Christophe Charlier

Project: Transport in carbon nanostructures