Dr. Carmen García López
Dr. Carmen García López is a Postdoctoral Researcher at PRIF's Research Department International Security as well as part of the Research Group Biological and Chemical Disarmament and Safety. Her research focuses on the control, identification, and analysis of known chemical weapons, as well as the exploration of new chemical hazards that may pose risks to safety.
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| since 2024
Postdoctoral Researcher at PRIF
| 2022–2024
Postdoctoral Researcher at IMDEA Nanoscience Institute
| 2021–2022
Postdoctoral Researcher at Georg-August-University Göttingen
| 2016–2020
PhD Student at IMDEA Energy Institute
| 2015–2016
MSc in Organic Chemistry at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid
| 2010–2015
BSc in Chemistry at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Publications
- Thienoacene-Based Conjugated Porous Polymer/TiO2 Hybrids as Photocatalysts in Artificial Photosynthesis
| 2024
G. López-Calixto, Carmen; Gomez-Mendoza, Miguel; Barawi, Mariam; Collado, Laura; Liras, Marta; de la Peña O´Shea, Víctor A. (2024): Thienoacene-Based Conjugated Porous Polymer/TiO2 Hybrids as Photocatalysts in Artificial Photosynthesis, Advanced Sustainable Systems: 8. DOI: 10.1002/adsu.202300330
Publication - Conjugated Porous Polymers Based on BODIPY and BOPHY Dyes in Hybrid Heterojunctions for Artificial Photosynthesis
| 2022
Collado, Laura; Naranjo, Teresa; Gomez-Mendoza, Miguel; G. López-Calixto, Carmen; Oropeza, Freddy E.; Liras, Marta; Marugán, Javier; de la Peña O'Shea, Víctor A. (2022): Conjugated Porous Polymers Based on BODIPY and BOPHY Dyes in Hybrid Heterojunctions for Artificial Photosynthesis, Advanced Functional Materials: 31. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202105384
Publication - Advanced Nanostructured Conjugated Microporous Polymer Application in a Tandem Photoelectrochemical Cell for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
| 2022
Barawi, Mariam; Alfonso-González, Elena; G. López-Calixto, Carmen; García, Alberto; García-Sánchez, Alba; Villar-García, Ignacio J.; Liras, Marta; de la Peña O'Shea, Victor A. (2022): Advanced Nanostructured Conjugated Microporous Polymer Application in a Tandem Photoelectrochemical Cell for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction, Small: 18. DOI: 10.1002/smll.202201351
Publication - Hybrids based on BOPHY-Conjugated Porous Polymers as Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Production: Insight into the Charge Transfer Pathway
| 2020
G. López-Calixto, Carmen; Barawi, Mariam; Gomez-Mendoza, Miguel; E. Oropeza, Freddy; Fresno, Fernando; Liras, Marta; de la Peña O'Shea, Víctor A. (2020): Hybrids based on BOPHY-Conjugated Porous Polymers as Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Production: Insight into the Charge Transfer Pathway, ACS Catalysis, 10: 17, 9804–9812. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c01346.
Publication - Understanding Charge Transfer Mechanism on Effective Truxene-Based Porous Polymers-TiO2 Hybrid Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution
| 2020
Valverde-González, Antonio; G. López-Calixto, Carmen; Barawi, Mariam; Gomez-Mendoza, Miguel; de la Peña O’Shea, Víctor A.; Liras, Marta; Gómez-Lor, Berta; Iglesias, Marta (2020): Understanding Charge Transfer Mechanism on Effective Truxene-Based Porous Polymers-TiO2 Hybrid Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution, ACS Applied Energy Materials, 3: 5. DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.0c00118
Publication - Conjugated porous polymer based on BOPHY dyes as photocatalyst under visible light
| 2019
G. López-Calixto, Carmen; Cabrera, Silvia; Pérez-Ruiz, Raúl; Barawi, Mariam; Alemán, José; de la Peña O’Shea, Víctor A.; Liras, Marta (2019): Conjugated porous polymer based on BOPHY dyes as photocatalyst under visible light, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 258. DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.117933
Publication - Synchronized Biphotonic Process Triggering C-C Coupling Catalytic Reactions
| 2018
G. López-Calixto, Carmen; Liras, Marta; de la Peña O’Shea, Víctor A.; Pérez-Ruiz, Raúl (2018): Synchronized Biphotonic Process Triggering C-C Coupling Catalytic Reactions, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 237, 18–23. DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.05.062
Publication - A Facile Synthesis of Blue Luminescent [7]Helicenocarbazoles Based on Gold-Catalyzed Rearrangement-Iodonium Migration and Suzuki-Miyaura Benzannulation Reactions
| 2018
Alcaide, Benito; Almendros, Pedro; Aragoncillo, Cristina; Busto, Eduardo; G. López-Calixto, Carmen; Liras, Marta; de la Peña O'Shea, Víctor A.; García-Sánchez, Alba; Stone, Hannah V. (2018): A Facile Synthesis of Blue Luminescent [7]Helicenocarbazoles Based on Gold-Catalyzed Rearrangement-Iodonium Migration and Suzuki-Miyaura Benzannulation Reactions, Chemistry European Journal, 24: 30, 7620–7625. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201801179
Publication - Exploring the Application of the Negishi Reaction of HaloBODIPYs: Generality, Regioselectivity, and Synthetic Utility in the Development of BODIPY Laser Dyes
| 2016
Palao, Eduardo; Duran-Sampedro, Gonzalo; de la Moya, Santiago; Madrid, Miriam; García-López, Carmen; R. Agarrabeitia, Antonia; Verbelen, Bram; Dehaen, Wim; Boens, Nöel; J. Ortiz, María (2016): Exploring the Application of the Negishi Reaction of HaloBODIPYs: Generality, Regioselectivity, and Synthetic Utility in the Development of BODIPY Laser Dyes, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 81: 9, 3700–3710. DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b00350
Publication
- Polímeros conjugados porosos, materiales que los comprenden, método de preparación y uso de los mismos
| 2017
García Sánchez, Alba; Garcá López, Carmen; Reñones Brasa, Patricia; Fresno, Fernando; Liras, Marta; de la Peña O'Shea, Víctor A. (2017): Polímeros conjugados porosos, materiales que los comprenden, método de preparación y uso de los mismos, Spanish Patent, ES2684052A1.
Further Activities
| 2024
XXIX Biennial Meeting in Organic Chemistry, Tenerife, Spain. Oral communication: „Decorating carbon nanotubes with BOPHY and BODIPY dyes: Synthesis and characterization of Mechanically Interlocked Carbon Nanotubes (MINTs)”
| 2024
3rd Annual NanoSeries Conference, Lisbon, Portugal. Poster “Mechanically Interlocked Nanotubes containing BODIPY and BOPHY macrocycles for energy applications”
| 2023
XXXIX Biennial Meeting of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (RSEQ), Zarazoza, Spain. Oral communication: “Decoration of SWNTs with electron-donating Organic Dyes: Towards development of Photoactive Materials for Energy Applications”
| 2022
VII Jornadas Ibéricas de Fotoquímica (GRUFO-RSEQ), Madrid, Spain. Invited talk: “Development of Photoactive Molecules and Materials based on Conductive Organic Polymers for Fine Chemistry and Energy applications”
| 2021
Awards ceremony “Captación de Talento en Innovacion Tecnologica” Madrid, Spain. Oral communication: “Desarrollo de Moléculas y Materiales Fotoactivos basados en Polímeros Orgánicos Conductores para Química Fina y Aplicaciones Energéticas”
| 2021
1st Young Researchers Conference, organized by the Spanish Society of Chemistry (GEQOR). Oral communication: “BOPHY-based CPPs as Photocatalysts in Artificial Photosynthesis for Solar Fuels Production”
| 2020
Catalysis Talks conference. Oral communication: “Hybrid materials based on Conjugated Porous Polymers (CPPs) as photocatalysts in hydrogen production reaction”
| 2019
XXXVII Biennial meeting of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (RSEQ), San Sebastian, Spain. Oral communication: “Design and Synthesis of new CPPs based on Thienoacene moieties for Solar Fuels Production”
| 2019
FOTOFUEL Workshop: Current Challenges in Solar Fuels Production, Madrid, Spain. Poster: “Design and Synthesis of new CPPs based on Thienoacene moieties for Solar Fuels Production”
| 2018
27th PhotoIUPAC meeting. Dublin, Ireland. Poster: “Design and synthesis of tunable conjugated porous polymers and behavior as photocatalysts in hydrogen production”
| 2018
XXVII Biennial Meeting in Organic Chemistry. Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Poster: “Design and synthesis of Conjugated Porous Polymers based on BOPHY dye for Solar Fuels production”
| 2018
2nd Workshop on Photocatalytic Materials. Madrid (UAM), Spain. Poster: “Design and synthesis of Conjugated Porous Polymers as photocatalysts for solar fuels production”
| 2017
XXXVI Biennial Meeting of RSEQ. Barcelona, Spain. Poster: “Design and synthesis of Conjugated Porous Polymers (CPPs) composed of BOPHY for photocatalytic applications”
| 2017
1st Workshop UAM-FRONCAT and IMDEA Energy-PHOTPRO. IMDEA Energy, Madrid. Oral communication: “Conjugated Porous Polymers (CPPs) based on BOPHY: Design, synthesis and photocatalytic behaviour”.
- Juan de la Cierva" fellowship. This grant provides funding for a postdoctoral position for two years. Awarded by the ministry of science and innovation of Spain.
- Best PhD Thesis in Photochemistry in 2020/2021 award. Awarded by the Specialized Group of Photochemistry (GRUFO) of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (RSEQ).