Maria Laura Rios Gomez
About Maria Laura Rios Gomez
Maria Laura Rios Gomez serves as the Team Leader of Materials Research at Ceres Power in Horsham, England, where she focuses on nanoporous materials and their thermodynamic properties. She holds a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering and has extensive experience in both academic and industrial research settings.
Work at Ceres
Maria Laura Rios Gomez has been serving as the Team Leader of Materials Research at Ceres Power since 2021. In this role, she focuses on researching correlated disorder in nanoporous materials and conducts experimental determinations of thermodynamic properties of materials. Her work involves the synthesis and characterization of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and inorganic Prussian blue analogues (PBAs), which are essential for fluid retention and separation.
Education and Expertise
Maria Laura Rios Gomez holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Materials Science and Engineering from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, where she studied from 2013 to 2017. She also earned a Master of Science (MS) in the same field from 2011 to 2013. Earlier, she completed a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics from 2007 to 2011. Her expertise includes post-synthetic modification of porous materials, which is critical for advancing material applications.
Background
Prior to her current position at Ceres Power, Maria Laura Rios Gomez worked as a Materials Scientist at Ceres Power Limited from 2020 to 2021. She has also held academic roles, including a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Cambridge from 2018 to 2020, and various teaching assistant positions at UNAM, where she taught courses in thermodynamics and electronic fundamentals.
Previous Research Experience
Maria Laura Rios Gomez has a diverse research background, including a role as a Visiting PhD student at the University of Oxford from 2015 to 2016. Her previous experience also includes working as a Teaching Assistant in the Thermodynamics of Materials at UNAM from 2016 to 2017 and in Electronic Fundamentals from 2011 to 2014. These positions contributed to her foundational knowledge and skills in materials science.