Sophia Suarez

After graduating with her doctorate, Sophia spent two and a half years in the Chemistry Division at the US Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC, as a National Research Council (NRC) post-doc fellow. Her post-graduate research is focused on characterizing the ions and molecules interactions and transport in various types of materials, especially those with application in electrochemical devices such as non-lithium ion-based batteries and proton conducting fuel cells. Materials studied include conducting and non-conducting polymers, various classes of deep eutectic solvents, ionic liquids, and gas hydrates.