Biographical Sketch
ANDRÉS MOLINA VILLARINO
Current Status:
Undergraduate Student
Chemistry Department, UPR-RP
Email: amv240@yahoo.com
Education:
2012 - Present
2017
UPR-Río Piedras
Chemistry B.S. (expected)
Research Interests:
For the moment, my interests include the areas of organic synthesis, organic electronics, and
electrochemistry. Nevertheless, I’m open to explore different areas within the Chemistry field,
including Analytical/Instrumental and Physical Chemistry.
Research Experience:
2014 (Aug. – )
Participating in Dr. Ingrid Montes’ Research Lab, University of Puerto
Rico, Río Piedras Campus, P.R., in organic synthesis. (Project:
Thiosemicarbazone-derivatives from Ferrocenyl Chalcones as potential
antibacterial and antimalarial agents)
2014 (May – Aug.) Participated in Georgia Tech Chemistry REU Summer Program, in Dr.
Seth Marder’s Research Lab, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
GA, under the guidance of Dr. Junxiang Zhang, in organic synthesis for
organic photovoltaics. (Project: Non-Fullerene Acceptors for Organic
Photovoltaics)
2014 (Jan. – May) Participated in Dr. Ingrid Montes’ Research Lab, University of Puerto
Rico, Río Piedras Campus, P.R., under the guidance of graduate student
Sara Delgado, in organic synthesis. (Project: Synthesis and
Characterization of Pyridinyl Ferrocenyl Chalcones Derivatives as
Potential Antibacterial Agents)
2013 (Jan. – May) Participated in Dr. Carlos Cabrera’s Research Lab, University of Puerto
Rico, Río Piedras Campus, P.R., under the guidance of graduate student
Christian Menéndez, in electrochemistry.
Honors:
2014 - Present
2014 (summer)
Presentations:
2014 (July 23)
2014 (July 17)
Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Research Assistantship.
NSF-REU Summer Internship Fellow, at Georgia Institute of Technology,
Atlanta, GA.
Poster presentation of Non-Fullerene Acceptors for Organic
Photovoltaics, Dr. Junxiang Zhang, Dr. Marder’s Research Lab, Georgia
Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, at Georgia Tech Chemistry REU
Summer Program, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA.
Oral presentation of Non-Fullerene Acceptors for Organic Photovoltaics,
Dr. Junxiang Zhang, Dr. Marder’s Research Lab, Georgia Institute of
Technology, Atlanta, GA, at Georgia Tech Chemistry REU Summer
Program, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA.