Tatiana Alpízar Rojas is an undergraduate student of Materials Science at the Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica (ITCR). Her research focuses on the functionalization of silica aerogels and the immobilization of enzymes. Her work explores advanced encapsulation techniques, aiming to develop hybrid materials with enhanced enzymatic performance, especially in plastic degradation applications.
Since 2023, Tatiana has been actively engaged in this field, contributing to the scientific community through presentations at prominent events. Notably, she received the prestigious I.M. Kolthoff Award at the ACS National Meeting in New Orleans, where she presented her research alongside experts from institutions such as PTB Berlin and the University of Leipzig. Her academic journey reflects a strong commitment to scientific advancement and positions her as an emerging voice in the field of materials science.
Isaac F. Céspedes-Camacho received his PhD in Physical Organic Chemistry from the Universidad de Salamanca (Spain). After working as a postdoc at Universität Leipzig (Germany) and Universiteit Leiden (The Netherlands), researching solid-state NMR and hyperpolarization methods, he began his permanent position at Tecnológico de Costa Rica (Costa Rica). His main research areas are i) the synthesis and application of silica aerogels in environmental matrices and ii) hyperpolarization methods in low field NMR. He is member of the American Chemical Society (ACS) and the International Society of Magnetic Resonance (ISMAR).
