"After PhD" views: Ana Sánchez-Grande
Ana Sánchez-Grande defended her doctoral thesis "Design and characterization of functional nanomaterials on surfaces" on Oct. 21st, 2020. Her PhD was supervised by Prof. David Écija and realised on the Nanoarchitectonics on Surfaces Group at IMDEA Nanociencia.
- How did you hear about the institute IMDEA Nanociencia? Tell us more about the beginning of the story…
I heard about IMDEA during my master thesis at Complutense University of Madrid. Then, I found an offer in “Madri+d” for a PhD position at IMDEA Nanociencia, focused on the study of novel materials by means of scanning probe microscopy, which was in my main field of interest. I applied for the position and that is how I met my supervisor David Écija and started my PhD at IMDEA.
- How was the working environment at IMDEA Nanociencia? What was your most positive experience at this place?
The working environment at IMDEA is very nice, I would say that is the most positive experience during my PhD. I have met brilliant people who have trained me and I have spent really good times with my colleagues.
- What is your next stage? Tell us more about your career expectations now.
I will move soon to Prague for a postdoc position at the Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences.
