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| Name: Ana Lilian MONTERO ALEJO |
| Title: Doctor in Chemical Science (PhD) |
| Present position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
| Affiliation: University of Chile, Faculty of Science, Santiago, Chile. |
| Office address: Las Palmeras, 3425, Ñuñoa, 7800003, Santiago. |
| Phone No.: (56 2) 2978 7439 |
| E-mail: analilian.montero@gmail.com |
| Gender: Female |
| Place of birth: Havana, Cuba. |
| Date of birth: October 31, 1979. |
| Citizenship: Cuban |
| Status: Married |
| Education |
| 2011: Doctor in Chemical Science (PhD), University of Havana, Cuba and Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain. |
| 2002: Bachelor in Science (B. Sc.), Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana, Cuba. |
| Professional Experience |
| 2015-present: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Chile. |
| 2008-2014: Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana. (This position included tutoring students, conducting research, confection and execution of projects, and lecturing.) |
| **-2006-present: Member of the Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Laboratory (LQCT), Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana. |
| 2004-2008: Instructor, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana. |
| 2003-2004: Internship, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana. |
| 2002-2003: Guide Professor, Social Workers Training School of Cojimar, University of Havana. |
| 2000-2002: Teaching assistant, Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana. |
| Teaching Experience |
| 2012-2014: Molecular Spectroscopy, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana. |
| 2012-2014: Introduction to Computational Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana. |
| 2003-2011: Physics-Chemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana. |
| 2002-2003: Statistics, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana. |
| 2000-2001: General Chemistry, “Pablo de la Torriente Brau” Secondary School, Havana. |
| Research Experience |
| - Molecular dynamic simulations of novel solar cell materials. Ab initio and classical simulations. |
| - Electronic properties of carbon nanostructures with and without defects. Ab initio simulations. |
| - Coulomb and Exchange contributions to electronic excitations in molecular aggregates. Exciton properties. |
| - Modeling excited states in nanoscale systems with ab initio and approximate Hamiltonians. |
| - Modeling molecular associations and interactions by means of Multiple Minima Hypersurfaces approach. |
| - Modeling of organic reaction mechanisms. |
| - Theoretical approach of the cross-linking process of polyfurfurylalcohol. |
| - Nanostructured hybrid materials. Simultaneous carbon-silice polymerization. |
| - Electropolymerization of heterocycles in natural zeolites and clays. |
| Directed thesis: |
| 2015: Roy González Alemán. Diploma thesis. Efecto de sustituyentes en la conformación de la unidad repetida del serotipo 18C de Streptococcus pneumoniae; Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Laboratory, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana. |
| 2014: Carlos Enriquez Victorero. Master in Chemistry. Influencia de los grupos superficiales del carbón activado sobre la adsorción de contaminantes orgánicos persistentes; Instituto Superior de Tecnología y Ciencias Aplicadas, La Habana & Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Laboratory, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana. |
| 2013: Gabriela Sánchez Díaz. Diploma thesis. Propiedades electrónicas de nanotubos de carbono dopados con oxígeno; Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Laboratory, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana. |
| 2011: Mónica Angels Valentín Rodríguez. Diploma thesis. Fenómenos de Transferencia de carga asociados a la coloración de soluciones de monómeros furánicos; Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Laboratory, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Havana. |