ABOUT ME

I am a Mechanical Engineering PhD candidate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expecting graduation Spring '21. Before joining MIT, I received a M.Sc in Aerospace Engineering from the National Higher French Institute of Aeronautics and Space (ISAE-Supaero, Toulouse, France) and a M.Sc in Mechanical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC-ETSEIB, Barcelona, Spain).

I conduct my research at the LIGO Laboratory, where I focus on the development of high precision, field-deployable, opto-mechanical instrumentsfor a wide range of applications. With these I intend to bridge the gap between the state-of-the-art instrumentation of research laboratories, which is usually specific to a narrow application, and the broader needs of society. My passion is to help develop these products from the early stages of design and prototyping to their final implementation.

I enjoy working on different areas of physics and engineering and therefore, over the years, I have been involved in a variety of projects, from miniature satellites and quantum metrology to machine leaning applied to spectroscopy. The intent of this website is to present these projects and hopefully make you share my interests.

Outside academics, I love travelling and sports. I like practicing taekwondo, waterpolo, soccer, tennis… almost any sport out there. And of course, as a good Mediterranean, I love the sea and diving. My next goal is to get the private pilot license!

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Precision Engineering

Optical Device Design

Biosensing

Quantum Techonologies

Mechatronics

EDUCATION

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, -- 2015-(21)

• Ph.D. Candidate, Mechanical Engineering
• Major: Optics, Controls and Machine Design (Aerospace Eng.)
• Minor: Aerospace Engineering

École des hautes Études Commerciales de Paris (HEC Paris) -- 2015

• Certificate in Innovation Management in Aviation and Aerospace

Paul Sabatier University (UPS) -- 2014-15

• Master in Research, Aeronautical Mechanics

National Higher French Institute of Aeronautics and Space (SUPAERO) -- 2013-15

• Master of Science, Aerospace Engineering
• Major: Structures and Aeronautical Systems
• Minor: Satellite Design

Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC-ETSEIB) -- 2009-15

• Master and Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
• Major: Mechanics

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Instructor, Edgerton Student Machine Shop, 2018-Present

• Instructor of the introduction to machining course for MIT graduate and undergraduate students.

Kaufman Teaching Certificate Program, MIT, 2019

Teacher, Centro de Estudios Universitarios Superiores, 2011-15

• Classes for groups of ≈20 UPC and Institut Químic de Sarrià engineering students. In total 200+ students and 1000+ hours of teaching experience.
• Courses taught: Mechanics, Calculus, Computer-Aided Design, Structures, Statistics, and Thermodynamics.

Teacher, Centro de Estudios Empresariales, 2010-13

• Classes for groups of ≈15 Business School students for University of Barcelona.
• Courses taught: Mathematics and Accounting.

AWARDS AND HONORS

Co-Winner of the 6th Assistive Technology Hackathon, 2019

Princesa de Asturias for Scientific and Technical Research (laureate as part of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration), 2017

ETSEIB academic record award, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12

OTHER ACTIVITIES

President of SPAIN@MIT, 2018 - Present