Dr. Alejandra Castro-Carranza
Head of LAIDEA
Fabrication, characterization, modeling and simulation of organic and hybrid thin film transistors (TFTs)
Synthesis and characterization of semiconductor nanomaterials and oxide nanostructures
Design of electronic devices and systems for sensing applications
Closest partners collaborating in the development of sensors (also members of BreMex)
CITECSUS Group, MICRONA, Veracruz University, Mexico
Hybrid photovoltaics, charge transport analysis, design of electronic devices for sensing applications
Institute of Solid State Physics, Univ. of Bremen, Germany
Wide-gap semiconductor nanomaterials including Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDC)
Prof. Dr. Annette Ladstätter-Weissenmayer
Institute of Environmental Physics, Univ. of Bremen, Germany
Satellite, ground- and airborne-based data to determine pollutants concentration in the environment.
Prof. Dr. Lucio Colombi Ciacchi
Hybrid Materials Interfaces Group , Univ. of Bremen, Germany
Density Functional Theory (DFT) and molecular dynamics of hybrid interfaces
DEEEA, Universitat Tovira I Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
Design and compact modeling of field effect transistors
Division of Electrical Engineering and Electronics / Division of Microtechnologies, CIDESI Querétaro, Mexico
Clean rooms, microelectronics, device integration
Institute of Solid State Physics, Univ. of Bremen, Germany
Solid-state devices and sensors
Enzyme field effect transistors (EnFETs)
Institute of Microsensors and Actuators (IMSAS), Univ. of Bremen, Germany
Organic electronics, thin film transistors (TFTs), ion sensitive field effect transistors (ISFETs)
Hybrid Materials Interfaces Group , Univ. of Bremen, Germany
Molecular dynamics of hybrid (bio)interfaces
Institute of Microsensors and Actuators (IMSAS), Univ. of Bremen, Germany
Density Functional Theory (DFT) and molecular dynamics of hybrid interfaces
Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen, Germany.
Design and compact modeling of devices using TCAD tools
Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen, Germany.
Design and compact modeling of vertical OTFT and devices using TCAD tools
More partners in complementary technological areas and education: www.bremex-steaps.net/members
The LAIDEA team
PhD. Ever Estrada Cabrera
Postdoctoral Researcher
DGAPA UNAM
(with LaCoSA ENES Morelia, Prof. Cynthia Armendariz Arnéz)
Detection of agrochemicals through zeolytes
MSc. Aleksander Avdoshin
Guest, doctoral candidate
(Cooperation with Univ. of Bremen, Germany, Dr. Susan Köppen, Prof. Lucio Colombi Ciacchi, Hybrid Material Interfaces research group)
Molecular dynamics of hybrid interfaces
MSc. Liana A. Savintseva
Guest, doctoral candidate
(Cooperation with Univ. of Bremen, Germany, Dr. Susan Köppen, Prof. Lucio Colombi Ciacchi, Hybrid Material Interfaces research group)
DFT molecular simulations of hybrid interfaces
BSc. Blas Ilich Martínez Godínez
Graduate – LAIDEA Technical Assistant
Working jointly with Prof. Dr.-Ing. Björn Lüssem (Univ. of Bremen, Germany) on the development of sensing tools based on OECTs to detect anabolics in cattle
MSc. Andrés Castro Chacón
PhD student
Earth Sciences, UNAM
Low-cost monitoring network: PMs related to agrochemicals in the air
In cooperation with ICCAyC UNAM and Uni Bremen
MSc. Alejandra Ramos Vences
PhD student
Earth Sciences, UNAM
Development of a low-cost sensor based on thin film transistors for agrochemical detection in air
BSc. Jocelyn Olivares Salazar
Master student
Earth Sciences, UNAM
Design of a sustainable sensor with nanomaterials for the detection of a pesticide through the biogeological processes in the region of Michoacan
BSc. Myriam Peña Verduzco
Graduate (in Research Stay)
Working jointly with Prof. Dr. Martin Eickhoff (Univ. of Bremen, Germany) on enzyme biotransistors ( EnFETs) for the detection of pharmaceuticals in water
Oscar Ariel Morales Lara
Graduate
Working jointly with Prof. Dr.-Ing. Björn Lüssem (Univ. of Bremen, Germany) on the development of a sensor prototype based on ISFETs to detect agrochemicals
Haziel Alberto Mendoza Guerrero
BSc. candidate
Modeling of Organic Thin Film Transistors (OTFTs) for their applications as sustainable low-cost brain sensors. In the framework of European BAYFLEX project – Team of Prof. Dr. Benjamin Iñiguez, Tarragona, Spain.
Laura Rocío Alejandro Nieves
BSc. candidate
Working jointly with Dr. Yunuen Tapia and PhD. Candidate Fernando Lomeli (Music Technology, ENES Morelia UNAM) on the develoment of a biosystem for the detection of agrochemicals in soil through bacterias and sound.
Gabriela Cortés Camiro
BSc. candidate
-Evaluation of the quality of water in cooperation with the State Commission for Water and Basins of Michoacán ( ceac.michoacan.gob.mx/ )
-Design of techno-scientific vocacional dissemination activities related to the application of sustainable materials and nanotechnology using Minecraft
Isabel Lora Santana
BSc. candidate
Natural dyes for photovoltaics and photodetection
Erick Gokú Montalvo Díaz
Intern
Vertical organic transistors for neuromorphic applications
In cooperation with TH MIttelhessen and TU Dresden, Germany
David Castillo Mendez
Intern
Development of a methodology for agrochemical mapping in air through the implementation of semiconductor passive sensors on drones
In cooperation with UPLAMAT, Environmental Sciences (Dr. Jesus Fuentes Junco), ENES Morelia, UNAM.
Omar Armando Carrillo Soledad
BSc. candidate
Working jointly with Dr. Rodolfo Sánchez (CIDESI Querétaro) on the design and integration of sensors for different applications using TCAD tools
BSc. Eduardo Arredondo Páramo
Guest Master student
Economics, ENES León UNAM
Impulse of Mexico´s economy by fostering the development of national technology
Diana Michelle Montalvo Díaz
Intern guest student
LAIDEA public image and BreMex Logos
Arts and Design, ENES Morelia UNAM
Former Members
Bachelor degree graduates
- Omar Armando Carrillo Soledad – Bachelor thesis, “Design and validation of an electronic system as an interface for a piezoelectric frost sensor”, Science of Sustainable Materials, ENES Morelia UNAM. February 12, 2025. A collaboration with CIDESI Querétaro, Mexico, Microtechnology Management and the National Laboratory of Micro and Nanotechnologies (LNuT). Co-supervised by Dr. Rodolfo Sanchez Frada, CIDESI-Qro.
https://www.instagram.com/share/p/BAPLoo7CZi
- Oscar Ariel Morales Lara – Bachelor thesis, “Electrochemical transistors (ECTs) based on organic and oxide semiconductors for the analysis and detection of glyphosate”, Science of Sustainable Materials, ENES Morelia UNAM. December 11, 2024. A collaboration with IMSAS, Univ. of Bremen (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Björn Lüssem’s group) and LAIDEA, ENES Morelia UNAM.
Awarded with the Dr. Gustavo Baz Prada Prize for Social Service 2024 (jointly with Blas Ilich M. G. as team) under the supervision of Dr. Castro-Carranza.
https://www.instagram.com/share/p/BAKtFBkZQb
- Blas Ilich Martínez Godínez – Bachelor thesis, “Organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) for clenbuterol detection in cattle”, Science of Sustainable Materials, ENES Morelia UNAM. September 23, 2024. A collaboration with IMSAS, Univ. of Bremen (Prof. Dr.-Ing. Björn Lüssem’s group) and LAIDEA, ENES Morelia UNAM.
Awarded with the Dr. Gustavo Baz Prada Prize for Social Service 2024 (jointly with Ariel Morales Lara as team) under the supervision of Dr. Castro-Carranza.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DAZMVAkydMo/?igsh=MXJsN2ljcngzYnRsZA==
- Myriam Peña Verduzco – Bachelor thesis (with Honors), “Enzyme-modified field-effect transistor (EnFETs) for detection applications”, Science of Sustainable Materials, ENES Morelia UNAM. August 8, 2024. Second thesis defended in English and with jury members of the Univ. of Bremen and ENES Morelia UNAM. A collaboration with the Institute of Solid-State Physics, Univ. of Bremen (Prof. Dr. Martin Eickhoff’s group) and LAIDEA, ENES Morelia UNAM.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C-p4qftAC0y/?igsh=MWxiNXlmOTdnazM0dQ==
- Emilio Alejandro Romero Aguado – Bachelor thesis, “Low-cost nanostructuctures based on ZnO:Pd for the sustainable detection of dissolved hydrogen”, Science of Sustainable Materials, ENES Morelia UNAM. December 10, 2023.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CzsIAPdtCRC/?igsh=MWQ3dW1zMDdzbnA5Zg==
- Jocelyn Olivares Salazar – Bachelor thesis, “Development of a sensing prototype based on semiconductor oxides for the detection of the chlorpyrifos pesticide applied in soil“, Science of Sustainable Materials, ENES Morelia UNAM. December 3, 2023.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CzO3l9WAJ0e/?igsh=MTQ1MnQ4ODNrNXZ6Yw==
- Paulina Abril Villagómez Mondragón – Bachelor thesis (with Honors), “Development of hybrid organic-inorganic transistors for glyphosate detection“, Science of Sustainable Materials, ENES Morelia UNAM. December 7, 2022. First thesis defended in English and with jury members of the Univ. of Bremen and ENES Morelia UNAM.
Awarded with the Dr. Gustavo Baz Prada Prize for Social Service 2021 under the supervision of Dr. Castro-Carranza.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl5JJDbNIqC/?igsh=MWh2bndyMmVyb3ZqZA==
- Jorge Alejandro Manzo Mendoza – Bachelor thesis (with Honors), “Synthesis and modeling of zinc oxide nanorods for their optimized application in low-cost solar cells and sensors”, Science of Sustainable Materials, ENES Morelia UNAM. September 2, 2022.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CiBZ8JDACaT/?igsh=MXlmZ21wOGhvYmlv
- Pablo Vega Hernández – Graduated by High Grade Point Average. Research topic: Synthesis of alumina nanoparticles by a low-cost method: application for the remotion of pollutants and evaluation of their environmental impact. Science of Sustainable Materials, ENES Morelia UNAM. May 4, 2022.
- Alejandra Ramos Vences – Bachelor thesis, “Deposition of CuO thin films by wet chemical bath for hybrid solar cells“, Science of Sustainable Materials, ENES Morelia UNAM. January 2022.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbc1QMhgN8d/?igsh=ZGlkNWFyZzQxbXRt
- Andrés Castro Chacón – Bachelor thesis (with Honors), “Study of transport mechanisms and charge recombination in nanostructured organic solar cells”, Science of Sustainable Materials, ENES Morelia UNAM. August 2022. (Supervised by Dr. Jairo C. Nolasco)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CVQyLncgK8M/?igsh=ZjI1NjM1M2plZjI3
- César Rodrigo Ruíz Camou – Bachelor thesis (with Honors) 2019, “Recycling of indium by acid leaching of LCDs from WEEE (waste from electrical and electronic equipment)”, Science of Sustainable Materials, ENES Morelia UNAM. (Supervised by Dr. Jairo C. Nolasco)
Masters graduates
- M. Sc. Alejandra Ramos Vences (Masters in Earth Sciences PCTierra, ENES Morelia UNAM), “Identification of glyphosate in the air in an agricultural zone of Michoacan” In close cooperation with the Institute of ICCAyC UNAM. December 10, 2024.
https://www.instagram.com/share/p/BASA2WhNn8
- M. Sc. Andres Castro Chacón (Masters in Earth Sciences PCTierra, ENES Morelia UNAM), “Performance evaluation of low-cost sensors for PM2.5 monitoring in Morelia City” In colaboration close cooperation with the Institute of ICCAyC UNAM and Uni Bremen. December 9, 2024.
https://www.instagram.com/share/p/_bL5zsY0O
Postdocs
- PhD. Jesús Alfredo Granados Ortega. Funding: CONHACYT. Topic: Synthesis of sustainable nanoparticles from coffee waste for their application in detection and degradation of environmental pollutants. Period: October 2022 – September 2023.
- PhD. Ever Estrada Cabrera. Funding: DGAPA UNAM. Topic: Detection of agrochemicals through zeolytes. Cooperation with with LaCoSA ENES Morelia, Prof. Cynthia Armendariz Arnéz. Period: June 2022 – July 2024.
Internships and project participants
- Cristian Alberto Juárez Valle (Geosciences, ENES Morelia UNAM) Social Service. Working jointly with Dr. Antonio Pola Villaseñor (Petrophysics Unit, ENES Morelia) on the analysis of charge transport mechanisms in volcanic rocks. Period: – October 2022.
Awarded with the Dr. Gustavo Baz Prada Prize for Social Service 2023, Geosciences, under the supervision of Dr. Castro-Carranza.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy4s328N6lE/?igsh=Zm52ZnlsOXRldTE1
- Cristian Eduardo Ramos Ruíz (Sci. Sustainable Materials, , ENES Morelia UNAM) Participant of project DAAD-IVAC “Digital teaching of atmospheric sciences and nanotechnology”, Germany. Autor of book for children “Green Magic: My land, our air” under editorial process. Docent assistance and development of dydactic material on Physics 3 (electromagnetism). Period: Semester 2023-1 ( Ago – Dec 2022).
- Karen Damián Rojas (Sci. Sustainable Materials, , ENES Morelia UNAM) Participant of project DAAD-IVAC “Digital teaching of atmospheric sciences and nanotechnology”, Germany. Docent assistance and development of dydactic material on Biotechnology, microalgae. Period: Semester 2022-2 ( Feb – Jun 2022).
Visiting students
- Aldo Giovani (PhD. Candidate MICRONA, Veracruz Univ./ Supervisor: Dr. Jairo C. Nolasco) Research stay. Topic: Fabrication and characterization of ternary organic and hybrid solar cells. Period: 2-20 May 2022.
- César Iván Herrera Martínez (Master student, MICRONA, Veracruz Univ./ Supervisor: Dr. Jairo C. Nolasco) Research stay. Topic: Molecular simulations for the development of an optoelectronic sensor to detect antibiotics in water. Period: 2-20 May 2022.
- Perla Beatríz Hernández Reyes (Master student, MICRONA, Veracruz Univ./ Supervisor: Dr. Jairo C. Nolasco) Research stay. Topic: Fabrication and electrical characterization of thin film transistors for sensors to detect antibiotics. Period: Sept 26 -Oct 14, 2022.