Diana Habel-Rodriguez

Diana Habel-Rodriguez is a Senior Lecturer III in the Department of Chemistry at the University of New Mexico. Her research focuses on electronic structure analysis, spectroscopy, and molecular electronics, with particular emphasis on donor-bridge-acceptor systems, quantum interference effects, and magnetic exchange coupling. She has contributed to understanding how molecular architecture influences electronic and spin interactions through experimental and computational approaches.

Her work intersects physical chemistry and theoretical chemistry, as evidenced by studies on rhenium dimers, molybdenum complexes, and bioinorganic systems like CO dehydrogenase. While specific educational credentials are not listed, her publications highlight collaborations with prominent researchers in molecular electronics and inorganic chemistry.

Her spectroscopic studies have advanced understanding of spin polarization, torsional effects on electronic coupling, and hyperfine interactions in biradical systems. She has also explored applications in alternative fuel cell catalysts and metalloenzyme mechanisms.