MARIA DOLORES PEREZ MEIRAS

MARIA DOLORES PEREZ MEIRAS is a Professor in the Department of Organic Chemistry at the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Santiago de Compostela. She leads research at the Research Center in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CIQUS) within the Organometallic Catalysis and Organic Molecular Materials (COMMO) group.

• Education: Doctorate (1991) from the University of Santiago de Compostela with a thesis on benzophenanthridine and lycorine-type alkaloid synthesis.
• Email: dolores.perez@usc.es

Her research focuses on:

• Organometallic catalysis for carbon-carbon bond formation
• On-surface synthesis of nanographenes and conjugated polymers
• Radical delocalization and magnetic properties in organic systems
• Astrophysical relevance of organic molecules
• Functionalization of molecular materials
• Cyclodehydrogenation mechanisms catalyzed by atomic hydrogen

The 15 most recent articles highlight her expertise in merging organic synthesis with surface science, particularly for nanographene and acene-based systems. Her work bridges synthetic methodologies, structural characterization, and applications in materials science and astrochemistry.

Collaboration and Impact: Active participation in interdisciplinary projects, including environmental applications of cyclodextrins and interstellar molecule detection. Key collaborations with surface science and astrochemistry teams.