Teresa Alejo Cuesta

Teresa Alejo Cuesta is a Research Fellow at the Nanoscience Institute of Aragon (INA), University of Zaragoza, where she has worked since January 2015 on a company-sponsored project developing nanomaterials for technological applications.

Her academic credentials include:

• M.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Salamanca
• Ph.D. in Chemistry (2014) from the University of Salamanca, completed in the Physical Chemistry Department's Colloids and Interfaces Group, focusing on quantum dot thin films assembled with surfactants and polymers

Her research expertise spans Nanomaterials, Thin Films, and Colloids and Interfaces, with specialization in Langmuir-Blodgett techniques for nanoparticle assembly. She integrates physical chemistry and surface science to engineer functional nanostructures, investigating quantum dot behavior, surfactant-polymer interactions, and ionic effects on monolayers for applications in electronics and photonics.

Publications from 2011-2021 reveal consistent advancement in nanomaterial fabrication, emphasizing ordered nanoparticle films via Langmuir-Blodgett methodology, quantum dot integration, and interfacial characterization techniques like Quartz Crystal Microbalance. Her work bridges fundamental colloid science with industrial nanotechnology development.

Recognition includes:

• Fellowship at the International Nanotechnology Laboratory, Braga, Portugal

Current research is funded through industry collaboration at INA, with no documented student advisement. She contributes to nanomaterials development teams, leveraging expertise from her doctoral work in the Colloids and Interfaces Group at Salamanca and subsequent research stays in Lisbon, Madrid, and Braga.