LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivonnelomeli/

MY EXPERIENCE

Tecnologico de Monterrey – Nano Structured Materials Lab, 2022 - 2023

Thesis student

• Fabrication of materials with applications in desalination processes and energy storage for batteries.
• I developed the research proposal, experimental design and methodology optimization for 3 different experiments, each with different precursors.
• I was responsible for managing laboratory resources, following time constraints, give weekly follow-up presentations on my progress, and write a final article with the complete research. Click here to view

Grupo AlEn, 2022

Prototype Testing Intern

• I proposed and implemented image analysis with MATLAB to facilitate cleaning product evaluations.
• Through color image analysis I calculated the percentage of dirtyness on a surface, and compared it to similar products to determine the most effective.

Harvard Medical School – Shin Lab, 2021

Research Assistant

• Co-authored a review article on various types of biosensors capable of detecting greenhouse gases in the environment.
• Click here to view: article

Tecnologico de Monterrey – Alvarez-Trujillo Lab, 2020 - 2021

Research Assistant

• Project leader; worked developing a droplet-based microfluidic platform to produce 3D cancer tumor models.
• Developed breast cancer spheroids with MCF7 cells, using a PMMA microfluidic platform.
• Modeled the microfluidic device in COMSOL Multiphysics to determine the ideal flow rates needed to be introduced into the device.
• Presented the project in the 2020 BMES and AIChE Annual Meetings.

SKILLS

Laboratory: XRD, SEM, BET, IR, UV-Vis, Raman, TGA, DSC
Data analysis: Excel, Python, SQL, MATLAB
Problem solving, Oral presentation skills, Creativity, Research proposal development

EDUCATION

Nanotechnology Engineering, 2018 - 2023 Tecnologico de Monterrey Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate, Completed Aug. 2024 View Certificate

LANGUAGES

Spanish, Native proficiency
English, TOEFL iBT: 111/120 equivalent to C2 level. View Results
French, DELF with B2 level. View Results

PROJECTS

Meet Your Locals, 2024

Event management and public relations

• Organizing events with the objective of creating an artistic community in Monterrey.
• I contact experts in creative industries and manage the process of brainstorming ideas, venue logistics, itineraries, and materials.
• Instagram: @meetyourlocal.s

Tecnologico de Monterrey – iGEM student association, 2019

• Organizer of the international GENOMA conference on synthetic biology.
• Hosted over 200 participants and 9 speakers from Mexico, the Netherlands, and the United States.