Sebastian Guajardo

Today's researcher hails from Chile and is almost done with his qualifying exams... meet soon to be PhD candidate Sebastian!

Name: Sebastian Guajardo

Hometown: Victoria, Chile

Education/ Experience/ Awards:

·       2012-2018: BS in Chemical Engineering, University of Concepcion, Chile

·       2018-2020: MS in Chemical Engineering, University of Concepcion, Chile

·       2021-2022: Research Assistant, Transformative Biomaterials and Biotechnology Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA

·       2023-…: PhD in Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

·       Fulbright Scholar (Equal Opportunities Scholarship, Fulbright-ANID, for doctoral studies in the US)

Team Sydlik Member since January 2023.

Research Project: Biomaterials development for heavy metal removal

Favorite thing about CMU/ the Sydlik Group: The people (subject to reassessment)

Least favorite thing about CMU/ the Sydlik Group: Walking from Mellon to Main Campus for material testing during summer. I hate the heat and humidity!

Favorite thing to do in Pittsburgh: Just explore and try new activities in the city. Pittsburgh seems like an interesting place to me.

Fun fact: Soccer is the real football! Anyways… GO STEELERS!