Education
- B.S. Industrial Chemistry, National Autonomous University of México (1996-2001)
- Ph.D. Chemistry-Materials Chemistry, Brigham Young University (2002-2007)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemical Engineering, Stanford University (2007-2009)
- Industry Experience: Corporate Research and Development lab, Grupo KUO, México (2000-2001)
- Teaching Experience: BYU-Idaho (2009- present)
Interests
- Scientific Teaching and Learning
- Physical Chemistry and Molecular Dynamics
- Nanotechnology and Materials Chemistry
- Organic Semiconductors
- Mentored Undergraduate Research
Selected Publications and Presentations
1. Giri, G.; Verploegen, E; Mannsfeld, S.C.B.; Atahan-Evrenk,S.; Kim, D.H.; Lee, S.Y; Becerril, H.A.; Aspuru-Guzik,A.; Toney, M.F.; Bao, Z. Tuning charge transport in solution-sheared organic semiconductors using lattice strain. Nature, 480, 504–508 (2011).2. Becerril, H.A.; Roberts, M.E.; Liu, Z.; Locklin, J.; Bao, Z. High-Performance Organic Thin-Film Transistors through Solution-Sheared Deposition of Small-Molecule Organic Semiconductors. Adv. Mater. 20, 2588-2594 (2008).3. Becerril, H.A.; Mao, J.; Liu, Z.; Stoltenberg, R.M.; Bao, Z.; Chen, Y. Evaluation of solution-processed reduced graphene oxide films as transparent conductors. ACS Nano, 2, 463-470 (2008).