Blaskovits Group

Biography

Diego is originally from Cali, Colombia, where he completed his B.Sc. in Chemistry at Universidad del Valle. His undergraduate research focused on the synthesis of hydrazone-based sensors for molecular logic gates in supramolecular chemistry, including TDDFT calculations to study excited states and photoisomerization mechanisms, and extended to the development of activity-based sensors (ABS) for ROS/RNS in cellular environments during a research internship at the University of Delaware. He is now joining the Blaskovits group as a Master's student in Chemistry at the University of Alberta, where he aims to combine his experimental background with computational and machine learning approaches for data-driven molecular modeling and the accelerated discovery of sustainable materials. Outside the lab, Diego enjoys drawing, crocheting, and exploring new cities.