On March 12^th, Andrés Borloz-Chinchilla, a member of our group, graduated with honors in Engineering Physics from Tecnológico de Costa Rica. His thesis, entitled “Characterization of asymmetries in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance line-shape spectra of chromophores induced by thermal and photo-physical effects” was conducted at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) under the co-supervision of Prof. Daniel Finkelstein-Shapiro.

In this work, Borloz-Chinchilla investigated spectral asymmetries in selected resonances of the ¹H NMR spectra of two chromophores—naphthalimide and pyranine—through a combination of computational simulations and experimental analysis. His results led to the proposal of potential molecular dynamical mechanisms underlying the observed phenomena.

A recording of the public thesis defense is available at the YouTube link provided with this note.

We warmly congratulate Andrés on this outstanding achievement and wish him continued success in his future academic and professional endeavors.