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Roel Sanchez

Visiting Scholar
University of California Berkeley
roel dot sanchez at berkeley dot edu


About Me

Roel Sanchez is a Research Scientist at BASF Corp and Visiting Scholar at UC Berkeley.

Research Interests

Education

  1. Master in Business Administration
    New York University | Business School | 2019 - 2023
    Committee:
    Finished
  2. Postdoctoral Researcher
    Harvard University | Chemistry | 2008 - 2010
    Committee: Prof. Alán Aspurú-Guzik
    Finished
  3. PhD in Chemistry
    Georgia Institute of Technology | Chemistry | 2003 - 2008
    Committee: Prof. Jean-Luc Brédas
    Finished
  4. MS in Chemistry
    Georgia Institute of Technology | Chemistry | 2003 - 2005
    Committee:
    Finished
  5. BS in Chemistry (minor in Chemical Engineering)
    Tecnológico de Monterrey | Chemistry | 1999 - 2002
    Committee: Prof. Marcelo Videa
    Finished

Employment

Innovation Manager
BASF Corp | Inorganic Materials and Synthesis | 2024 - Present

Research Scientist
BASF Corp | Scientific Modeling | 2014 - 2023

Research Scientist
BASF SE | Scientific Modeling | 2013 - 2014

Research Scientist
Robert Bosch LLC | Energy Group | 2010 - 2012

Publications

  1. Competitive reactivity drives size-and composition-focusing in multimetallic nanocrystals
    Yoon, J.; Oh, J.; Kim, D.; Chung, P.-H.; Hong, N.; Heinlein, J.; Lizandara-Pueyo, C.; Sánchez-Carrera, R.S.; Park, J.; Jung, H.-T.; Cargnello, M.
    Science 2026, 392 (6798), eaea8044, 2026
  2. Activity and Kinetics of Ethanol-to-Acetone Conversion via Magnetic Induction Heating
    Thompson, R.; Ko, B.; Johnson, G.; Kobayashi, D.; Chen, J.-P.; Lizandara-Pueyo, C.; Rodewald, D.; Sanchez-Carrera, R.S.; Sasmaz, E.
    ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2026, 2026
  3. The role of induction heating in catalytic propane dehydrogenation
    Ko, B.; Wang, H.; Chen, J.-P.; Lizandara-Pueyo, C.; Sanchez-Carrera, R.S.; Sasmaz, E.
    Chemical Engineering Journal 2025, 524, 168972, 2025
  4. Tuning 1, 3-Butadiene selectivity from ethanol in a tandem reaction with induction heating
    Wang, H.; Ko, B.; Pham, J.M.Q.; Wang, N.; Lizandara-Pueyo, C.; Chen, J.-P.; Sanchez-Carrera, R.S.; Sasmaz, E.
    Chemical Engineering Journal 2025, 503, 158302, 2025
  5. Microkinetic modeling of propene combustion on a stepped, metallic palladium surface and the importance of oxygen coverage
    Streibel, V.; Aljama, H.A.; Yang, A.-C.; Choksi, T.S.; Sanchez-Carrera, R.S.; Schäfer, A.; Li, Y.; Cargnello, M.; Abild-Pedersen, F.
    ACS Catalysis 2022, 12 (3), 1742-1757, 2022
  6. Insights and comparison of structure–property relationships in propane and propene catalytic combustion on Pd-and Pt-based catalysts
    Yang, A.-C.; Streibel, V.; Choksi, T.S.; Aljama, H.; Werghi, B.; Bare, S.R.; Sánchez-Carrera, R.S.; Schäfer, A.; Li, Y.; Abild-Pedersen, F.; Cargnello, M.
    Journal of Catalysis 2021, 401, 89-101, 2021
  7. Revealing the structure of a catalytic combustion active-site ensemble combining uniform nanocrystal catalysts and theory insights
    Yang, A.-C.; Choksi, T.; Streibel, V.; Aljama, H.; Wrasman, C.J.; Roling, L.T.; Goodman, E.D.; Thomas, D.; Bare, S.R.; Sánchez-Carrera, R.S.; Schäfer, A.; Li, Y.; Abild-Pedersen, F.; Cargnello, M.
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2020, 117 (26), 14721-14729, 2020
  8. Modeling the migration of platinum nanoparticles on surfaces using a kinetic Monte Carlo approach
    Li, L.; Plessow, P.N.; Rieger, M.; Sauer, S.; Sánchez-Carrera, R.S.; Schaefer, A.; Abild-Pedersen, F.
    The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2017, 121 (8), 4261-4269, 2017
  9. A novel class of halogen-free, super-conductive lithium argyrodites: Synthesis and characterization
    Schneider, H.; Du, H.; Kelley, T.; Leitner, K.; Maat, J.T.; Scordilis-Kelley, C.; Sanchez-Carrera, R.; Kovalev, I.; Mudalige, A.; Kulisch, J.; Safont-Sempere, M.M.; Hartmann, P.; Weiβ, T.; Schneider, L.; Hinrichsen, B.
    Journal of Power Sources 2017, 366, 151-160, 2017
  10. Modeling the interface of platinum and α-quartz (001): Implications for sintering
    Plessow, P.N.; Sánchez-Carrera, R.S.; Li, L.; Rieger, M.; Sauer, S.; Schaefer, A.; Abild-Pedersen, F.
    The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2016, 120 (19), 10340-10350, 2016
  11. Anisotropic electron mobility studies on Cl2-NDI single crystals and the role of static and dynamic lattice deformations upon temperature variation
    Hansen, N.H.; May, F.; Kälblein, D.; Schmeiler, T.; Lennartz, C.; Sanchez-Carrera, R.; Steeger, A.; Burschka, C.; Stolte, M.; Würthner, F.; Brill, J.; Pflaum, J.
    arXiv preprint arXiv:1501.01856 2015, 2015
  12. Computational Raman spectroscopy of organometallic reaction products in lithium and sodium-based battery systems
    Sánchez-Carrera, R.S.; Kozinsky, B.
    Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2014, 16 (44), 24549-24558, 2014
  13. A critical review of Li/air batteries
    Christensen, J.; Albertus, P.; Sanchez-Carrera, R.S.; Lohmann, T.; Kozinsky, B.; Liedtke, R.; Ahmed, J.; Kojic, A.
    2011, 159 (2), R1-R30, 2011
  14. The Harvard clean energy project: large-scale computational screening and design of organic photovoltaics on the world community grid
    Hachmann, J.; Olivares-Amaya, R.; Atahan-Evrenk, S.; Amador-Bedolla, C.; Sánchez-Carrera, R.S.; Gold-Parker, A.; Vogt, L.; Brockway, A.M.; Aspuru-Guzik, A.
    The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2011, 2 (17), 2241-2251, 2011
  15. From computational discovery to experimental characterization of a high hole mobility organic crystal
    Sokolov, A.N.; Atahan-Evrenk, S.; Mondal, R.; Akkerman, H.B.; Sánchez-Carrera, R.S.; Granados-Focil, S.; Schrier, J.; Mannsfeld, S.C.; Zoombelt, A.P.; Bao, Z.; Aspuru-Guzik, A.
    Nature communications 2011, 2 (1), 437, 2011
  16. Identifying capacity limitations in the Li/oxygen battery using experiments and modeling
    Albertus, P.; Girishkumar, G.; McCloskey, B.; Sánchez-Carrera, R.S.; Kozinsky, B.; Christensen, J.; Luntz, A.C.
    Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2011, 158 (3), A343-A351, 2011
  17. Accelerated computational discovery of high-performance materials for organic photovoltaics by means of cheminformatics
    Olivares-Amaya, R.; Amador-Bedolla, C.; Hachmann, J.; Atahan-Evrenk, S.; Sanchez-Carrera, R.S.; Vogt, L.; Aspuru-Guzik, A.
    Energy & Environmental Science 2011, 4 (12), 4849-4861, 2011
  18. Interaction of charge carriers with lattice vibrations in oligoacene crystals from naphthalene to pentacene
    Sánchez-Carrera, R.S.; Paramonov, P.; Day, G.M.; Coropceanu, V.; Brédas, J.-L.
    Journal of the American Chemical Society 2010, 132 (41), 14437-14446, 2010
  19. Influence of structural dynamics on polarization energies in anthracene single crystals
    Martinelli, N.G.; Idé, J.; Sánchez-Carrera, R.S.; Coropceanu, V.; Brédas, J.-L.; Ducasse, L.; Castet, F.; Cornil, J.; Beljonne, D.
    The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2010, 114 (48), 20678-20685, 2010
  20. Theoretical Characterization of the Air-Stable, High-Mobility Dinaphtho[2,3-b:2′3′-f]thieno[3,2-b]-thiophene Organic Semiconductor
    Sánchez-Carrera, R.S.; Atahan, S.; Schrier, J.; Aspuru-Guzik, A.
    The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2010, 114 (5), 2334-2340, 2010
  21. Failure of conventional density functionals for the prediction of molecular crystal polymorphism: a quantum Monte Carlo study
    Hongo, K.; Watson, M.A.; Sánchez-Carrera, R.S.; Iitaka, T.; Aspuru-Guzik, A.
    The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2010, 1 (12), 1789-1794, 2010
  22. Optical absorption and emission properties of end-capped oligothienoacenes: A joint theoretical and experimental study
    Sánchez-Carrera, R.S.; Delgado, M.C.R.; Ferrón, C.C.; Osuna, R.M.; Hernández, V.; Navarrete, J.T.L.; Aspuru-Guzik, A.
    Organic Electronics 2010, 11 (10), 1701-1712, 2010
  23. Electronic Properties of the 2,6-Diiododithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]thiophene Molecule and Crystal: A Joint Experimental and Theoretical Study
    Sánchez-Carrera, R.S.; Odom, S.A.; Kinnibrugh, T.L.; Sajoto, T.; Kim, E.-G.; Timofeeva, T.V.; Barlow, S.; Coropceanu, V.; Marder, S.R.; Brédas, J.-L.
    The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2010, 114 (2), 749-755, 2010
  24. Impact of perfluorination on the charge-transport parameters of oligoacene crystals
    Delgado, M.C.R.; Pigg, K.R.; Filho, D.A.D.S.; Gruhn, N.E.; Sakamoto, Y.; Suzuki, T.; Osuna, R.M.; Casado, J.; Hernández, V.; Navarrete, J.T.L.; Martinelli, N.G.; Cornil, J.; Sánchez-Carrera, R.S.; Coropceanu, V.; Brédas, J.-L.
    Journal of the American Chemical Society 2009, 131 (4), 1502-1512, 2009
  25. Interaction of charge carriers with lattice vibrations in organic molecular semiconductors: naphthalene as a case study
    Coropceanu, V.; Sánchez-Carrera, R.S.; Paramonov, P.; Day, G.M.; Brédas, J.-L.
    The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2009, 113 (11), 4679-4686, 2009
  26. Influence of intermolecular vibrations on the electronic coupling in organic semiconductors: the case of anthracene and perfluoropentacene
    Martinelli, N.G.; Olivier, Y.; Athanasopoulos, S.; Delgado, M.R.; Pigg, K.R.; Filho, D.A.D.S.; Sánchez‐Carrera, R.S.; Venuti, E.; Valle, R.G.D.; Brédas, J.; Beljonne, D.; Cornil, J.
    ChemPhysChem 2009, 10 (13), 2265-2273, 2009
  27. Charge-transport properties of the 1, 4-diiodobenzene crystal: A quantum-mechanical study
    Sánchez-Carrera, R.S.; Coropceanu, V.; Kim, E.-G.; Brédas, J.-L.
    Chemistry of Materials 2008, 20 (18), 5832-5838, 2008
  28. Theoretical Characterization of Charge Transport in Organic Molecular Crystals
    Sánchez-Carrera, R. S.
    Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 2008, 2008
    Link
  29. Charge transport parameters of the pentathienoacene crystal
    Kim, E.-G.; Coropceanu, V.; Gruhn, N.E.; Sánchez-Carrera, R.S.; Snoeberger, R.; Matzger, A.J.; Brédas, J.-L.
    Journal of the American Chemical Society 2007, 129 (43), 13072-13081, 2007
  30. Vibronic coupling in the ground and excited states of oligoacene cations
    Sánchez-Carrera, R.S.; Coropceanu, V.; Filho, D.A.D.S.; Friedlein, R.; Osikowicz, W.; Murdey, R.; Suess, C.; Salaneck, W.R.; Brédas, J.-L.
    The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2006, 110 (38), 18904-18911, 2006
  31. Inner‐Phase Reaction Dynamics: The Influence of Hemicarcerand Polarizability and Shape on the Potential Energy Surface of an Inner‐Phase Reaction
    Sanchez-Carrera, R.S.; Kerdelhué, J.; Langenwalter, K.J.; Brown, N.; Warmuth, R.
    2005, 2005 (11), 2239-2249, 2005
  32. Rate acceleration through dispersion interactions: Effect of a hemicarcerand on the transition state of inner phase decompositions of diazirines
    Warmuth, R.; Kerdelhué, J.L.; Sanchez-Carrera, R.S.; Langenwalter, K.J.; Brown, N.
    Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2002, 41 (1), 96-99, 2002

Patents

    Induction heating for dehydrogenation and dehydration reactions | WO2026055189A1 (2026). Published application | 2026
    Carlos Lizandara Pueyo; Jian-Ping Chen; Michael Long LEJKOWSKI; Roel Sigifredo SANCHEZ-CARRERA; Erdem Sasmaz; Han Wang; Ben Ko; Ryan Zhao THOMPSON
    Link

    Lithium-ion battery with life extension additive | US20130115485A1 (2015). Published application | 2015
    John F. Christensen; Nalin Chaturvedi; Boris Kozinsky; Paul Albertus; Jasim Ahmed; Aleksandar Kojic; Timm Lohmann; Roel S. Sanchez-Carrera
    Link

    High specific-energy li/o2-co2 battery | US20120094193A1 (2012). Published application | 2012
    Paul Albertus; Venkatasubramanian Viswanathan; John F. Christensen; Boris Kozinsky; Roel Sanchez-Carrera; Timm Lohmann
    Link

    Metal/oxygen battery with internal oxygen reservoir | US20130330630A1 (2018). Published application | 2018
    John F. Christensen; Timm Lohmann; Paul Albertus; Boris Kozinsky; Roel Sanchez-Carrera; Aleksandar Kojic
    Link

    High specific-energy li/02-co2 battery | EP2792015B1 (2014). Granted | 2014
    Paul Albertus; Venkatasubramanian Viswanathan; John F. Christensen; Boris Kozinsky; Roel Sanchez-Carrera; Timm Lohmann
    Link

    Metal/oxygen battery with growth promoting structure | US20140030612A1 (2016). Published application | 2016
    Paul Albertus; John F. Christensen; Timm Lohmann; Roel Sanchez-Carrera; Boris Kozinsky; Christina Johnston
    Link

    Electrolyte additive for metal-air batteries | US20130330641A1 (2015). Published application | 2015
    John F. Christensen; Timm Lohmann; Paul Albertus; Boris Kozinsky; Roel Sanchez-Carrera; Aleksandar Kojic
    Link

    Reducing Oxygen and Electrolyte Transport Limitations in the Lithium/Oxygen Battery through Electrode Design and Wetting Control | US20140017578A1 (2014). Published application | 2014
    Paul Albertus; John F. Christensen; Timm Lohmann; Roel Sanchez-Carrera; Boris Kozinsky; Christina Johnston
    Link

    Metal/Air Battery with Oxidation Resistant Cathode | US20130280624A1 (2013). Published application | 2013
    Timm Lohmann; John F. Christensen; Boris Kozinsky; Paul Albertus; Roel Sanchez-Carrera
    Link

    Stable electrolyte materials for Li-air battery systems | US20130095395A1 (2018). Published application | 2018
    Roel S. Sanchez-Carrera; Boris Kozinsky; Timm Lohmann; Paul Albertus; John F. Christensen
    Link

    Metal/air battery with electrochemical oxygen compression | US20130344401A1 (2016). Published application | 2016
    Paul S. Albertus; John F. Christensen; Timm Lohmann; Roel S. Sanchez-Carrera; Boris Kozinsky
    Link

    Metal/air battery with gas separation nanostructure | US20140234731A1 (2017). Published application | 2017
    Timm Lohmann; John F. Christensen; Boris Kozinsky; Paul Albertus; Roel Sanchez-Carrera
    Link

    Metal/air battery with gas driven mixing | US20130344403A1 (2015). Published application | 2015
    Paul S. Albertus; John F. Christensen; Timm Lohmann; Boris Kozinsky; Roel S. Sanchez-Carrera
    Link

    Redox flow battery system including an anode electrode having a subsurface alloy | US20140234684A1 (2017). Published application | 2017
    Roel Sanchez-Carrera; Boris Kozinsky; Paul Albertus
    Link

    Process for preparing metal and mixed metal oxide catalysts | WO2025221999A1 (2025). Published application | 2025
    Enrique Iglesia; Mikalai ARTSIUSHEUSKI; Nicholas JAEGERS; Carlos Lizandara Pueyo; Roel Sigifredo SANCHEZ-CARRERA; Craig Jon CAIN-BORGMAN; Stephan A. Schunk; Sebastian Weber; Piyush Ingale; Noah SUBAT
    Link


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