As a 2025 Schmidt Science Fellow, Angelica plans to revolutionize quantum technologies by improving our ability to predict the optimal design of magnetic molecules for applications in computing, encryption, and sensing.
The process by which tiny magnets, molecular in scale, flip from “up” to “down” varies for each magnet based on its structure and environmental interactions.
Angelica’s research proposes that flipping occurs on a surface analogous to a playground, where traversing each piece of equipment represents a different pathway for the flips. Using advanced physics, Angelica will decipher how external stimuli modify the equipment in the “playground”, changing how it is traversed, and revealing what could be interesting to build.
Angelica will pivot from Inorganic Chemistry to Condensed Matter Physics