Miguel Valdez

Miguel Valdez holds a bachelor’s degree in Nanotechnology, which he obtained from the National Autonomous University of Mexico in 2020. During a six-month research internship at Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rosendorf, he specialized in flexible magnetoelectronic sensors. His academic journey continued with a joint Master’s degree in Chemical Nanoengineering, a collaborative program involving Aix-Marseille Universite, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, and the University of Rome Tor Vergata, supported by an Erasmus Mundus fellowship in 2023. For his Master’s thesis, Miguel conducted research at the Neuroelectronics Laboratory of the Munich Institute of Biomedical Engineering (TUM), contributing to the development of aptamer sensors based on electrochemical recordings. He was awarded the E3 (EPFL Excellence in Engineering) Fellowship, focusing on researching phase-changing materials applied to reconfigurable silicon photonics. Miguel joined the Laboratory for Mesoscopic Systems as a PhD student in January 2024.

Current Research Interests

Miguel Valdez is actively engaged in the development of origami-based magnetic micromachines, striving to demonstrate reconfigurable devices capable of operating in air and across diverse surfaces. His research interests extend to exploring the applications of origami actuated structures within the field of metasurfaces, aiming to open innovative possibilities in this area.