Four students are completing a five-month internship at IMDEA Nanociencia as part of the MaMaSELF program
12.06.2026
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Students in the MamaSelf program. Credits: IMDEA Nanociencia |
- Four students from the MaMaSELF program are currently at IMDEA Nanociencia completing a five-month internship.
- The goal is to train them as highly qualified scientists in materials science, with multidisciplinary and international expertise.
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Madrid, 12th june, 2026. IMDEA Nanoscience is joining the MaMaSELF 2 program (Master in Materials Science Exploring Large Scale Facilities) by welcoming four students to its facilities for a five-month internship (from February to July) to train as top-level professionals in materials science.
The initiative includes students Raquel Cota, supervised by researcher Cristina Navío of the Permanent Magnets and Applications Group; Elisa Destefano, coordinated by Ana Barragán of the Surface Nanoarchitecture Group; Karadec Lorcy, led by researcher Fernando Ajejas, coordinator of the Emerging New Spintronics Group; and Mélina Lee, mentored by researcher Mariela Andrea Menghini of the Transport in Quantum Materials Group.
The projects are very diverse. Elisabeth Estefano, for example, focuses on porphyrins and their surface behavior, and she also seeks to characterize them at the surface—particularly on gold—using non-contact STM and AFM techniques. As for Raquel Cota, she works in the Epitaxial Group laboratory and is currently attempting to fabricate thin and ultrathin films of ferromagnetic layers, primarily using XPS equipment and ultra-high vacuum techniques.
Meanwhile, Kadek works on magnetism and 2D materials. He is currently taking MFM images. He is processing some of these MFM images—magnetic force images—to observe the magnetic domains they contain. Finally, Melina focuses on magnetic heterostructures. She performs transport measurements using a cryostat; although it doesn’t always work, she keeps trying without losing her enthusiasm.
MaMaSELF+ is a two-year international master’s program in Materials Science, taught entirely in English and recognized since 2007 as a European benchmark for academic excellence in this discipline. The curriculum provides a solid foundation in the fundamental principles of materials, including the structure and dynamics of condensed matter, as well as their chemical, physical, and mechanical properties. Additionally, the program offers a specialization focused on energy-related technological challenges, addressing aspects such as energy conversion, storage, and efficiency, along with the study of nanomaterials, geomaterials, and smart materials.
Among the specific objectives of MaMaSELF+ is training in the use of large-scale scientific research infrastructures, employed for the advanced characterization and development of new materials, allowing students to become familiar with cutting-edge experimental techniques.
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Source: IMDEA Nanociencia.
The IMDEA Nanoscience Institute is an interdisciplinary research center in Madrid dedicated to the exploration of nanoscience and the development of nanotechnology applications for innovative industries. IMDEA Nanoscience has been a Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence since 2017, the highest national recognition of research excellence.