My career is centered on the understanding of electron density, and its interplay with the energy and properties of molecules and solids, both from calculations and X-Rays. Following this principle, I have developed three main axes of research (and several collateral research/hobbies – many due to collaboration with good frieds). On the one hand, I work on the development, implementation and application of topological tools to analyze the chemical bond in real space, as opposed to Hilbert space – very common in molecules, or reciprocal space, very common in solids. And I make this «solid» remark because many of my studies are focused in periodic conditions, yielding my second axis of research. Unlike in molecules, we can fine-tune interatomic distances in solids, which constructs the scenario for a wornderful playground. Indeed, high pressure experiments yield amazing new chemistries that still need to be thoroughly explored. Rigorous techniques are needed to understand how the properties of these new states of matter are related to the microscopic structure. Finally, we are recently interested in understanding and disentangling errors in the triad density-energy-properties, resorting to experimental wavefunctions and trying to estimate error bars which facilitate collaborations with experimentalists…and it is being a lot of fun!
