Dr. Sandra Gómez is currently an Assistant Professor in the Chemistry Department at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, a position she has held since 2024. She earned her Dr. rer. nat. in Chemistry from Universität Wien in 2019, conducting doctoral research under Prof. Leticia González. Following her PhD, Dr. Gómez completed postdoctoral research at University College London (2019-2022) with Prof. Graham A. Worth, and then held an independent research fellowship at the University of Salamanca (2022-2024). Her research focuses on nonadiabatic dynamics in photochemistry and photophysics, with broad applications spanning femtochemistry, optoelectronics, and bioimaging. She develops and applies quantum dynamical methods to investigate excited-state processes, vibronic coupling, and ultrafast electronic-nuclear interplay. She has participated in the organization of the recent editions of the Virtual Winter School on Computational Chemistry, with the twelfth edition scheduled for 2026. In addition, she has been involved in the coordination of two CECAM workshops on standardization and future directions for nonadiabatic molecular dynamics, and she co-coordinated the collaborative Roadmap for Molecular Benchmarks in Nonadiabatic Dynamics (J. Phys. Chem. A, 2025), a work authored by more than 40 experts.

For an updated list of publications, visit the ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1874-6578

Selected Publications

1. Mallo, M. et al. (2025) Delayed photoisomerisation of the trans-PSB3 retinal toy model using on-the-fly quantum dynamics. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). DOI: 10.1039/D5CP02117K
2. Cigrang, L.L.E. et al. (2025) Roadmap for Molecular Benchmarks in Nonadiabatic Dynamics. J. Phys. Chem. A. American Chemical Society (ACS). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5c02171
3. Hernández-Rodríguez, J. et al. (2024) Role of dark states and Stokes shift simulations for tetraphenylpyrazine compared to other donor-acceptor photosensitizers. ChemPhysChem. Wiley. e202400563
4. Martín Santa Daría, A. et al. (2024) Photofragmentation of cyclobutanone at 200 nm: TDDFT vs CASSCF electron diffraction. J. Chem. Phys. American Institute of Physics (AIP). 160, 114303
5. Martín Santa Daría, A. et al. (2024) Coronene: a model for ultrafast dynamics in graphene nanoflakes and PAHs. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). 26, 174