Dr. Fernanda Gonzalez

Associate Professor

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Biography

Fernanda obtained her PhD from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile under the supervision of Prof. Alejandro Toro-Labbe, focusing on the formulation and application of theoretical frameworks to characterize chemical processes. After graduation, she joined the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology at Uppsala University to pursue training in biomolecular modeling. In December 2015, she moved to the University of Oxford with a Royal Society Newton Fellowship, working in the area of computational organic chemistry, and joined the School of Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh in January 2017 through a Chancellor's Fellowship. In October 2018, she returned to Oxford to take a faculty appointment as Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry. Fernanda has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles and edited a book on the empirical valence bond approach. She has received several accolades including the L'Oreal-UNESCO Women in Science award and the Marie Curie Career Grant.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2018-10-01 — Present

University of Oxford • Oxford, UK

Teaching and research in the Department of Chemistry focusing on computational organic chemistry.

Awards

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L'Oreal-UNESCO Women in Science

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Marie Curie Career Grant

Requirements for University of Oxford

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:24
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Politics, International Relations, Economics, History, Law, Philosophy or Sociology
Application Checklist
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  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Statement of Purpose (1,000 words)
  • Two academic essays (2,000 words each)
Specialization Notes

Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.