Sara Moya Betancourt

Sara Moya is a chemist specializing in electrochemistry and the synthesis and characterization of nanoparticles. She is currently an IRC Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Limerick, Ireland.

She completed her undergraduate degree at the Universidad del Quindío in Colombia, where she focused on the electrochemical deposition of titanium dioxide (TiO₂) for catalytic applications. Her undergraduate thesis, titled "TiO₂ coatings obtained by plasma electrolytic oxidation incorporating S, Ni, and Zn ions for the reduction of Cr(VI) with sunlight", was recognized with the Best Undergraduate Research Award from the School of Basic Sciences and Technologies at Universidad del Quindío.

During her PhD, Sara investigated magnetic nanoparticles assembled at electrified liquid-liquid interfaces, with a focus on their interactions with biomembrane models. Her research project explored the electrochemical behavior of magnetic nanoparticles at simple and modified liquid/liquid interfaces, incorporating various interfacial films.

Her current research project focuses on the photoelectrocatalytic reduction of CO₂ at polarized liquid|liquid interfaces functionalized with metallic nanofilms.