Omar, currently a postdoctoral researcher in the Stamplecoskie Group, completed his postdoctoral appointment in the Computational Catalysis for Clean Energy group at the University of Calgary, focusing on catalyst discovery for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions. With a Ph.D. in Materials Science from UNAM Mexico, he extensively researched protected nanoclusters and contributed to advancing electronic structure simulation tools in the quantum chemistry code deMon2k. His previous postdoc at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland yielded breakthroughs in understanding nanoparticle magnetism and electrocatalysis. Proficient in programming and utilizing high-performance computing, at Queen’s University, he will focus on computational methodology development to model the structure and optical properties of newly isolated carbene-stabilized clusters designed for photodynamic therapy and photocatalysis.