Cecilia is a Professor of Materials Science in the Department of Materials at Imperial College London. Her research focuses on the precise synthesis of atomically thin 2D materials with the aim of advancing devices for future computing and achieving carbon neutrality. Cecilia earned a PhD in Materials Science in 2008, conducting her doctoral research at the European Synchrotron Facility, Elettra. She then joined the Materials Science Department at Rutgers University as a postdoctoral researcher, before moving to Imperial College as a Junior Research Fellow. In 2012, Cecilia was appointed as a Lecturer and Royal Society University Research Fellow in the Department of Materials.