Gaizka Alcuten Fernández de Olano graduated in Chemistry from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) at the Faculty of Science and Technology in Leioa in 2023. In his final year, he carried out his bachelor´s thesis titled "Preparation and characterization of iron and manganese layered oxides as potential active materials in sodium-ion battery cathodes." Through this project, he developed skills in solid-state synthesis and characterization techniques, including X-ray diffraction, SEM, and electrochemical characterization.

His interest in electrochemistry led him to pursue a Master´s degree in Electrochemistry at the University of Alicante (UA) in 2024. As part of this program, he completed his master´s thesis in collaboration with the company Satis Coating, located in Castalla, under the supervision of Dr. Rubén Rizo and Dr. Víctor Climent, focusing on the metallization of plastic parts modified with polyaniline through electrochemical deposition. During this time, he gained knowledge of conducting polymers and electrochemical techniques such as cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry.

• Electrochemical storage
• Sodium-ion batteries
• Electrochemical techniques

• Synthesis and characterization of layered oxides
• Assembly of coin cells
• Synthesis, characterization, and deposition of conducting polymers via electrochemical techniques