Omar Castro-Sandoval

Omar Castro-Sandoval is an accomplished undergraduate student pursuing a BSc in Chemistry and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Simon Fraser University from 2020 to 2025. Currently serving as a Volunteer Peer Tutor for the Science and Math Peer Academic Support Program since May 2022, Omar specializes in tutoring general and organic chemistry. Previous experience includes roles as an Undergraduate Research Assistant and NSERC USRA Student in the laboratory of Prof. Tim Storr, focusing on manganese salen complexes and other research assignments. In the summer of 2023, Omar worked as an Inorganic Chemistry Exchange Scholar at Western University under Prof. Johanna Blacquiere, investigating palladium bimetallic systems. In summer 2024, Omar is set to be a DAAD RISE Fellow, optimizing photoredox catalysts for hydrogen evolution reactions in Prof. Dr.'s group.