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Jorge Leonardo Ruiz Gonzalez

Graduate Student

jolruiz@ucsc.edu

Pronouns he/him/they/them

Division Physical & Biological Sciences Division

Department/College/Unit Chemistry & Biochemistry Department

Title Graduate Student

Graduate Major Physical Chemistry

Affiliation Graduate

Primary Office Location Physical Sciences Building
330

Office Hours for Students/ Office Hours Spring 2026: Day/Time: Tuesdays 5:30PM & Fridays 1:30PM, Location: PSB 209

Mail Stop Chemistry

Biography, Education and Training

B.A. Pure Mathematics & B.S. Applied Mathematics - Sonoma State University, 2020

Learning Skills Advisor, Academic Excellence Program, UC Santa Cruz, 2020 - 2023

Summary of Expertise

I am a Ph.D. Candiate in the Wang Lab in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UC Santa Cruz. My current research involves studying spontaneous polarization in sliding 2D ferroelectric materials using density functional theory.

Research Interests

Quantum Chemistry, Computational Materials, Group Theory & Science Education

Teaching Interests

General Chemistry - CHEM 3A, 3B & 3C

Differential & Integral Calculus - MATH 11A, 11B, 19A, 19B, 23A & 23B

Awards, Honors and Grants

Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, 2023-2024

TLC Graduate Pedagogy Fellow, 2024-2025

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