Pronouns: he/him

Universities: Universidad de Nariño; Universidad de los Andes

Carlos Criollo received his B.S. degree in Electronics Engineering from Universidad de Nariño and his Master of Science in ECE from Universidad de los Andes in Colombia, where he was involved in research on modeling and testing of THz emitters. He also participated as a guest scientist in Helmholtz Zentrum – Dresden Rossendorf in Germany, running optical setups for THz spectroscopy. His current research interests include the light-matter interaction in condensed matter physics and ultrafast optics.

Fun fact about me:

I never get tired of beating Super Mario Bros and Super Mario World on my SNES console.

Favorite thing about Rice:

Rice has incredible research labs, a beautiful campus, and several fantastic fields to play soccer.

Favorite thing about Houston:

Houston shines with its rich diversity and world-class food.

Why did you decide to go to grad school?

I have chosen to attend graduate school because I want to actively participate in advanced research projects on terahertz technology and carbon nanomaterials. KonoLab at Rice is a leading research group worldwide in these topics. In such a way, working productively in the mainstream field under discussion will be possible, further developing my academic progress and fostering my long-term goals in scientific research.