Ricardo Gonzalez Rubio

About Ricardo Gonzalez Rubio

Ricardo was born in the Dominican Republic, where he lived until 2002, when a limited availability of physics programs prompted him to move to the United States. Ricardo is a green card holder.

Ricardo completed an MBA at Stanford University after receiving his MS from MIT. He holds a BSc in physics, summa cum laude, from the City College of New York (CCNY), where he was also elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

As an undergraduate, Ricardo worked with molecular nanomagnets and also investigated how students try to learn and understand Newton's Third Law. At Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he has worked as a research and technical assistant at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Ricardo's lab work focused on the development of an X-ray guided neurosurgery system for small animals.

Ricardo envisions a career in research and teaching.