PREVIOUS POSITIONS

2007–2013     Research Scientist, ICMS, CSIC, Spain.

2004–2007     Tenured Scientist, ICMS, CSIC, Spain.

2002-2004       Contracted researcher under the “Ramón y Cajal” program of the Ministry of Science and Education. Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain.

2000-2002       Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Canada.

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

2018     Visiting Professor, “José de Castillejo” Fellowship, Instituto de Nanosistemas, Universidad de San Martin, Argentina.

2017     Award of the “RSEF-BBVA Foundation”, in the modality of “Physics, Innovation and Technology”, Spanish Royal Society of Physics (RSEF), Spain.

2017     Visiting Fellow, Faculty of Science and Engineering Fellowship, Macquarie University, Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Australia.

2013     Award “Research Group of Excellence” of the City Council of Seville, Spain.

2012     ERC Starting Grant (at that time, Consolidator Modality)

2002-2004       Honorary Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Canada.

INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

2018–today    Chair of the Materials Science and Technology Panel. Research State Agency (AEI), Spain.

2021                Responsible for the Renewable Energy Generation Chapter in the CSIC 2030 Roadmap.

2017-2018      Member of the Materials Science and Technology Commission of CSIC, Spain.

2017-today     Member of the Governing Board of the ICMS as Head of the Optical Materials Department.

2013-today     Member of the Academic Commission of the PhD Program on Science and Technology of New Materials of the University of Seville, Spain.

2017-2022      Member of the Board (vocal) of the Condensed Matter Physics Division of the RSEF.

2004-2022     Member of numerous PhD Evaluation Committees for national and foreign universities.

2004-2022     Member of numerous Selection Committees of both Tenured Scientist and Research Scientist calls of CSIC.