Fitxa persona

Antonio Díez began his research activity in 1995, when he joined the Laboratory of Fiber Optics, at the University of Valencia (LFO-UV), Spain. He received his PhD in physics in 1998 from the University of Valencia. During his PhD, he complemented his training with two stays at the Optoelectronic Research Centre, U.K. In 1999, he joined the Optoelectronics Research Group at the University of Bath, U.K., for nearly two years as a post-doctoral researcher. In 2001, he joined the University of Valencia, where he served successively as Assistant Professor and Lecturer. Currently, he is Full Professor at the Department of Applied Physics at the University of Valencia, Spain. As a member of LFO-UV, he has actively contributed to the implementation of several new research lines. Díez has participated in more than 40 research projects granted in competitive calls from different public administrations, and in more than 20 research/transfer projects with different companies and technological institutions. A. Díez is cofounder of the company FYLA Laser S. L., created in 2006 as a “spin-off” company of the University of Valencia. His teaching activities include undergraduate and master subjects, as well as doctoral studies. He has taught subjects in Physics degree, Electrical Engineering, Master in Advanced Physics, and Doctorate in Physics. In all of them, the contents of the subjects are related to electromagnetism, electromagnetic waves, and photonics. He has been supervisor/co-supervisor of 9 PhD theses and several master's theses.