Fitxa persona

Biography:

Dr. Walter D. Furlan obtained his PhD in Physics from the National University of La Plata (Argentina) in 1988. He has been Professor of Optics at the University of Valencia (Spain) since 2010. His research covers the field of Optics, initially focusing on phase-space formalisms and later on the design and applications of diffractive optical elements with aperiodic geometries. He is currently co-director of the Diffractive Optics Group, where research mainly focuses on the design of structured diffractive lenses and their applications in optical trapping and ophthalmology.

General indicators of scientific production quality
Number of research six-year periods (sexenios): 6
PhD theses supervised in the last 10 years: 9
h-index: 24

Books and book chapters

• Optical and Optometric Instruments: Theory and Practice (UV-Materials, 1998).

• Foundations of Optometry. Ocular Refraction (UV-Materials, 2009, 2nd ed.).

• “Basic Ophthalmic Instruments” in the book Handbook of Visual Optics (Taylor and Francis Books Inc., ed. Pablo Artal, 2017).

Projects and contracts
Participation in more than fifteen competitive projects at both regional and national levels, serving as principal investigator in most of them.
Responsible for more than ten contracts with companies in R&D projects related to his area of expertise.

Patents
Co-author of 5 national patents, 2 of them with international extension.

Academic and administrative service

• Member of the Doctoral Committee of the program “Advanced Optometry and Vision Science,” University of Valencia (2009–present).

• Secretary of the Department of Optics, University of Valencia (2000–2006).

• Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Physics, University of Valencia (2010–2012).

• Director of the Official Master’s Degree in “Advanced Optometry and Vision Science,” University of Valencia (2019–2024).

Other activities

• Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Clinical Optometry (DovePress).

• Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Photonics (MDPI).