Fitxa persona

Research activity: The attached Curriculum Vitae (CV) shows the scientific and academic achievements of the candidate. My scientific career can be divided broadly in two stages. ¿ PhD thesis (ca. 4 years) at the Coordination Chemistry group of Profs. Miguel Julve and Francesc Lloret at the Institut de Ciència Molecular (ICMol) of the University of Valencia. ¿ 4 Postdoctoral stays (ca. 3 years) distributed as follows: - 4 months with a mobility grant from the Generalitat Valenciana at the Manchester Molecular Magnetism group of Prof. Richard E. P. Winpenny at The University of Manchester, - 12 months with a Contract from the U.S. Department of Energy at the research group of Prof. Hong-Cai Zhou at the Texas A&M University, - 2 months with a Contract from EPSRC at the UK EPR National Service and - 21 months with a Marie Curie position at the Manchester Molecular Magnetism group of Prof. Richard E. P. Winpenny at The University of Manchester. I am coauthor of 43 articles (+1 in press) in international well indexed scientific journals (first author in 15 and corresponding author in 5) with 531 citations and a 14 h-index value (Hirsch) (source and date: ISI WEB OF KNOWLEDGE/WEB OF SCIENCE, 17th December 2015), including some of the most prestigious journals in the field of Chemistry and Materials Science [v.g., Adv. Mater. (1), Angew. Chem. Int. Ed (1), J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2), Nat. Communs. (2), Chem. Sci. (1), Chem. Commun. (7), Coord. Chem. Rev. (2), Acc. Chem. Res. (1) and Chem. Eur. J. (6)] (see CV). Some of these articles have been classified as Hot/VIP (very important paper) and highlighted in Chemical & Engineering News indicating their importance and, in some cases, they have illustrated several covers of prestigious journals [i.e., Chem. Eur. J. (3)]. Further evidence of the wide spreading and importance of my work comes, from the almost 29 congress contributions presented at national and international scientific meetings (8 oral presentations and 21 poster communications). I would also like to mention my awareness of the importance of the transferability of knowledge from basic research to applications, as evidenced by my significant contribution for the practical development of 2 patents (WO 2015145144 and 1517273.7). On the other hand, I have been involved as co-participant in 12 research projects including both national [v.g., Spanish Ministry of Science and Education (or Science and Technology) (2) and EPSRC Physical Sciences Chemistry (2)] and internationals ones [v.g., COST action of the EU (MOLSPIN, Horizon 2020) (1), Marie Curie IEF (1), Long Term Project at the ESRF (1) and Network of European Associated Laboratories (LEA) (1)] (see CV). Finally, I would call attention to my efforts to mentor younger researchers during this period. I am now co-directing one PhD thesis (Thais Grancha, to be defended at the end of 2016 at the University of Valencia) and I have also co-directed, with my respective supervisors, two final projects and four master's final projects (including Erasmus students). In addition, I have already lectured 15 hours in the degree of Chemistry of the University of Valencia. Moreover, I have participated as active member of the Manchester Chemistry Postdoctoral Society by organizing symposiums and small conferences with the aim of aiding other postdoctoral researchers to promote and develop their own research careers. .

I made a significant contribution, from a synthetic point of view, for the physical development, of the patent WO 2015145144, where S. Lewis, S. G. Yeates and R. E. P. Winpenny are co-inventors, under the supervision of Prof. R. E. P. Winpenny. .

I made a significant contribution, from a synthetic point of view, for the physical development, of the patent application number 1517273.7(PCT stage is September 2016), where S. Lewis, S. G. Yeates and R. E. P. Winpenny are co-inventors, under the supervision of Prof. R. E. P. Winpenny. .

I have been awarded with the most prestigious research grants and contracts from national (Spain, USA and UK) and international (European Union) Institutions: Collaboration grant (MEC). Predoctoral grant FPI (Conselleria Generalitat Valenciana). Postdoctoral contract (U.S. Department of Energy). Postdoctoral grant (EPSRC). Postdoctoral grant ( Marie Curie FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IEF-622659). .

My work have been highlighted in Chemical & Engineering News (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137 7644-7647) and illustrated in three covers in the prestigious journal Chemistry-A European Journal: Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 6, 12838-12851; inside cover, VIP paper. Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 1608-1617; journal frontispiece. Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 1-8; cover, Hot paper. In addition, I have been awarded with the prize to the best poster in the '3rd International Conference on Metal-Organic Frameworks and Open Framework Compounds'. .

Collaborations with other research groups: 1.- Professor Michel Verdaguer, Université Pierre et Marie Curie IPCM, Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05 FRANCE. 2.- Professor Yves Journaux, Université Pierre et Marie Curie IPCM, Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05 FRANCE. 3.- Dr. Wolfgang Wernsdorfer (Microsquid, study of SMM behaviors below 2 K), Institut Néel - CNRS, 38042 GRENOBLE Cedex 9, FRANCE. 4.- Professor Corine Mathonière (Study of the photomagnetic properties), Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée (ICMCB), Université de Bordeaux, UPR 9041, Pessac, FRANCE. 5.- Professor Enrique Colacio (Preparation of nanoparticles, Luminescent properties). Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Universidad de Granada, 18071, Granada, SPAIN. 6.- Professor Freek Kapteijn and Jorge Gascon (Catalysis and gas sorption properties), Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 136, 2628 BL Delft, THE NETHERLANDS. 7.- Dr. Marie-claire Dul (Capture of radiactive elements), Institut de Chimie Séparative de Marcoule, BP 17171 - 30207 BAGNOLS SUR CEZE CEDEX. 8.- Professor Catalina Ruiz-Pérez (Crystallography), Laboratorio de Rayos X y Materiales Moleculares, Universidad de La Laguna, 38204 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain. 9.- Professor Giovanni De Munno (Crystallography), Dipartamento di Chimica, Università degli Studi della Calabria, Cosenza, Italia. 10.-Prof. Hong-Cai Zhou, Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, 77843 Texas, United States. 11.- Dr Stefano Carretta and Paolo Santini (Theoretical Calculations), Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra, Università di Parma, viale delle Scienze 7/a, 43123 Parma, Italia. 12.- Dr Arzhang Ardavan (Pulsed EPR 94 GHZ), Centre for Advanced Electron Spin Resonance, The Clarendon Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, U.K.. 13.- Dr Simon Teat (Crystallography) Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, MS2-400 Berkeley, California 94720, USA. 14.- Dr Anne-Laure Barra (High field/frequency EPR) Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses UPR 3228 CNRS, Université J. Fourier, 25 Avenue des Martyrs, B. P. 166, 38042 Grenoble cedex 09, France. .

I have been peer-referee for various international scientific journals of chemistry (Journal of the American Chemical Society, Inorganic Chemistry, Dalton Transactions, Chemical Communications, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, etc). .

Cursos: 1) MPMS-SQUID Magnetometer Application Workshop (Universitat de Valencia). 2) EPR Introductory Workshop (Photon Science Institute, University of Manchester). 3) EPR Advanced Workshop (Photon Science Institute, University of Manchester). .

I would call attention to my efforts to mentor younger researchers during this period. I am now co-directing one PhD thesis (Thais Grancha, to be defended at the end of 2016 at the University of Valencia) and I have also co-directed, with my respective supervisors, two final projects and four master's final projects (including Erasmus students). In addition, I have already lectured 15 hours in the degree of Chemistry of the University of Valencia. .

Beca Colaboración del Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia Español. .