Fitxa persona

José Marqués-Hueso joined the University of Valencia in September 2023 as Distinguished Researcher, recipient of one of the 40 Beatriz-Galindo Senior Awards from the National program to attract research talent. His primary field of research is the functional and optical materials, their interaction with light and their translation into advanced applications such as manufacturing and electronics. After finishing his PhD on photonic manufacturing at the University of Valencia (2011), he joined Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, U.K., as a Research Associate to apply photon-managing technologies on materials for solar cells. In 2015, he commenced a position as a Research Fellow on laser processing. In 2017 he became Assistant Professor, and Associate Professor, and Deputy Head of the Department, in 2021, until August 2023, when he moved to join the UVEG.