Graduate in Physics from the University of Valencia.

Master's degree in Nanoscience from the University of the Basque Country.

Currently pursuing a PhD in Physics at the ICMUV.

My name is Benedito Donizeti Botan Neto. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo (Brazil, 2022) and a Master’s degree in Plasma Physics from the Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (Brazil, 2023). I am currently a PhD candidate in Physics at the Department of Applied Physics and Electromagnetism, where I am conducting a research project entitled “Structural stability of carbonate phases in ternary MO–CO₂–H₂O systems (M = Mg, Ca) under different thermodynamic conditions.”

Sergey [Sergei] Ivanov is a physicist specializing in nonlinear optics, topological photonics, and nonlinear wave dynamics. He was born on April 30, 1994, in Moscow, Russia.

He received his B.Sc. (2015) and M.Sc. (2017) degrees in Physics from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), where he studied at the Faculty of Problems of Physics and Energy. During his undergraduate and graduate studies, he conducted research at the Institute of Spectroscopy of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ISAN) under the supervision of Prof. A. M. Kamchatnov and Prof. Y. V. Kartashov, developing expertise in nonlinear wave phenomena and photonic systems.

From 2017 to 2021, Dr. Ivanov pursued doctoral studies at MIPT and ISAN, where he carried out research within the Theoretical Department's Nonlinear Physics Group. In 2021, he successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled "Dispersive Shock Waves in Nonlinear Optics, Bose–Einstein Condensates, and Other Systems." His doctoral research focused on the fundamental physics of nonlinear wave propagation, solitons, and dispersive shock waves

From January 2022 to 2024, Dr. Ivanov was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO), Barcelona, Spain, working in the Nonlinear Optical Phenomena Group led by Prof. Lluís Torner. His research at ICFO focused on nonlinear and topological phenomena in photonic lattices and waveguide arrays, with particular emphasis on solitons, topological photonics, nonlinear wave dynamics, and novel optical states of matter.

Since 2024, Dr. Ivanov has been working as a Postdoctoral Researcher with Prof. Albert Ferrando at the University of Valencia, Spain, where he continues his research on topological photonics, topological insulators, nonlinear optics, and nonlinear wave phenomena. His current work combines theoretical and computational approaches to explore the interplay between topology and nonlinearity in photonic systems.

Dr. Ivanov's research interests span a broad range of topics, including:

-Nonlinear physics and nonlinear dynamics
-Nonlinear optics and photonics
-Topological photonics and topological insulators
-Solitons and localized wave phenomena
-Dispersive shock waves
-Bose–Einstein condensates
-Wave propagation in structured media
-Computational and numerical methods in physics

He has authored more than 40 peer-reviewed publications in leading international scientific journals and continues to contribute to the development of modern nonlinear and topological photonics.

Miriam Mínguez Avellán has a degree in Physics from the University of Valencia and has a Master's degree in Nanoscience and Molecular Nanotechnology from the same institution. He is currently a doctoral student in Semiconductor Physics at the Institute of Materials Science of the University of Valencia (ICMUV), where he develops his research focused on the optical and electrical characterization of semiconductor materials with a perovskite structure for optoelectronic applications.

Emmanuel Reyes Francis, a Mexican researcher, currently serves as a research postdoctoral member under the guidance of Professor Juan P. Martínez Pastor at the Institute of Materials Sciences of the University of Valencia (ICMUV).

Emmanuel Reyes Francis, a Chemical Engineer (2017) and a Master of Science in Metallurgy and Materials (2019), proudly holds a Doctorate in Metallurgy and Materials from the Michoacana University of San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSHN). His academic journey includes a master's thesis on photocatalytic materials for pollutant degradation and a research stint at the Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry (ICP) of the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Madrid, Spain. His doctoral studies were conducted at the Institute of Research in Metallurgy and Materials of the UMSHN, under the guidance of Professor Tzarara López Luke and Diego Esparza Salazar, and Jaime Espino Valencia. He also undertook a research visit to the Advanced Semiconductors Group (GAS) of the Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM), under the mentorship of Professors Iván Mora Seró and Silver Turren Cruz.

Emmanuel Reyes Francis's research is primarily focused on synthesizing perovskite-based materials, with a specific interest in their application in various devices.

Robin Turnbull is a researcher in high-pressure physics at the University of Valencia, working on the synthesis and characterisation of novel materials.