PhD in Chemistry (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (Germany)) for his thesis on the synthesis of conductive polymers of electricity for electron beam lithography, which was carried out at Infineon Technologies AG (former company of the SIEMENS group). He then joined the UMDO group at the Materials Science Institute of the University of Valencia as a postdoc where he launched a new line of research in the field of chemical synthesis of new nanomaterials for optoelectronics, photovoltaics and sensors. At the end of 2009 he co-founded Intenanomat S.L. spin-off company of the University of Valencia, where he was the R&D manager for 7 years. Intenanomat is aimed at R&D of nanomaterials for applications in biotechnology, sensors, optoelectronics, catalysis and renewable energy. In 2017 he joined the University of Valencia again with a Ramón y Cajal fellowship and launched a new line of research in the field of synthesis and formulation of nanomaterials of nanomaterials for optoelectronics, thermoelectrics, photo and electrocatalysis and sensors.

His main line of research focuses on the synthesis and deposition of new multifunctional nanomaterials for optoelectronics, energy convertion, sensing and catalysis using different deposition and printing techniques. In particular, he has a great interest in the synthesis of metal nanoparticles (Au, Ag, Pt), semiconducting nanocrystals (Lead halide Perovskites, Quantum Dots), Metal Oxides (TiO2, ZnO, NiOx, CoOx, SnOx, InOx...) and conducting polymers and their nanocomposites. Due to the combination of these properties, nanocomposites are the ideal candidates for the low cost manufacturing of the next generation of micro and high performance nanodevices in solid state.

Currently, he has published more than 70 peer-review papers, 12 patents, over 60 contributions to the conference, and has received more than 1300 citations, an H = 21 and in Nanoscience / Nanotechnology and Physics- Chemistry (Source: Google Scholar). He is currently supervising 3 Theses, 5 master's theses, 8 bachelor's theses and has supervised 1 PhD thesis.

Dr. Miguel V. Andrés holds a degree in Physics and a PhD from the University of Valencia. He completed a three-year postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom. In 1987, he returned to Valencia and created the Optical Fibers Laboratory. His research focuses on new light sources and lasers, sensors, optical microcavities, and optomechanics. He has published more than 300 articles, which have been cited 7,000 times, and holds 11 patents. His projects with companies and his collaborations with Latin America are particularly noteworthy. He is currently Professor of Applied Physics at the University of Valencia.[Biography, english version]

David Castelló-Lurbe Lurbe is Assistant Professor at the Department of Applied Physics at University of Valencia (UV) and member of the Laboratory of Fiber Optics (LFO). He received the Ph.D. degree in Physics from UV in 2014. He joined Brussels Photonics Laboratories at Vrije Universiteit Brussel in 2015, where he was awarded a Research Flanders Foundation (FWO) senior postdoctoral fellowship in 2019. In 2022, he joined LFO as a María Zambrano Distinguished Researcher. His research focuses on nonlinear optics in guiding media. His most important contributions to this field are a theory accounting for graphene's nonlinear response in on-chip waveguides, the derivation of a general method for measuring the soliton number, and the prediction of coherent supercontinuum generation in the long pulse regime due to dispersive nonlinearities.

Current Position: Professor (Catedrático) in the Department of Applied Physics, University of Valencia, Spain.

Overview:
38 years of academic activity encompassing research, teaching, and management. Member of the Optical Fiber Group (https://www.uv.es/lfo/) and the Institute of Materials Science of the University of Valencia. My work has been recognized by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (CNEAI committee) with six six-year research assessment periods (sexenios), one six-year knowledge transfer assessment period, and six five-year teaching assessment periods (quinquenios).

Degrees:

1. Degree and Master’s in Physics (Licenciatura), University of Valencia, 1987.

2. PhD in Physics, University of Valencia, 1992.

3. Postdoctoral training: Visiting researcher at the Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, United Kingdom, 1994–1995, within the Program for the Training of Doctors and Technicians Abroad (Spanish Ministry of Science and Education).

Employment:

1. Research fellow, 1987–1990.

2. Assistant Professor (Ayudante), University of Valencia, 1990–1995.

3. Associate Professor, University of Valencia, 1995–1996.

4. Lecturer, University of Valencia, 1996–2009.

5. Professor, University of Valencia, October 2009–present.

Research Interests:
My research has been conducted within the framework of 35 research projects funded by national and regional governments. The activity has focused on microwave and optical fiber technologies, specifically covering the following topics:

1. Development of microwave devices for radar antennas.

2. Optical fiber fabrication by MCVD; development of rare-earth-doped and photosensitive fibers.

3. Fabrication of Bragg and long-period fiber gratings.

4. Development of lasers and optical amplifiers operating at 0.577, 1.06, 1.15, 1.55, and 2.07 μm, including CW, Q-switched, and mode-locked operation.

5. Fabrication of high-power fiber amplifiers using LMA and double-cladding technologies.

6. Microwave photonics.

7. Characterization of optical fibers (e.g., Verdet constant, phase and group indices).

8. Fiber post-processing by chemical etching (fabrication of tapers and microcavities for sensors and filters).

9. Development of optical fiber sensors for physical parameters (particularly strain, temperature, voltage, and electric current).

10. Development of fiber sensors for chemical and biological species (particularly hydrogen, glucose, antibodies, and DNA).

Summary of Research Results:
This research activity has resulted in the following infrastructures and outputs:

1. Establishment of a fiber grating fabrication laboratory at the University of Valencia.

2. Establishment of a microstructured fiber fabrication laboratory at the University of Valencia.

3. 198 articles in indexed journals.

4. 10 patents.

5. 286 conference papers.

6. 6 book chapters.

7. Supervision of 6 PhD theses.

Knowledge Transfer to Society and the Productive Sector:

1. Participation in 12 research projects funded by private companies focused on the development of microwave components, lasers, and sensors. Main companies involved include RYMSA, Arteche, INDRA, NKT, and European Laser Therapeutics.

2. Member of the founding board of FYLA, a company specialized in the fabrication of fiber lasers and supercontinuum light sources (https://www.fyla.com).

3. Collaboration as a specialist with the Spanish National Health Service (Ministry of Health), 2008–present.

4. Participation in the lifelong learning program “Nau Gran” for people over 55 years old, University of Valencia, 2010–present.

Teaching Activity:

1. 38 years of teaching theoretical and laboratory courses in:

   • Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Physics (specialization in Photonics).

   • Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry.

   • Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Telecommunications Engineering.

2. Supervision of 24 bachelor’s and master’s theses.

3. Participation in training courses for high school teachers.

4. Contributions to 19 conferences focused on education.

5. Participation in nine projects on teaching innovation and education.

6. Participation in the University Admission Examinations (EVAU), 1997–2023.

Management Activity:

1. Administrative positions:
   1.1 Vice Dean, Faculty of Physics, University of Valencia, 2004–2005.
   1.2 Head of the Department of Applied Physics, University of Valencia, 2005–2011.
   1.3 Vice Dean, Faculty of Physics, University of Valencia, 2012–2018.

2. Member of the Faculty of Physics Assembly, 1992–2001 and 2005–2018.

3. Member of the University Assembly, 1993–1997 and 2005–2009.

4. Member of the University Teaching Committee, 2012–2018.

5. Member of the Panel for Assessment and Improvement of Academic Performance of Physics Students, University of Valencia, 2003.

6. Member and Chair of the Academic Committee of the Physics Degree, University of Valencia, 2005–2018.

Conference Organization Activity:

1. Program Committee Member, OSA Advanced Photonics Congress on Specialty Optical Fibers and Applications.

2. Program Committee Member, International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology.

3. Scientific Committee Member, International Conference on Higher Education Advances.

4. Scientific Committee Member, National Symposium of the International Union of Radio Science.

[Biography, english version]

My career in the field of optical fibers research begins in 2001, when I joined the Laboratory of Fiber Optics (LFO) at the University of Valencia. Along this time, I have worked on the design and fabrication of special optical fibers and fiber components for multiple applications.

In the last years, I have focused my efforts in the set-up of a new research line in the LFO, Photonic Biosensors. The objective is to take advantadge of my background to design and fabricate novel optical fiber biosensors. With this objective, I was the PI of a project funded by the University of Valencia (BioFAc, 12,0000; 2017). I participated in the European project iPhotoBio (2014-2018) and IPNBio (2020-2024), which joins several international research groups from different countries (PI: Dr. XianFeng Liu and Dr. Miguel V. Andrés)

I have developed my career in different research centers of excellence. The main one is the LFO (University of Valencia). I have been funded by several contracts and grants: 2002-2008 (FPU grant and INDRA funded project), 2013-2016 (Juan de la Cierva grant), and 2017-2020 (Prometeo grant, different contracts). My international postdoc was carried out at the Centre for Photonics and Photonics Materials, funded by an EPSRC project (2008-2010) and a Vali+D grant (2010-2012). In addition, I made several international short stays to collaborate with other research groups in different areas of photonics and biophotonics (total: 12 months in different countries and institutions). From July 2011 to December 2012, I suffered a long disease and my research activity was paused (labour leave of 8 months).

I have supervised three undergrad students final projects, and three postgrad students master thesis. I was cosupervisor of Dr Roselló-Mechó's thesis (2019), centered in the study of WGM in microresonators, and I am currently the supervisor of two predoctoral researchers, MSc Carolina Londero and MSc Carlos Andrés Álvarez Ocampo.

In parallel, I was associate lecturer (profesora asociada) in the Applied Physics Department of the University of Valencia in 2015-2020 (teaching 160 hours per year, approximately). Nowadays, after a brief period at the University of Barcelona as a lecturer (Jan-Sept 2020), I hold an ongoing position of lecturer (profesora ayudante doctora) at the Applied Physics Department of the University of Valencia.

Regarding to transfer of results activities, I participated in the setup of a startup, ChyLas SL (now Fyla Laser S.L.), in order to exploit our research results I hold the titularity of two patents (ES 2282052 and ES 2749689).

I also participate in activities of dissemination of research, as a collaborator of Jot Down Kids and I participate actively giving talks in high schools, especially for the 11 de Febrero activity. Currently, I am the supervisor of the Optica Student Chapter Photonets UV.

I participate actively in SEDOPTICA, and I am the Vice-chair of the Women in Optics and Photonics Committee. Recently, I was one of the co-chairs of the National Meeting in Optics (RNO 2021), organized by SEDOPTICA.

I have published 28 peer-reviewed papers (25 of which are Q1 papers), a chapter book, and 67 contributions to national and international meetings. I have published 28 peer-reviewed papers (25 of which are Q1 papers), a chapter book, and 67 contributions to national and international meetings. According to Publons database, my papers have 606 citations, h-index: 15. (Google Scholar: 919 citations, h-index: 16).

Jamal El Haskouri Bennagi holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Valencia, where he completed his thesis titled "Ternary Mesoporous Materials: Control of the Stability of the Inorganic Wall" under the supervision of esteemed researchers Pedro Amorós and María Dolores Marcos. This doctoral work, awarded with the highest distinction, focused on the development and stability of ternary mesoporous materials, making a significant contribution to the field of materials science.

Dr. El Haskouri began his academic journey at Abdelmalek Essaadi University in Tétouan, Morocco, earning a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry in 1996. In 1997, he moved to Spain to join the Institute of Materials Science (ICMUV) at the University of Valencia, marking the start of an illustrious career in scientific research and academia. After completing his PhD in 2000, he briefly returned to Morocco to work as a Scientific Collaborator at Abdelmalek Essaadi University in Tangier before resuming his career in Spain.

His postdoctoral training encompassed several high-impact international projects. Between 2003 and 2004, he conducted postdoctoral research at the ICMUV. Following this, he continued his training at the University of Brest (France) in 2004 and later worked at the University of Montreal and École Polytechnique de Montreal in Canada. At the latter institution, he served as an "associé de recherche" from 2012 to 2015, solidifying his expertise in materials science and heterogeneous catalysis projects.

In 2005, Dr. El Haskouri was selected for the prestigious Ramón y Cajal program at the University of Valencia, where he worked for five years. Starting in 2010, he served as a Research Scientist under contract with the General Foundation of the University of Valencia until 2016, after which he returned as a permanent research staff member until 2023. On July 24, 2023, he was appointed as Associate Professor at the Faculty of Chemistry of the Universitat de València.

Throughout his career, Dr. El Haskouri has demonstrated exceptional ability in leading innovative research projects. His primary focus is on the synthesis and characterization of mesoporous materials and nanocomposites for applications in catalysis, sensors, energy generation, and environmental remediation. His scientific output includes more than 117 articles published in high-impact international journals such as Advanced Materials, Chemistry of Materials, and Chemical Communications. These publications have explored topics such as pore size control in mesoporous materials, the synthesis of functional nanocomposites, and the design of novel heterogeneous catalysts.

With an h-index of 27, his research has garnered numerous citations, reflecting the impact of his work on the global scientific community. Additionally, he holds 12 European and global patents, underscoring the practical applicability of his discoveries in the industry. He has supervised over 20 research projects, including PhD theses, Master’s dissertations (TFM), and Bachelor’s projects (TFG), and currently leads several initiatives related to inorganic chemistry and the development of sustainable nano- and mesoporous materials.

Dr. El Haskouri has also been an active participant in international conferences, presenting his findings at events such as the International Catalysis Congress and the European Advanced Materials Symposium. Among his most notable contributions are:

• The development of highly efficient mesoporous catalysts for oxidation reactions in green chemical processes.
• The synthesis of nanocomposites with unique properties for renewable energy applications, including materials for fuel cells and batteries.
• The implementation of novel methodologies for the remediation of contaminated water through selective adsorption of heavy metals.

His international experience and fluency in multiple languages (including Arabic, French, Spanish, and English) have facilitated collaborations with renowned institutions and research centers worldwide. This background has allowed him to establish robust and diversified research networks and to participate in European and transatlantic projects.

In addition to his research activities, Dr. El Haskouri has made significant contributions to teaching, delivering advanced courses in inorganic chemistry, materials science, and nanomaterials at the Universitat de València. His pedagogical approach aims to inspire new generations of chemists by fostering a deep understanding of theoretical principles alongside practical problem-solving skills in complex scientific challenges.

In the realm of scientific outreach, he has also participated in initiatives to promote the importance of sustainable chemistry and advanced materials, highlighting their relevance in addressing global challenges such as climate change and the transition to circular economies.

Alberto García began his research activity in 1992, when he joined the Solid-State Spectroscopy Group of the Department of Applied Physics at the University of Valencia. He earned a PhD in Physics in 1996 from the University of Valencia. During his doctorate, he complemented his training with research stays at the University of Havana, Cuba, and at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart, Germany. Between 1997 and 2000, he carried out postdoctoral research stays in the Solid State Physics Group at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, and in the Optoelectronics Group at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.

In 2000, he returned to the University of Valencia as an Assistant Lecturer. Since 2001, he has been an Associate Professor in the Solid-State Spectroscopy Group and the Department of Applied Physics and Electromagnetism at the University of Valencia. As a successive member of the Solid-State Spectroscopy Group and the Quantum Materials Group, he has actively contributed to the implementation of new research lines related to the theoretical modelling of the electronic, optical, magnetic, and transport properties of materials of technological relevance. Alberto García has participated in more than 20 research projects awarded through competitive calls by different public administrations. His teaching activity has included undergraduate courses in the degree programs in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Telematics Engineering. In all of them, the content of the courses taught is mainly related to electromagnetism, electromagnetic waves, and solid-state physics. He has supervised/co-supervised five doctoral theses and several master’s theses.

Dr. Rafael Mata Sanz (RMS) is currently a Senior Researcher responsible of the European High Power Space Material Laboratory, from European Space Agency/Val Space Consortium (ESA/VSC), located in the University of Valencia (UV), Spain, where he leads research about material properties for space applications. He has worked in both industry and academia, building a strong expertise in Nanotechnology and Material Science. He has established and developed novel research lines for characterization of space materials resulting in new procedures, vacuum technology, and advanced characterization techniques of innovative nanomaterials. The research efforts are especially oriented towards the mitigation of the Multipactor effect, which can lead to the interruption of satellites communication links. RMS research experience began in 2005 by designing the electronics of an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) in the Experimental Physics Department at the University of Ulm, Germany. In such area, he gained significant technical expertise relevant for the ulterior characterization of InGaN quantum wells at the University of Regensburg for OSRAM Opto-semiconductor company, Germany, before graduating in Physics from UV in 2006. A year later, he was awarded with a Marie Curie fellowship to characterize GaN quantum dots in the European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy at the University of Florence, Italy. At the end of this year, he started his Master’s degree in Advanced Physics: specialty photonics. He earned his Ph.D. degree in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (FPI predoc grant) from 2007 to 2011 at the UV, where he developed a new research line based on the AFM aiming at the structural and electrical characterization of GaN/AlN nanocolumns. His work initiated advanced that broadened the capabilities of the group that is currently using the implemented tools: AFM, M-AFM, C-AFM and KP-AFM. His initiative to increase his group’s collaborations with research partners in Germany, Italy, England, and France resulted in 10 peer-reviewed articles in high-profile scientific journals until 2014, and 12 conferences (2 invited talks) in national and international conferences. During his Ph.D. period RMS’s work resulted in a book publication about Physical Properties of GaN/AlN Nanostructures.
During his postdoctoral period from 2011 to 2016 at the VSC, RMS’s competence portfolio grew and broadened, as he built from scratch the ESA/VSC European High Power Space Material Laboratory. He has designed, aided to fabricate, and implement different research lines based on vacuum technology for space materials applications with the aim of mitigating the Multipactor effect. RMS’s research on venting, outgassing, bake-out and secondary electron emission yield (SEY) from space materials provided an immense know-how to VSC, boosting his laboratory among best ones around the world in its field. His research on SEY from metals and dielectrics applied to space devices allows the scientific community and space industry to reduce the Multipactor threshold, increasing the power used in satellite communications. In 2016, RMS became an independent researcher obtaining a Senior Technician Researcher contract at the UV. RMS continues serving as lab’s principal investigator (PI) in the ESA/VSC European High Power Space Material Laboratory. Furthermore, he plays a crucial role in delivering cutting-edge research and technical support to the ESA/VSC European High Power Radio Frequency laboratory. Since 2015, he has published 8 peer-reviewed articles, 10 conference contributions and was involved in 7 competitive projects. Two of them, as PI, granted by the ESA to investigate the influence of charge on SEY from dielectric materials (one article under revision and other in preparation). In this area, he is also promoting and leading research collaborations with industry. Currently, he collaborates with NANOSTINE (Spanish industry) to reduce SEY using Ag/Au nanoparticles, and with other companies in outgassing and bake-out fields. Over his career, RMS has supervised 16 early career researchers and undergraduate students, some of them have performed their Ph.D. in prestigious research centres, such as CERN or the Nano-Photonics Technology Centre (NTC) at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV). RMS has participated as a scientific committee member in four MULCOPIM conference issues about Multipactor and SEY. He has developed an ambitious outreach work with over 9 contributions, including dissemination of science for the general public, 1 outreach article and a book, and has participated in initiatives to eliminate discrimination against women in science (Collaborations with 11Febrero initiative or participating in Hortensia Roig’s grant to promote STEM among young girls).

Bachelor's degree in Physical Sciences from the University of Valencia (1989). He began his research career in 1991 as an F.P.I. fellow, completing several pre-doctoral stays at the Groupe de Physique des Solides (GPS) at the University of Paris VI-VII, obtaining a PhD in Physical Sciences from the University of Valencia in 1995, with a doctoral thesis entitled “Preparation and characterization of superconducting thin films of the Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O system.” He then completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship (1996-1997) at the LURE synchrotron, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay (France), funded by a grant from the Ministry of Education and Science. During this stay, he reoriented his research towards high-pressure and high-temperature techniques (in structural, vibrational, optical, and transport measurements) for the study of semiconductors and oxides under pressure. He was an Assistant Professor between 1993 and 1998, an Associate Professor between 1998 and 2000, and since 2000 he has been a Full Professor in the Department of Applied Physics and Electromagnetism at the University of Valencia. He has six five-year periods of teaching experience.

He has published 80 articles in indexed journals (50 in Q1) with 2,333 citations, an average of 141 citations per year, and an h-index of 28. He has participated in 85 conference presentations. He has five years of research experience.

He has participated as a researcher in the research team in 18 funded research projects, including a CONSOLIDER Ingenio 2010 project (MALTA, High Pressure Materials) and three PROMETEO projects of the Generalitat Valenciana (Advanced Materials for Green Technologies, GREENMAT). In addition, he has developed five research projects for the National R&D&I Plan as Principal Investigator (four of them as coordinating researcher for coordinated projects), and has extensive experience (almost 30 years) as a user of European synchrotron radiation facilities (LURE, ESRF, DIAMOND, SOLEIL, and ALBA), mainly in X-ray diffraction techniques. One of the most relevant objectives of his current research work is the synthesis under high pressure and high temperature of new phases of materials with technological applications of interest in various fields. To this end, he has designed and assembled a high-pressure and high-temperature system using a large-volume Paris-Edinburgh press with automatic control of both pressure and temperature.

In terms of training activities, he has co-directed a doctoral thesis, three final degree projects, and two final master's projects. He has participated in four editions of the Spanish High Pressure School (two in Valencia, one in La Laguna, and one in Oviedo), aimed at doctoral students. He has also participated in three editions (2018, 2019, and 2022) of the Introduction to Materials Science Course, organized at the Institute of Materials Science of the University of Valencia (ICMUV) for third- and fourth-year students of Physics and Chemistry. He has also participated in seven doctoral thesis committees (four of them at Sorbonne University in Paris).

He has participated in the organization of two conferences: XLVI EHPRG Meeting, Valencia (2008) (International) and V National Meeting of the Association of Synchrotron Radiation Users of Spain (AUSE), Valencia (2011).

He has also held various academic management positions. He was secretary of the Department of Applied Physics and Electromagnetism for six years (2005-2011) and head of the same department for six years (2011-2017). He has also been coordinator of the Double Degree in Physics and Mathematics (2020-2024) and mobility coordinator for this double degree (2021-2024). Since April 2024, he has been secretary of the Faculty of Physics.

Javier Resta received his degree in Physics ("Licenciatura") from the University of Valencia (Spain) in 2001. Then, he moved to the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Germany) where, in 2003, he obtained a "Diplomarbeit" in Theoretical Nuclear Physics. In 2004, he was awarded with a doctoral fellowship from CERN. His PhD thesis was focused on the design and performance characterisation studies of nonlinear collimation systems for both circular (e.g. LHC) and future linear (e.g. CLIC) colliders.  After obtaining his PhD in Accelerator Physics with "Summa cum laude" from the University of Valencia in 2007, Dr Resta worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at different prestigious international institutions: John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science (JAI), Oxford University; the Instituto de Física Corpuscular (IFIC) under the umbrella of a "Juan de la Cierva" fellowship; and the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) in Tsukuba, Japan.

In 2014, Javier joined the University of Liverpool within the framework of a Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship for experienced researchers. He conducted Beam Physics research to better understand the Beam Dynamics in low energy antiproton and ion storage rings towards the performance optimisation of existing and new antimatter facilities. In 2017, Javier was promoted to the position of Research Coordinator and Deputy Leader of the Quantum Systems and advanced Accelerator Research (QUASAR) Group at the University of Liverpool and Cockcroft Institute. He has led a wide-ranging R&D portfolio, including advanced beam dynamics studies, beam diagnostics and novel particle acceleration techniques.

Since July 2020, Dr Resta is a Distinguished Researcher (CIDEGENT) at the Institute of Materials Science of the University of Valencia (ICMUV). He is currently leading an interdisciplinary project which aims to investigate novel particle acceleration techniques beyond current state-of-the-art, combining accelerator physics, solid-state physics and material science towards the design of ultra-compact particle accelerators and synchrotron light sources. Novel acceleration techniques based on nanostructures could revolutionise the design of future particle accelerators.

He is integrated in the unit of research of Optoelectronic Materials and Devices (UMDO) and is responsible for the Lowdim research line at the Materials Science Institute (ICMUV) of the University of Valencia, Spain. He received the B.S., and Ph.D. degrees in physics from the University of Valencia in 1992 and 1998, respectively. During his PhD, he performed two research stays at the Hahn-Meitner Institute of Berlin (Germany). After a postdoctoral stay (1999-2001) at the French-Spanish beamline at the LURE Synchrotron (France), he set up a research line devoted to the electronic characterization of materials by photoemission (UPS and XPS) at the Valencia University. In 2002, he becameAssociate Professor in the Department of Applied Physics and Electromagnetism, University of Valencia. During this period, he has also performed several research stays at SOLEIL Synchrotron (France), at University of California Berkeley (USA), and at Heriot-Watt University (UK). Currently, he is Full Professor in the Department of Applied Physics and Electromagnetism, University of Valencia. His current research interests include two-dimensional materials (layered semiconductors, topological insulators, and graphene), electronic and optoelectronic characterization of low-dimensional materials and related devices. Since September 2023, he is Director of the Department of Applied Physics and Electromagnetism.

Enrique Silvestre received the B.Sc. degree in Physics from the University of Valencia (1986), and the Ph.D. degree in Physics from the University of Valencia (1999), with Extraordinary Award. He is currently Full Professor of Optics in the Department of Optics and Optometry and Vision Sciences, and member of the Institute of Materials Science of the University of Valencia. He began his research activity in Optics and Photonics in 1995. In a postdoctoral stay (1999–2000), he was at the Department of Physics, University of Bath, U.K.

He has published 69 articles in indexed journals (46 in the first quartile of their respective categories), with 2794 citations and a h-index of 25 (WoS Core Collection).

His main research interests are focused in the field of waveguide theory and in the modeling and design of waveguides and fiber optics — in particular, photonic crystal fibers —, fiber lasers, optical microresonators, nonlinear effects in guiding systems, and optical coherence.

[Biography, english version]