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ALMORA BARRIOS, NEYVIS |
Departamento de Química Física, Edificio E, 3ª planta, Despacho 5323, Universitad de Valencia Carrer del Doctor Moliner, 50, 46100 Burjassot (Spain) 44333 |
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BARTUAL MURGUI, CARLOS |
Departament de Química-Física, Edifici E (Despatx 5312), Facultat de Química 44003 |
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Carlos Bartual's research focuses on the design, synthesis, and micro-/nano-structuring of advanced materials for technological applications in energy storage, memory devices, and chemical sensors. He has developed a new family of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with multifunctional properties, such as magnetism, porosity, and fluorescence, which have significant potential for ultrasensitive chemical sensors. One of his most notable works includes the synthesis of the MOF {Fe(bpac)[M(CN)4]}, which changes its spin state upon moisture absorption, making it an effective humidity sensor at room temperature. Carlos obtained his degree in Chemistry from the University of Valencia in 2007 and defended his doctoral thesis in 2010 through a cotutelle program between the University of Toulouse (LCC-CNRS) and the University of Valencia (ICMol). Following his doctorate, he conducted his first postdoctoral research at CNRS in Toulouse and Montpellier (France) from 2011 to 2014, where he collaborated with Innopsys company on a microarray scanner for pollutant detection and contributed to the INNODIAG project for early breast cancer detection. He then worked at the University of Zaragoza (Spain) from 2014, at the University of Barcelona from January 2015 to July 2016, and subsequently at the University of Valencia from September 2016, where he joined the SMOLMAT group as a Senior Researcher. Carlos has developed high-quality MOF thin films, facilitating their integration into real devices and paving the way for industrial applications. His recent work focuses on smart materials with properties such as chirality, conductivity, and fluorescence, achieving significant results in materials chemistry. He has published 46 high-impact research articles, of which 39 are in top-tier Q1 journals. He has served as corresponding author on 19 of these publications and has actively participated in major international conferences. Throughout his career, Carlos has co-supervised several PhD students and has taught over 450 hours of theoretical and practical chemistry courses at the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Valencia. Since December 2023, he has served as Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Chemistry at the same institution. |
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CARDONA SERRA, SALVADOR JOSE |
Facultad de Química, Departamento de Química Física, Edificio F, 4a planta, despacho 027 (9635) 44155 |
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Salvador Cardona (Assistant Professor of Physical Chemistry) completed his doctorate at the University of Valencia based on the theoretical-experimental study of molecular magnets based on polyoxometalates. After completing his PhD, he obtained a postdoctoral fellowship with the medium-term goal of developing new materials for molecular spintronic applications under the supervision of prof. S. Sanvito at Trinity College Dublin (TCD). His reintegration into the UV was carried out within an ERC-CoG (DECRESIM) team for 13 months, until he obtained one of the three competitive 'Talent Attraction' scholarships from the Campus of International Excellence and a 'Juan de la Cierva' from MINECO. In 2023 he was selected for a prestigious Ramon y Cajal contract, and is currently stabilized through a teaching contract as Assistant Professor Doctor in the Department of Physical Chemistry of the Universitat de València. Salvador Cardona-Serra has been co-author of more than 40 Q1 publications in Chemistry, Physics and Materials Science, being the first author in several of them. His work has received more than 2,200 citations, and has an h-index of 23. |
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CULEBRAS RUBIO, MARIO |
(9635) 43938 |
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Mario Culebras, PhD in Chemistry obtained at the University of Valencia (2017). Mario Culebras currently works as lecturer in the physical chemistry department at the University of Valencia. He is also part of the Institute of Material Science at the University of Valencia where he is doing research focused on the recovery of biomass residues to produce advanced nanomaterials, publishing more than 70 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 9 patents, 4 book chapters and presenting more than 43 papers at renowned international conferences. In addition, he works on several national and international research projects, being the principal investigator of several of them. |
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FRANCES MONERRIS, ANTONIO |
0034 963544404 |
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Antonio Francés Monerris graduated from the University of Valencia in 2009. In 2011 he completed his Master's studies in Organic Chemistry at the Universitat Politècnica de València, where he did a research stay in a pharmaceutical company. That same year he began his PhD Thesis in computational chemistry at the Institute of Molecular Science (UV) under the supervision of Dr. Daniel Roca Sanjuán and Dr. Manuela Merchán in the QCEXVAL (Quantum Chemistry of the Excited State of Valencia) group. The Doctoral Thesis project studied the fundamental principles of chemical and photochemical damage to the nitrogenous bases of DNA through the use of sophisticated ab initio (from first principles) theoretical tools. In 2014, he did a stay at the University of Uppsala (Sweden) supervised by Prof. Roland Lindh, where he studied chemiluminescent reactions. In 2017, Dr. Francés began his postdoctoral stage in Nancy (France) with Prof. Antonio Monari. He was recognized as a "High Level Researcher" by the regional government "Région Grand Est". In 2019 he won the APOSTD competitive postdoctoral contract funded by the Generalitat Valenciana, to work with Professors Antonio Monari (Nancy, France) and Iñaki Tuñón (Valencia). During nearly 3.5 years of post-doctorate in France, Dr. Francés conducted state-of-the-art studies related to excited state non-adiabatic dynamics and advanced QM/MM hybrid simulations of biological systems. Antonio's return to Valencia was consolidated in 2021 with the granting of a Juan de la Cierva contract (reincorporation) financed by the Ministry of Science and Innovation, to investigate the Department of Physical Chemistry of the UV with Prof. Iñaki Tuñón. Later, he rejoined the QCEXVAL group as Assistant Professor. Dr. Francés is Principal Investigator of a national project that designs and studies light-induced anticancer therapy mechanisms based on new generation compounds. |
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