With regard to indicators of his research career, Dr. Javier Vijande has achieved the maximum number of research merits possible in his field (three). He has supervised six doctoral theses, all of them awarded the distinction of Excellent cum laude. According to the Scopus database, he is the author of 183 publications, most of them in Q1 and Q2 journals, which have accumulated a total of 3,489 citations, with an h-index of 31. Concerning participation in scientific forums, he has been a regular contributor at both national and international conferences, averaging at least one or two international conferences per year, several of them as an invited plenary speaker. His activity is further complemented by numerous research stays at prestigious international institutions and by active collaborations with groups from various organizations.

At present, Dr. Vijande leads a research line focused on medical physics, specifically radiotherapy. He is the head of the Medical Physics Group at the University of Valencia (https://go.uv.es/javia/GIUV-IRIMED), specialized in the application of Monte Carlo simulations to radiotherapy systems, both internal (brachytherapy) and external (teletherapy), with the aim of conducting dosimetric studies in clinical scenarios. Beyond his scientific contributions, this research line has also fostered collaborations with leading companies in the field, resulting in prototypes that are currently commercialized (go.uv.es/javia/Elekta, www.esteya.com, go.uv.es/javia/Inserto, among others).

His international profile is reflected in his active participation in regulatory bodies and major professional societies, particularly the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) and the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO). Within the AAPM, he chaired the Working Group on Model-Based Dose Calculation Algorithms in Brachytherapy (2017-2023), of which he remains a member, alongside the Brachytherapy Subcommittee and the Brachytherapy Source Registry Working Group. Since 2024, he has chaired the Working Group on Brachytherapy Dosimetry. These groups are tasked with developing test cases to validate new dose-calculation algorithms in clinical practice, reviewing brachytherapy seeds submitted for inclusion in the AAPM Source Registry (a prerequisite for hospital use), and, more broadly, coordinating clinical practice in brachytherapy within the North American and European contexts.

Within ESTRO, Dr. Vijande is a member of the BRAchytherapy PHYsics Quality Assurance System (BRAPHYQS) working group, where he contributes to the development of European recommendations for calibration, traceability, and clinical use of brachytherapy sources, and serves as a representative in the ESTRO Physics Guidelines Sub-Group. In addition, he has been appointed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as an expert to collaborate in the program of the Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear (IPEN-CNEN/SP, São Paulo) entitled Ensuring High-Quality Production of Brachytherapy Sources for Cancer Treatment.

I hold a degree in Physics and a PhD in Physics (specializing in Astrophysics) from the University of Valencia (UV). During my doctoral studies, I completed research stays in England and Italy. After eight years of postdoctoral experience, divided between the Universities of Trieste and Valencia, I am currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at UV.

My research focuses on the field of Computational Cosmology and, in particular, on the analysis of the formation and evolution of galaxies and galaxy clusters. Around this main research line, I work on other closely related topics, such as the development of numerical methods for cosmology, the study of hydrodynamical processes and N-body simulations, the identification of dark matter halos, the large-scale structure of the Universe, the thermodynamics of the intracluster medium, cosmological shock waves, and the identification and characterization of cosmic voids.

In addition to my research activity, my teaching is mainly carried out in the Bachelor’s Degree in Physics and in the Master’s Degree in Advanced Physics at UV. I also undertake coordination and university management duties and frequently participate in outreach activities.

Associate Professor, Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Valencia (since 2003).
FPI predoctoral fellow (1991–95).
Doctorate and Extraordinary Doctorate Award in 1995, supervised by Professors F. Bosch Reig and P. Campins Falcó.
Marie Curie postdoctoral fellow at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, under the supervision of Professor D.L. Massart (1996–97).
Chemist at a frits and enamels company (1997–1998).
Senior Technician in Occupational Risk Prevention, specializing in Industrial Hygiene, from the UNED. Between 1998 and 2000, I worked as an industrial hygienist in an external prevention service and in the prevention service of a mutual insurance company for occupational accidents.
Rejoined the University of Valencia as an Assistant Professor in 2000.
My research has focused on several areas of analytical chemistry, in particular chemometrics, chromatography, sample preparation, and miniaturization, with applications in environmental, clinical, and industrial contexts. This work has been recognized with four six-year research periods (1992–2019). I have published 73 articles in indexed journals, 64% of which are in Q1 journals (31.5% in the first decile), with an h-index of 25 (Web of Science) and 26 (Scopus), and 9 book chapters.
My scientific activity includes 84 papers presented at national and international conferences.
Member of the scientific committee of the II and III Symposium on Industrial Hygiene, organized by the Government of Cantabria, in its 2022 and 2024 editions (I am collaborating in the IV edition in 2026).
Participation in 13 research projects funded by the Ministry of Science, 5 supported by the regional government, 1 by the CDTI, and 1 EU LIFE project, as well as 3 patents.
Principal investigator of a joint project between the University of Valencia and FISABIO (Foundation for the Promotion of Health Research, La Fe Hospital).

Throughout his academic career, Avelino Vicente has combined research with teaching and outreach, three facets that he considers fundamental. After completing his PhD at the University of Valencia in March 2011, he undertook a period of international mobility through postdoctoral positions in Würzburg (Germany), Orsay (France), and Liège (Belgium). In July 2015, he joined IFIC (CSIC–University of Valencia) as a postdoctoral researcher and held a Juan de la Cierva Incorporación fellowship during the period 2016–2017. Following a brief period employed as a Senior Research Fellow by the University of Valencia, he obtained a postdoctoral position within the framework of the FÍSICA SABOR project, of which he was the Principal Investigator. He subsequently held a Ramón y Cajal position at the University of Valencia from January 2020 to September 2024, after which he became a permanent lecturer at the same institution.

Throughout his research career, his work has been consistently oriented towards frontier topics in particle physics, exploring a wide variety of extensions of the Standard Model. He has published more than 60 research articles in high-impact, peer-reviewed international journals and has delivered talks at the most important conferences in his field, frequently as an invited speaker. In the INSPIRE database [http://inspirehep.net/author/profile/A.Vicente.1], which is commonly used in his research area, his publications had received a total of 4,688 citations as of 14 November 2025, with an h-index of 35. As a result of his scientific contributions, he has been awarded three six-year research periods ("sexenios") by ANECA. In 2023, he was granted the R3 certificate by the Spanish State Research Agency, recognising his status as an established researcher.

Since joining the University of Valencia as a Ramón y Cajal researcher, he has carried out teaching duties in the Bachelor's Degree in Physics, where he has taught the courses Calculus I and Quantum Physics Laboratory for several years. Since 2024, he has served as the degree coordinator. He is also a member of the monitoring committees for the Double Degrees in Physics and Mathematics and in Physics and Chemistry. He holds one five-year teaching evaluation period ("quinquenio"), corresponding to the period 2007–2020. He has supervised the PhD theses of Paulina Rocha Morán, defended at the University of Bonn (Germany) in August 2019, and Pablo Escribano, defended at the University of Valencia (Spain) in September 2023. He is currently supervising the PhD theses of Antonio Herrero-Brocal and Javier Pérez-Soler, both at the University of Valencia, with expected completion dates in 2026 and 2027, respectively. In addition, he has supervised numerous Bachelor's and Master's theses and is regularly invited as a lecturer at international schools aimed at doctoral students.

Finally, he also devotes a substantial portion of his time to outreach activities and has extensive experience in science communication across a wide range of formats.

Miriam Beneito Cambra has been an Associate Professor in the Department of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Valencia (UV) since 2023. She obtained her PhD in Chemistry from the UV in 2011, including a stay at the University of Vienna (Austria). Her doctoral thesis received the highest grade (“Excelente Cum Laude”) and the Extraordinary Doctorate Award (UV, 2013). She completed postdoctoral stays at the University of Jaén and the “École Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris” (Paris, France). Her research career is characterized by an evolution from the initial development of separation and characterization methodologies in chromatography and capillary electrophoresis to the consolidation of advanced approaches based on LC-MS/HRMS, with special emphasis on the optimization of ambient and plasma ionization sources (DBDI, LTP) and nanoflow strategies (nLC). Her research is primarily focused on the multi-residue analysis of pesticides, drugs, and other compounds of interest in complex matrices, especially food and vegetable oils.

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.