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LOURDES GRACIA is Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry at the Universiy of Valence from 2020. Her research is in the field of theoretical and computational chemistry, particularly the study of structural, electronic and optical properties as well as the mechanisms of nucleation and growth processes of metal filaments in perovskite (ABO₃), scheelite (ABO₄), A2O₃, A₂BO₄ and A₃BO₄ compounds based materials. In addition, theoretical studies of induced phase transitions in these compounds by means of pressure, temperature and doping. She has a recently stay at University Bernardo O'Higgins of Chile (July 2024). She has been visiting collaborator Prof. E. Longo at the Federal University of Sao Carlos (LIEC-CDMF) from Brazil in 2013-2015 (Latin American Young Professors Research Scholarships-Santander Universities). Previously, she had some stays at the Università degli Studi di Pisa (Italy), collaborating with Prof. B. Mennucci. (10/11/2009 - 11/12/2009) and at LCT Laboratoire at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie of Paris (09/15/2003 - 11/15/2003 and 03/01/2005 - 03/30/2005) collaborating with prof. M. Calatayud.

Lourdes Gracia is the co-author of more than one hundred publications in international scientific journals of high impact, seven book chapters and regularly participates in international congresses, universities and research institutions around the world. Her works have received more than 5818 citations and her h-index is 48 according to Google Scholar (or 4540 citations and h-index of 42 according to Scopus). She has participated in 7 Projects of Research of the national R+D+i plan and in 8 of the autonomous area. She has supervised 3 Doctoral Theses and she has been recognized for 4 six-year periods of research activity (2001-2024) by ANECA.