Center of Excellence

Organisation

Direction

  • Xavier Obradors - Director
  • Maria Rosa Palacín – Deputy Director
  • Riccardo Rurali – Deputy Director
  • Joan Ricard Ibáñez – General Manager
  • Marta Vendrell / Minerva Estruch – Executive Assistant

General Services

Information Technology

  • Joan Figuerola – Head of IT Service
  • Ángel Elbaz – IT Support Staff
  • Javier Rubio – Systems and Users Support
  • Albert Moreno – IT Support Staff
  • José Antonio Gómez – Webmaster

Maintenance & Safety

  • Oriol Sabater – Head of Maintenance
  • José Manuel Rodriguez – Maintenance Support Staff
  • José Ángel Algar – Maintenance Support Staff

Library & Documentation

  • Alejandro Santos Botana – Librarian & Documentalist

Strategic Managing Unit

  • Montse Salas – Project Manager
  • Laura Cabana - Project Manager
  • Christopher Albornoz Project Manager

Knowledge Transfer Unit

  • Susana Garelik – Technology Transfer Officer
  • Alfonso del Rey - Technology Transfer Officer
  • Luís Sedano - Technology Transfer Officer

Communication & Outreach

  • Anna May Masnou – Communication & Outreach Officer
  • Artur Martínez Communication & Outreach Technician

Administration

  • Joan Ricard Ibáñez General Manager 
  • Rebeca Herrera – Accounting
  • Maribel Contreras – Accounting
  • Anna Fernández – Accounting
  • Mª del Mar Astillero – Accounting
  • María Rivera – Travel
  • José Ángel Burriel – Projects
  • Antonio Miguel Socías – Purchases
  • Joan Renau - Purchases
  • Pietat Sierra Vela – Human Resources
  • Sonia Roldán – Human Resources
  • María Jesús Suárez López – Accounting

Scientific Platform Units

Low temperature and magnetometry lab

  • Bernat Bozzo Senior Technician
  • Ferran Vallés – Technician
  • Benjamín Martínez – Scientist in charge

Spectroscopic techniques

  • Vega Lloveras – Technician
  • José Vidal – Scientist in charge

Thermal Analysis

  • Roberta Ceravola – Technician
  • Julio Fraile – Technician
  • Amparo Fuertes – Scientist in charge
  • Concepció Rovira – Scientist in charge

BSL-2 Type Biological Laboratory (ICN2/ICMAB)

  • Míriam de Miguel  Technician
  • Imma Ratera – Scientist in charge
  • Anna Roig – Scientist in charge
  • José Antonio Garrido (ICN2) – Scientist in charge

Nanoquim Platform

  • Neus Romà – Senior Technician
  • Luigi Morrone – Technician
  • Marta Riba – Technician
  • Teresa Puig – Scientist in charge

Thin films growth

  • Raúl Solanas - Senior Technician
  • Florencio Sánchez – Scientist in charge
  • Mengdi Qian

X-Ray Diffraction

  • Anna Crespi  Senior Technician
  • Javier Campos Technician
  • Joan Esquius – Research Assistant
  • Jordi Rius – Scientist in charge

Scanning and transmission electron microscopy

  • Ana Esther Carrillo – Junior Technician
  • Judith Oró – Junior Technician
  • Lluís Balcells – Scientist in charge

Soft materials preparation and characterization

  • Amable Bernabé – Research Assistant
  • David Piña – Technician
  • Ivan Martínez – Junior Technician
  • Nora Ventosa – Scientist in charge

Scanning probe microscopy

  • Andrés Gómez – Senior Technician
  • Maite Simón – Research Assistant
  • Martí Gich – Scientist in charge

Research Units

The scientists at ICMAB are integrated in nine Research Units, which may be formed by one Research Group or more. More information of the groups and principal investigators (PI) can be found here.

Advanced Structural and Functional Characterization

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

  • Prof. Elies Molins - Research Professor
  • Prof. Carles Miravitlles - Research Professor
  • Prof. Jordi Rius - Research Professor
  • Dr. Xabier Mikel Turrillas – Tenured Scientist at ALBA Synchrotron
  • Joana Martínez – Laboratory Support Staff
  • Dr. Ignasi Mata – Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Mónica Benito – Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Raúl Espinal – Postdoctoral fellow

CMEOS: Crystallography of Magnetic and Electronic Oxides and Surfaces

  • Prof. José Luis García-Muñoz - Research Professor
  • Dr. Xavier Torrelles - Research Scientist
  • Dr. Javier Herrero Martín – Collaborator (ALBA)
  • Dr. Vassil Skumryev – Collaborator (UAB, ICREA)
  • Xiaodong Zhang – Graduate Researcher
  • Arnau Romaguera – Graduate Researcher
  • Adrián Crespo Villanueva – Graduate Researcher

Smart Molecular Inorganic and Hybrid Materials

NN: Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites Group

  • Prof. Anna Roig – Research Professor
  • Dr. Martí Gich – Tenured Scientist
  • Dr. Anna Laromaine – Tenured Scientist
  • Dr. Nico Dix  Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Vinod Vk Thalakkatukalathil Postdoctoral Researcher 
  • Irene Anton Sales – PhD Researcher
  • Wenchao Duan – PhD Researcher
  • Jan Grezlack – PhD Researcher
  • Nanthilde Malandain – PhD Researcher
  • Amanda Muñoz Juan – PhD Researcher
  • Soledad Roig – PhD  Researcher
  • Sumithra Srinivasan – PhD Researcher
  • Miquel Torras – PhD Researcher
  • Yajie Zhang – PhD Researcher
  • Naureen Khanam – PhD Researcher
  • Ma Zheng – PhD Researcher
  • Darla Mare  Master Student
  • Cristina Mira  Master Student
  • Thomas Meslier  Master Student
  • Marc Cervantes – Master Student
  • Nerea Murugarren – Master Student
  • Andrea Stephany – Master Student
  • Rosa Puga – Project Manager

LMI: Inorganic Materials & Catalysis Laboratory

  • Prof. Francesc Teixidor Research Professor
  • Prof. Clara Viñas Teixidor Research Professor
  • Dr. Rosario Núñez Aguilera Research Scientist
  • Dr. José Giner Planas Tenured Scientist
  • Jordi Cortés – Laboratory Technician
  • Dr. Maria Jose Mostazo – Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Ana Begoña Buades PhD Researcher
  • Isabel Guerrero Troyano PhD Researcher
  • Joan Soldevila  PhD Researcher
  • Jewel Ann Maria Xavier  PhD Researcher
  • Lei Gan  PhD Researcher
  • Miquel Nuez i Martínez  PhD Researcher
  • Sohini Sinha  PhD Researcher
  • Zhen Li  PhD Researcher
  • Ruben Rodríguez Madrid – Undergraduate Student

Molecular Nanoscience and Organic Materials (NANOMOL)

  • Prof. Jaume Veciana - Research Professor
  • Prof. Concepció Rovira - Research Professor
  • Dr. José Vidal - Tenured Scientist
  • Dr. Nora Ventosa - Research Scientist
  • Dr. Elena Laukhina - CIBER Researcher
  • Dr. Marta Mas-Torrent - Research Scientist
  • Dr. Imma Ratera - Tenured Scientist
  • Dr. Núria Crivillers - Tenured Scientist
  • Dr. Judith Guasch - Ramon y Cajal Researcher
  • Dr. Mª Pilar Elías - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Elisabet González - CIBER- Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Mariana Köber - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Francesca Leonardi - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Primariano di Mauro - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Paula Mayorga - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. José Muñoz - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Raphael Pfattner - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Tommaso Salzillo - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Nathaly Segovia - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Jufdit Morlá - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Ariadna Boloix - PhD Researcher
  • Dolores Bueno - PhD Researcher
  • Aída Carreño - PhD Researcher
  • Nerea González - PhD Researcher
  • Jinghai Li - PhD Researcher
  • Marc Martínez - PhD Researcher
  • Eduardo Pérez - PhD Researcher
  • Simona Ricci - PhD Researcher
  • Jesus Alejandro de Sousa Rodriguez - PhD Researcher
  • Adrián Tamayo - PhD Researcher
  • Inés Temiño - PhD Researcher
  • Judit Tomsen - PhD Researcher
  • Guillem Vargas - PhD Researcher
  • Qioaming Zhang - PhD Researcher
  • Songbai Zhang - PhD Researcher
  • Lidia Ballell - PhD Researcher
  • Roberto Fabião Santos Abreu - PhD Researcher
  • José Ignacio Catalan  - PhD Researcher
  • Ángel Campos - PhD Researcher
  • Amable Bernabé - Technical Staff
  • Ramón González - Technical Staff
  • Arnau Jaumandreu - Technical Staff
  • David Piña - Technical Staff
  • Dr. Vega Lloveras - Technical Staff
  • Albert Revuelta - Technical Staff
  • Xavier Rodríguez - Technical Staff

Magnetic Materials and Functional Oxides

MULFOX: Laboratory of Multifunctional Thin Films and Complex Structures

  • Prof. Josep Fontcuberta - Research Professor
  • Dr. Lourdes Fàbrega - Tenured Scientist
  • Dr. Florencio Sánchez - Tenured Scientist
  • Dr. Gervasi Herranz - Tenured Scientist
  • Dr. Vassil Skumryev - ICREA Research Professor – UAB
  • Dr. Mikko Kataja - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Ferran Macià - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Ignasi Fina - Postdoctoral Researcher (Ramon y Cajal)
  • Tingfeng Song - PhD Researcher
  • Yunwei Sheng - PhD Researcher
  • Xiao Long - PhD Researcher
  • Milena Sulzbach - PhD Researcher
  • Mathieu Mirjolet - PhD Researcher
  • Yu Chen - PhD Researcher
  • Saul Estandía - PhD Researcher
  • Jiahui Jia - PhD Researcher
  • Manel Mas Martí - PhD Researcher
  • Tetiana Zakusylo - Master Student
  • Clemens Lindermeir - Undergraduate Student
  • Francisco Fernández Comino - Undergraduate Student
  • Roger Silvestre - Undergraduate Student
  • Hector Fernández - Undergraduate Student

ACNM: Advanced Characterisation and Nanostructured Materials

  • Prof. Benjamín Martínez - Research Professor
  • Dr. Lluís Balcells - Research Scientist
  • Dr. Felip Sandiumenge - Research Scientist
  • Dr. Carlos Frontera - Tenured Scientist
  • Dr. Alberto Pomar - Tenured Scientist
  • Sergi Martín - PhD Researcher
  • Mónica Bernal - PhD Researcher
  • Víctor Fuentes - PhD Researcher

Nanostructured Materials for Optoelectronics and Energy Harvesting

LASER: Laser Processing Group

  • Dr. Ángel Pérez del Pino - Tenured Scientist
  • Dr. Enikö György - Tenured Scientist
  • Dr. Yasmín Esqueda - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Pablo García Lebière - PhD Researcher
  • Maroua Omezzine - Master Student
  • Alifhers Salim Mestra - PhD Researcher
  • Nabil Abomailek - Undergraduate Student
  • Carlos García - Undergraduate Student
  • Roger Morales - Undergraduate Student
  • Eleonor Artot - Undergraduate Student
  • Anna Bertomeu - Undergraduate Student

NANOPTO: Nanostructured Materials for Optoelectronics and Energy Generation

  • Dr. Maria Isabel Alonso - Research Scientist
  • Dr. Mariano Campoy-Quiles - Research Scientist
  • Dr. Miquel Garriga - Research Scientist
  • Dr. Alejandro R. Goñi - ICREA Research Professor
  • Dr. Agustín Mihi - Tenured Scientist
  • Dr. Sebastián Reparaz - Tenured Scientist
  • Dr. Valentina Belova - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Laura Ciammaruchi - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Bernhard Dörling - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Juan Luis Garcia-Pomar - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Nicolás Pasarelli - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Aleksandr Perevedentsev - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Luis Alberto Pérez - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Leonardo Scarabelli - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Ivan Álvarez Corzo - Project Researcher
  • Rana Adel Mohamed - PhD Researcher
  • Miquel Casademont - PhD Researcher
  • Camilla Dore - PhD Researcher
  • Adrián Francisco López - PhD Researcher
  • Martí Gibert Roca - PhD Researcher
  • Mayte Gómez-Castaño - PhD Researcher
  • Albert Harillo - PhD Researcher
  • Jinhui Hu - PhD Researcher
  • José Piers Jurado - PhD Researcher
  • Minghua Kong - PhD Researcher
  • Cristiano Matricardi - PhD Researcher
  • Jose Mendoza Carreño - PhD Researcher
  • Pau Molet - PhD Researcher
  • Enrique Pascual San José - PhD Researcher
  • Xabier Rodriguez Martínez - PhD Researcher
  • Kai Xu - PhD Researcher
  • Osnat Zapata-Arteaga - PhD Researcher
  • Carmen del Pino - Master Student
  • Emna Gnnena - PhD Researcher 

Solid State Chemistry

  • Prof. Amparo Fuertes - Research Professor
  • Prof. M. Rosa Palacín - Research Professor
  • Prof. Nieves Casañ-Pastor - Research Professor
  • Prof. Concepción Domingo - Research Professor
  • Dr. Gerard Tobias - Research Scientist
  • Dr. Dino Tonti - Tenured Scientist
  • Dr. Ana Mª López - Tenured Scientist
  • Dr. Alexandre Ponrouch - Tenured Scientist
  • Julio Fraile - Technical Staff
  • Dr. Stefania Sandoval - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Deyana Stoytcheva - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. María Soria - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Ashley Black - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Damien Monti - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Rafael Trocoli - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Charlotte Bodin - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Laura Rodríguez - PhD Researcher
  • Alejandro Borrás - PhD Researcher
  • Eulalia Pujades - PhD Researcher
  • Marina Llenas - PhD Researcher
  • Martà Kubovics - PhD Researcher
  •  Laura Fuentes - PhD Researcher
  • Albert Rosado Morente - PhD Researcher
  • Jhonatan Ricardo Guarín Romero - PhD Researcher
  • Juan Forero - PhD Researcher
  • Wenhai Wang - PhD Researcher
  • Raphaelle Houdeville - PhD Researcher
  • Celia Martínez - PhD Researcher
  • Manuel Altabas - PhD Researcher
  • Antonio Miguel Socias - Laboratory Technician
  • Marta Florensa - Project Researcher

Superconducting Materials and Large Scale Nanostructures

  • Prof. Teresa Puig - Research Professor
  • Prof. Xavier Obradors - Research Professor
  • Dr. Narcís Mestres - Research Scientist
  • Dr. Xavier Granados - Tenured Scientist
  • Dr. Anna Palau - Tenured Scientist
  • Dr. Susagna Ricart - Tenured Scientist
  • Dr. Mariona Coll - Tenured Scientist
  • Dr. Joffre Gutiérrez - Tenured Scientist
  • Dr. Jaume Gázquez  - Tenured Researcher
  • Dr. Cornelia Pop - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Max Sieger - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Albert Queraltó - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Kapil Gupta - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Flavio Pino - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Roxana Vlad - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Silvia Rasi - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Prof. Marcelo Azevedes - Sabatical Professor
  • Mariona de Palau - Lab Engineer
  • Joshua Bailo - Lab Technician
  • Dr. Mar Tristany - Project Manager
  • Júlia Jareño - PhD Researcher
  • Juri Banchewski - PhD Researcher
  • Alejandro Fernández - PhD Researcher
  • Pengmei Yu - PhD Researcher
  • Hailin Wang - PhD Researcher
  • Artur Romanov - PhD Researcher
  • Pedro Barusco - PhD Researcher
  • Adrià Pacheco - PhD Researcher
  • Pamela Machado - PhD Researcher
  • Jordi Alcalà - PhD Researcher
  • Diana García - PhD Researcher
  • Lavinia Saltarelli - PhD Researcher
  • Guilherme Telles - PhD Researcher
  • Natalia Chamorro - PhD Researcher
  • Pol Sallès - PhD Researcher
  • Aleix Barrera - PhD Researcher

Materials Theory and Simulation

LEEM: Laboratory of Electronic Structure of Materials

  • Prof. Enric Canadell - Research Professor
  • Dr. Alberto García - Research Scientist
  • Dr. Riccardo Rurali - Tenured Scientist
  • Dr. Massimiliano Stengel - ICREA Research Professor
  • Dr. Miquel Royo - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Madhura Marathe - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Konstantin Shapovalov - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Alexander Edström - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dr. Emanuele Bosoni - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Matteo Springolo - PhD Researcher
  • Asier Zabalo - PhD Researcher
  • Vladimir Dikan - PhD Researcher

SOFTMATTER: Soft Matter Theory Group

  • Dr. Jordi Faraudo - Tenured Scientist
  • Dr. David Malaspina - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Dalinda Quingatuña - PhD researcher

Functional Surfaces and Interfaces

SURFACES: Group of Physical Chemistry of Surfaces and Interfaces

  • Dr. Esther Barrena - Tenured Scientist
  • Prof. Carmen Ocal - Research Professor
  • Dr. Albert Verdaguer - Tenured Scientist
  • Dr. Elzbieta Pach - Postdoctoral Researcher
  • Percy Rogger Palacios - PhD Researcher
  • Adara Babuji - PhD Researcher
  • Francesco Silvestri - PhD Researcher

FUNNANOSURF: Functional Nanomaterials and Surfaces

  • Dr. Núria Aliaga-Alcalde - ICREA Research Professor
  • Dr. Arántzazu González-Campo - Ramón y Cajal Researcher
  • Sandra Giraldo - PhD Researcher
  • Laura Rodríguez-Cid - PhD Researcher
  • Daniel Riba López - PhD Researcher
  • Teresa Cardona - PhD Researcher
  • Raquel Gimeno Muñoz - Master Student
  • Jordi González Clusellas - Undergraduate Student
  • Dr. Beltzane Garcia-Cirera - Project Manager
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