February 26, 2020
Jess Wade is a physicist working on new materials for electronic devices in the UK. She started her studies at the Chelsea College of Art and Design, where she was trained in fine art, and in 2012 completed a master’s degree in physics at Imperial College London. She stayed there for her doctoral research – […]
February 24, 2020
High-performance computing (HPC) is one of the pillars accelerating scientific discoveries. From finding relevant new drugs for diseases to exploring new materials, HPC is pushing the boundaries of many fields of science and engineering, but most prominently Chemistry, Physics, Energy, Materials Science, Nanotechnology and Biochemistry. The volume of information that’s generated daily, coming from the […]
February 21, 2020
Jesús San José Orduna, PhD student under the supervision of Dr. Mónica H. Pérez Temprano (ICIQ), has defended his PhD thesis entitled “Trapping Elusive Cp*CoIII Metallacycles: Implications in C–H Functionalization Processes” (assigned to the Department of Analytical and Organic Chemistry of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili) publicly on February 21st at the ICIQ Auditorium. The […]
February 20, 2020
Marino Börjesson, PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Rubén Martín (ICIQ), has defended his PhD thesis entitled “Ni-Catalyzed Reductive Carboxylation Reactions with Carbon Dioxide” (assigned to the Department of Analytical Chemistry & Organic Chemistry of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili) publicly on February 20th at the ICIQ Auditorium. The members of the examining committee […]
February 18, 2020
Becoming an excellent researcher is no straight path. Aside from long hours, it usually includes working abroad – as did Marie Skłodowska-Curie herself. Intending to boost the careers of experienced postdoctoral researchers, the European Commission launched the Marie Sklodowska Curie Individual Fellowships (European and Global Fellowships) that allow researchers to work abroad for a 12 […]
February 18, 2020
Over 100 stakeholders – among which is ICIQ – of the Coordination and Support Actions (CSAs) SUNRISE and ENERGY-X gathered on February 5-6, 2020 in Brussels for the kick-off meeting of SUNERGY, a large-scale research and innovation (R&I) initiative in the area of fossil-free fuels and chemicals. Renewable energy experts from academia, industry and policy […]
February 14, 2020
Ángel L. Mudarra, PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Feliu Maseras (ICIQ) and Dr. Mónica H. Pérez-Temprano (ICIQ), has defended his PhD thesis entitled “Coinage Metal Complexes in C-C and C-N Bond-Forming Reactions” (assigned to the Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili) publicly on February 14th at the […]