Awards and Recognitions

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

• IV National Nanotechnology Award, 2025 promoted and sponsored by NOB166.

• GSD CULTURE AWARD 2024 awarded by Gredos San Diego, June 5th, 2024.

• Fellow of the Electrochemical Society (ECS) since 2023.

• Full Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Spain (Académico de número de la Real Academia de Ciencias Exáctas. Físicas y Naturales de España), since 2023.

• Appointment as Vice-President of the Senate of the Complutense University of Madrid, by Rectoral Decree 21/2022 of 20 June. Since 2022

• Medal and lectureship of the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (IOCB) of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS). May 2022.

• Member of the Scientific and Technical Committee (CCT) of the State Research Agency (AEI) since April 2021. (https://www.aei.gob.es/gl/node/5410).

• Spanish National Award in Chemistry “Enrique Moles” 2020 (Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovation).

• “Synergy Grant” (TOMATTO) from the European Research Council (ERC) in 2020 (Period of time 2021-2026).

• Ciamician-González Lectureship 2019 (Italian Chemical Society).

• President of COSCE (Confederation of the Scientific Societies of Spain) 2015-2019.

• Chair of the Scientific Committee of International Symposium on Novel Aromatics (ISNA) for the period 2017-2021.

• Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Materials Chemistry (A, B and C) of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK (2015-2019).

• Member of the Academia Europaea since 2018.

• ChemPubSoc Europe Fellow (now Chemistry Europe Fellow) since 2018.

• Doctor Honoris Causa by Castilla-La Mancha University (Spain) July 2016.

• “Elhuyar-Goldtsmith Award” 2015. Given annually by the German Chemical Society (GDCh).

• “Miguel Catalán Award” 2015. The most prestigious award from the Madrid Regional Govern, given to only one senior scientist from all areas each year.

• Corresponding Academic Member of the Academy of Sciences of Spain (Academia de Ciencias Exáctas. Físicas y Naturales de España), since 2015.

• Catalán-Sabatier Award in 2014 given by the Societè Française de Chimie.

• “Advanced Grant“ from the European Research Council (ERC) in 2012 (Period of time 2013-2019).

• Richard E. Smalley Award in 2013, given by the Electrochemical Society (USA).

• Alexander von Humboldt Award in 2013, given by the AvH Foundation in Germany. It is given by the President of Germany.

• EuCheMS Conference in 2012. Only one European scientist is distinguished with this award each year.

• Doctor Honoris Causa by La Havana University (Cuba) 2012.

• National Award Jaime I to the basic research given by Generalitat Valenciana, 2012. Given by the King of Spain, it is one of the most prestigious awards in Spain.

• Gold Medal and Research Award of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (RSEQ), 2012. The highest distinction given by the RSEQ.

• Vice-Director and co-founder member of the IMDEA-Nanoscience Institute of Madrid since its origin in 2007 (Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid).

• DuPont Award for Science, 2007.

• President of The Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (RSEQ), January 2006- January 2012.

• Vice-President of the Organic Chemistry Division of the RSEQ in 2001-2005.

• General Editor of Anales de Química, Period 2000-2005. Foundation of the new Anales de Química in 2001.

• Fellow of The Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), since 2005.

• Corresponding Academic Member of the Academia de Doctores de España, since 2006.

• Distinguished Professor by La Havana University (Cuba) 2000.

• Extraordinary PhD Award, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Academic course 1984 / 1985).

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