The BCMaterials Foundation, Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures obtained the "HR Excellence in Research" distinction awarded by the European Commission to those research institutions that commit to implementing the HSR4R action plan.

This week Jon Pascual and Pablo Muñumer have joined our center as new post-doctoral and pre-doctoral researchers, respectively.

We are happy to receive Rajendra Kumar Reddy Gajjala as new post-doctoral researcher at our center. Dr. Gajjala joined the micro and nano-devices research line to reinforce the current work BCMaterials develops on biosensors for health applications. As an expert in interfaces and nanomaterials, he also will help developing materials and nanomaterials to improve charge transfer at electrode-electrolyte interfaces.

BCMaterials gives its warmest welcome to two new pre-doctoral researchers: Mahdi Gassara and Abdessamad El Adel.

Mahdi Gassara has a Degree in Chemistry from the University of Sfax (Tunisia). In 2020 got the Master of Inorganic Chemistry from the same university, where he worked since 2021 s research assistant in Chemistry. Mahdi joins BCMaterials to work on the development of lead free perovskites and their integration in solar cells along with Shahzada Ahmad, Ikerbasque Research Professor.

We want to congratulate Naveen Harindu, pre-doctoral researcher of BCMaterials, for becoming new doctor on 3rd March. Naveen made an excellent defense of his thesis entitled "Reliability Enhancement of Perovskite Solar Cells: Role of Low-Dimensional Materials for Interfacial Modifications". We are happy for Naveen after all these years of hard work. He has a bright future ahead. Congratulations, Naveen!!

We want to congratulate Ainara Valverde de Mingo, pre-doctoral researcher of BCMaterials, for becoming new doctor on 25th January. Ainara made an excellent defense of her thesis entitled "Metal-organic frameworks and their composites for water remediation". We are glad to see Ainara overcoming this turning point of every researcher career and we are sure that we will see her next steps forward soon. Congratulations, Ainara!!

BCMaterials has incorporated a new pre-doctoral researcher, Nerea Lete. Nerea obtained her degree in Electronic Engineering from the UPV / EHU and the Master's Degree in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology from the University of Barcelona. She is specialized in manufacturing microfluidic platforms with built-in magnetic sensors. At BCMaterials she will work together with Alfredo García, UPV / EHU Research Associate, on magnetotactic bacteria as nanobots for specific therapies against cancer.

Welcome Nerea!

We would like to welcome a new researcher at BCMaterials, Ignacio Mínguez Bacho, who joins our center as a Ramón y Cajal Fellow – Post-Doctoral Researcher. Graduated in Physics from the Universidad Autónoma of Madrid, he completed a Master's Degree in Nanostructured Materials at this institution.

BCMaterials has signed the adhesion agreement to the Basque Health Cluster, an association for the representation, promotion, coordination and defense of the interests of Basque companies and research centers linked to the biosciences and health sector. 

María Calles joined our center this month as pre-doctoral researcher. Calles, who earned her Chemistry degree at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain) and a Master Degree in Fine and Molecular Chemistry at Universidad de Murcia (Spain), will work with Viktor Petrenko and Roberto Fernández de Luis in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) development. More specifically, she will research in the framework of the NUETRONMOF project for creating advanced polymers composites based on Metal-Organic Frameworks for batteries and environmental applications.