Els ICREA

Els professors d'investigació ICREA formen una comunitat dinàmica de científics i investigadors de totes les àrees del coneixement, que contribueixen al progrés de la humanitat amb els seus estudis, interpretacions i preguntes. Entreu i descobriu-ne els increïbles descobriments i troballes:

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    Criska Kemper
    Kemper, Francisca
    Research Professor at
    Institut de Ciències de l'Espai (CSIC - ICE)
    Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
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    Research interests

    Ciska Kemper studies dust properties in order to understand the formation of dust in galaxies. In particular, she uses far-infrared and submillimeter observations of evolved stars and the interstellar medium of nearby galaxies to study the dust emissivity properties at these wavelengths, with the goal to improve on dust mass determinations at all redshifts. She also determines the mineralogical properties of silicate dust -- crystallinity, composition, nanocluster fraction -- in interstellar environments to follow dust formation and evolution.

    Key words

    astrophysical dust, infrared spectroscopy, submm/radio astronomy, astromineralogy, interstellar medium, silicates, nanoclusters

    ORCID

    : 0000-0003-2743-8240

    RESEARCHER ID

    : AAZ-8274-2020
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    Bahareh Khezri
    Khezri, Bahareh
    Research Professor at
    Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)
    Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
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    Research interests

    Her research focal point lies in the design and development of cutting-edge multifunctional materials, especially for vital energy-related applications such as water splitting and CO2 reduction. Her contributions in the field involve the precise tuning of photo/electrocatalyst properties to boost their efficacy and selectivity in chemical reactions. Her work revolves around engineering active sites and crafting intelligent nanomaterials, including biomass-derived carbon materials and MXene-based hybrids, with unique attributes. Her research ambitiously extends into the realm of synthetic micro/nanorobots with diverse applications in environmental and biomedical engineering. These tiny marvels offer pioneering solutions for pollution remediation and precise drug delivery. Her research is dedicated to addressing some of the most pressing challenges in materials science, with the overarching goal of ushering in a more sustainable and technologically advanced future.

    Key words

    Electrocatalysis, nanomaterials, energy conversion, nano/microrobots, environmental applications, biomedical applications, nanotechnology, CO2 conversion, electrosynthesis, green energy, suistainable chemistry, renewable chemicals, surface science.

    ORCID

    : 0000-0001-7910-4643

    RESEARCHER ID

    : E-2080-2011
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    Arjan Kleij
    Kleij, Arjan W.
    Research Professor at
    Institut Català d'Investigació Química (ICIQ)
    Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
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    Research interests

    The research of my group focuses on the valorization of small molecules (including CO2) into value-added chemicals and materials. We design new and more sustainable catalytic methods for their conversion and use in organic synthesis. We use homogeneous catalysis approaches based on metal complexes and/or organocatalysts, and investigate important process features such as catalyst recycling, energy/material efficiencies and overall selectivity/reactivity profiles. In all these endeavors, we wish to solve challenging stereoselective and enantioselective transformations including those focusing on the preparation of compounds featuring challenging quaternary stereocenters.

    Key words

    Small molecule valorization chemistry, homogeneous catalysis, stereo- and enantioselective synthesis, biopolymers

    ORCID

    : 0000-0002-7402-4764
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    Tess Knighton
    Knighton, Tess
    Research Professor at
    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
    Humanities
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    Research interests

    My research focuses on various interrelated aspects of music in the Iberian world in the long 16th century: music and ceremony; music in the urban context, including perspectives of sensory and emotional hiustory; the impact of music printing on the diffusion of musical repertory; and music historiography. Analysis of music and ceremony focuses on public display as well as private devotions; placing music in the context of court ceremonial reveals patterns of self-identity and image-making. Study of the urban musical experience of different social groups highlights the relationship between music and the institutional complex and urban societal interaction. The impact of music printing on the diffusion and accessibility of music is studied through extant inventories to reveal how European editions were transmitted to the centres of the book trade and the extent of musical literacy. Received ideas of Renaissance Iberian music are challenged and historiographical filters analyzed.

    Key words

    music history, musicology, cultural history

    ORCID

    : 0000-0002-8529-9376

    RESEARCHER ID

    : AAA-1117-2019
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    Meike Kölher
    Köhler, Meike
    Research Professor at
    Institut Català de Paleontologia (ICP)
    Life & Medical Sciences
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    Research interests

    - Life History Evolution and Evolution of Ageing and Longevity - Evolution of Body Size - Insularity and Evolution in Resource-limited Environments - Evolution of Brain and Nervous system

    Key words

    life history evolution, insularity, evolution of ageing, body size evolution, energy, bone and dental histology, mammals

    ORCID

    : 0000-0002-6816-6651
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    Gerasimos Konstantatos
    Konstantatos, Gerasimos
    Research Professor at
    Institut de Ciències Fotòniques (ICFO)
    Engineering Sciences
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    Research interests

    We employ advances in nanoscience and we transform them into nanotechnology in solving real-world problems that current technology cannot address or do so at an affordable cost for the benefit of the society. We are doing so by assembling a group of physicists, chemists and engineers to tackle complex, interdisciplinary problems. We focus on novel functional nanomaterials, nanostructures and devices for optoelectronics and renewable energy applications. Our main scope is on the development of low-cost, high-efficiency solar cells employing nanostructured materials of low toxicity and high abundance to address the TW challenge and on the development of hybrid 2-dimensional / 0-dimensional optoelectronic platforms for highly sensitive, low cost photodetectors in the visible and infrared part of spectrum covering a broad range of applications including night vision, remote sensing, environmental monitoring and biomedical and health monitoring. We also develop low cost ingrared light emitting diodes and lasers for on-chip spectrometry, structured illumination and silicon-photonics aplications.

    Key words

    optoelectronics, photodetectors, solar cells, quantum dots, nanophotonics

    ORCID

    : 0000-0001-7701-8127