Prof. JR Galán-Mascarós
José Ramón Galán-Mascarós, born in Valencia in 1970, received his education in Chemistry at the University of Valencia (Spain) and Imperial College (London).
He received his PhD in 1999 at the University of Valencia with Prof. Eugenio Coronado in the chemistry and physical properties of hybrid organic-inorganic frameworks based on transition metal clusters and polymers.
Between 1999 and 2002 he performed a post-doctoral stay at Texas A&M University, College Station, working with Prof. Kim R. Dunbar in the development of molecule-based magnets and single-molecule magnets.
In 2002 Dr. Galán-Mascarós got a Ramón y Cajal Fellowship to join the Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (Valencia, Spain), where he worked in multifunctional materials with combination of physical properties.
In September 2009 he took a position at ICIQ, where he currently leads a research group focused on the synthesis, physical characterization and processing of transition-metal complexes of interest in Biology (metal-peptide interactions and models for protein active sites) and Materials Sciences (multifunctional molecular materials).
In september 2010, he became ICREA (Catalan Institution of Research and Advanced Studies) Research Professor.
J.R. Galán-Mascarós has received several awards including the Young Chemist Research Award (2002) of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry and the Olivier Kahn International Award (2008) of MAGMANet European Network of Excellence.
He has been awarded a European Research Council Starting Independent Researcher Grant (ERC Starting Grant) to develop his project “Building-up Chemical Complexity into Multifunctional Molecule-based Hybrid Materials” (CHEMCOMP).
About ICIQ
About the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ)
ICIQ is a public foundation dedicated to chemical research aimed at addressing global challenges such as the climate emergency and human health. Recognised with two Severo Ochoa Centers of Excellence accreditations since 2014, the centre hosts 250 researchers distributed across 19 research groups focused on sustainable catalysis, renewable energies, and decarbonization, as well as molecular medicine. These groups drive frontier research using both computational and experimental tools. ICIQ scientists have secured a total of 26 projects funded by the European Research Council (ERC), and nine of them are ICREA professors (Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies). Located in Tarragona, ICIQ works closely with industry to enhance its competitiveness, fostering the development of innovative applications and the training of qualified professionals. As a CERCA centre and a member of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), ICIQ is committed to sustainable and equitable development, open science, and the social impact of research. More information at www.iciq.cat © 2025. All rights reserved.
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