On June 3rd, we received a visit from members of the BCMaterials Local Advisory Committee, one of our center's advisory bodies on scientific matters. The purpose of the meeting was for the Committee to receive an update on the center's progress toward its 2021-2025 Strategic Plan objectives, to learn firsthand about different ongoing research projects, and to offer an assessment and suggestions to be taken into account when drafting the next Strategic Plan.

We would like to congratulate Orysia Zaremba for obtaining her PhDs in Materials Science and Technology from the UPV/EHU.

On May 27, Orysia made a brilliant defense of her thesis titled “Metal-Organic Framework Composites: Design, Synthesis and Applications”. The thesis was directed by Erlantz Lizundia and Stefan Wuttke.

Our warmest congratulations to Orysia and her thesis directors!

We would like to congratulate Amaia Zarandona Rodríguez for obtaining her PhDs in Materials Science and Technology from the UPV/EHU.

On May 22, Amaia made a brilliant defense of her thesis titled “BiSI-Based Catalysts for Water Remediation by Hybrid Advanced Oxidation Processes”. The thesis was directed by Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez and Qi Zhang.

Our warmest congratulations to Amaia and her thesis directors!

We are glad to welcome Pablo Docampo as new Ikerbasque Research Professor at BCMaterials.

The Marie Curie doctoral network "Track the Twin," in which BCMaterials is participating, is already underway. This project aims to enhance the long-term performance of quantum dots through the creation of digital twins. In addition to its strictly scientific objectives, "Track the Twin" seeks to train doctoral students from various countries in fields such as quantum dot synthesis, structural analysis, and computational materials science simulations, among others.

On April 1st, BCMaterials facilities held the center’s new Board of Trustees meeting. The Board reviewed BCMaterials overall situation and examined the results and activities reported in the 2024 Annual Report.

We would like to extend our sincere congratulations to pre-doctoral researchers Esraa Sewlam and Lía Campos Arias for obtaining their PhDs in Materials Science and Technology from the UPV/EHU.

We would like to welcome to our center two new pre-doctoral researchers: Masuma Suleymanova and Ana Gómez Simón, who will work in the computational materials science and active and smart materials research lines, respectively.

This week, BCMaterials sealed a new collaboration agreement in the field of research with the HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research in Hungary.

This agreement aims to promote the exchange of knowledge, scientists, and research between both institutions, including joint participation in research projects and the organization of scientific meetings.

We are happy to welcome Richard Schönlein as a new post-doctoral researcher at our center. Richard joins the Active and Smart Materials research line, where he will contribute to the design and fabrication of sustainable, biobased and bioresorbable piezoelectric devices for biomedical applications including energy harvesters, sensors and electroactive scaffolds.