Prof. Victor F. Puntes
Prof. Víctor F. Puntes’ work spans the full breadth of research on nanoparticles: synthesis, conjugation and characterisation of inorganic nanoparticles; study of their physicochemical properties; nanotoxicology and nanosafety; and a wide range of applications in different fields, including energy harvesting, catalysis, medicine and environment.
Prof. Puntes completed his undergraduate studies in chemical engineering and materials science at the Université Louis Pasteur Strasbourg (France) and the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona(UAB).
In 1998, he earned his PhD in physics from the Universitat de Barcelona (UB), working with Prof. Xavier Batlle and Prof. Amilcar Labarta on giant magnetoresistance in granular alloys. He then spent over three years at the University of California, Berkeley(USA) and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL, USA) working on the synthesis and control of nanostructures.
By the end of 2020, Víctor Puntes had 260 peer-reviewed publications and over 20,000 citations.
He is also well-known for his work in science communication to the general public, his industrial and commercial efforts, and his endeavours linking science and art.