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Technological Independence

Interview with Guillermo Mínguez

In February, under the heading of Technological Independence, we will be considering the conflict of raw materials used in the energy transition: Alternatives between materials? New materials? Are there viable substitutes today? We are going to be able to understand the challenge of this change and see the different partial or total solutions to the problem.

And to help us to “think out the box” we can count on the vision of Guillermo Minguez, Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Valencia and director of the “Crystal Engineering Lab” group at the Institute of Molecular Science (ICMol). Together with our colleague, Claudia Vázquez, a blade engineer in our technology department, we will analyse the materials, alternatives and current research in search of more sustainable solutions.

Guillermo Mínguez

  • Guillermo is Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Valencia and director of the “Crystal Engineering Lab” group at the Institute of Molecular Science (ICMol). He is graduated in Chemical Sciences from the University of Seville in 2004 (“Extraordinary Prize” and “Second National Prize”) and obtained his PhD in 2007 from the University of Sheffield (UK) under the direction of Prof. Lee Brammer.

In 2008 he joined Prof. Eugenio Coronado’s group at ICMol, starting in molecular magnetism. After a year of training in this area, he started a new line of research combining his previous experience in crystal engineering and the knowledge acquired in magnetism, to develop magnetic coordination polymers with dynamic behaviour with the support of an “ERC-Consolidator” project.

Currently (2024) he is leading one of the strategic research lines (Metal-Organic Frameworks) of the María de Maeztu scientific programme as a guarantor researcher.

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