Awards & Honours

FEMS Communication Award for Excellence in Materials Science & Engineering

July 2020

Prize of the Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS), awarded to young European scientists (under 40) who have distinguished themselves by their research work and ability to communicate effectively. See the news of the 3rd edition of this award in FEMS website.

Article in top 10 of Journal of Materials Chemistry

August 2018

Our review paper entitled “Multifunctional cellulose-paper for light harvesting and smart sensing applications” was considered by Journal of Materials Chemistry C to be in their top 10 publications of 2018, and featured as one of the content highlights in the journal promotional flyer.

IAAM Scientist Medal

March 2018

The International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) honored me with the prestigious IAAM Scientist Medal for the year 2018 due to: “outstanding contributions in the field of Advanced Energy Materials and Technology”. I received the award in the IAAM ceremony in the European Advanced Energy Materials and Technology Congress 2018 (Stockholm, Sweden).

NASA Tech Brief Award

February 2012

Attributed by NASA Inventions & Contributions Board due to the patented work entitled "Dielectrophoresis Field-Flow Fractionation (DEP-FFF) apparatus and application to enrichment and separation of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes - MSC-24368-1-PCT", performed in the R. Smalley Institute of Rice University.