Francesc Illas#
| Membership Number: | 4449 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CHEMICAL SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2017 |
| Main Country of Residence: | SPAIN |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.ub.edu/cmsl/xino.html |
Present and Previous Positions
- 1992 to present Full Professor, Materials Science and Physical Chemistry , Chemistry Faculty, University of Barcelona
- 1986-1992 Associate Professor, Departament of Physical Chemistry, Chemistry Faculty, University of Barcelona
- 1989-1990 Research visitor at IBM Almaden Research Center, San José, California, US (on leave from University of Barcelona)
- 1984-1986 Associate Professor, Departament of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona
- 1982-1984 Associate Professor, Departament of Physical Chemistry, Chemistry Faculty of Tarragona, University of Barcelona
- 1979-1982 Assistant Professor, Departament of Physical Chemistry, Chemistry Faculty, University of Barcelona
Fields of Scholarship
- Computational Materials Science
- Molecular mechanisms in heterogeneous catalysis
- Magnetic coupling in ionic solids, inorganic complexes and organic radicals
- Quantum Chemistry
Honours and Awards
- 2015 ICREA Academia Award for Excellence in University Research spanning the 2016-2020 period
- 2009 Elected Fellow Member of the European Academy of Sciences
- 2009 ICREA Academia Award for Excellence in University Research spanning the 2010-2014 period
- 2004 Bruker Physical Chemistry Research Award of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry
- 2001 Distinguished Professor Mention for the University Research Promotion awarded by the Generalitat de Catalunya, Spain, spanning the 2002-2006 period
