Dr. Miquel Llunell
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- Physical Chemistry Department
- Facultat de Química
- Universitat de Barcelona
- Diagonal, 645
- 08028 Barcelona
- Spain
Miquel Llunell i Marí is presently associate professor in Physical Chemistry at the University of Barcelona where he is a member of the Electronic Structure and Symmetry Group. His actual research interests are mainly centered in the development and application of continuous symmetry measures to problems in structural chemistry as well as in the study of the molecular dynamics of molecular rotors and gears. Since 1996 he has been teaching different courses in the area of Physical Chemistry for graduate and undergraduate students in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Biochemistry.
Biography & Scientific Curriculum
- Birth: 1970 in Barcelona
Education
- 1988-1993: Chemistry Degree - Universitat de Barcelona
- 1994-1998: PdD thesis "Development of a computational code to studying the electronic structure of periodic systems using semiempirical methods” (advisor: Prof. Pere Alemany)
Positions
- 1996-2001: Teaching Assistant (Ajudante¡ LRU), Department of Physical Chemistry, UB
- 2003-2004: Assistant Professor (Professor Associat), Department of Physical Chemistry, UB
- 2004-2004: Postdoctoral Researcher, Material Science Institute of Barcelona, CSIC
- 2004-2009: Postdoctoral Researcher (Programa Ramón y Cajal), Department of Physical Chemistry, UB
- Since 2009: Associate Professor (Professor Titular), Department of Physical Chemistry, UB
Awards, Scholarships
- 1994-1996: PhD Grant (FPI) Catalan Government (Generalitat)
- 2000-2002: Postdoctoral Grant (FPI) Spanish Government. University of Torino, Italy - Prof. Roberto Dovesi
Scientific Stays
- 1995: Davy Faraday Research Laboratory of the Royal Institution of Great Britain, London (UK) - Prof. C.R.A. Catlow
- 1997: University of Oviedo (Spain) - Prof. Pablo Ordejón
- 2000: University of Torino, Turin (Italy) - Prof. Roberto Dovesi
- 2000-2002: University of Torino, Turin (Italy) - Prof. Roberto Dovesi
- 2001: Pierre and Marie Curie University, Paris (France) - Prof. Phillippe D’Arco
- 2003: University of Torino, Turin (Italy) - Prof. Roberto Dovesi
- 2004: Material Science Institute of Barcelona, CSIC (Spain) - Prof. Pablo Ordejón
Publications
- 38 scientific publications
- Total number of citations: 1.281
- Average per item: 36.6
- H-factor: 16
