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Actually, a scientific researcher should play very different roles, mainly if his work would have some social significance. As a scientist, he should make science and worry about his specialty and its progress; this usually means making basic science. He should also give support to public and private entities which develop their activity in sectors of his competency: hospitals, industries, laboratories, etc. He should work in a team, which implies an important effort in formation and qualification of technicians and graduates, who will finally enter in sectors where research is an important aspect. Scientific research today doesn’t have any sense if not performed in a global ambiance, and this also leads to establish and keep contacts around the world. A researcher should participate and give his opinion about the management of science, because he’s a main actor. Finally, society demands information about the scientific advancement, thus also supposes a divulgation task. In my scientific career I have tried to follow all the referred objectives that society demands to scientific researchers and, even if little is done about each one, finally represents a strong dedication. Of course, this can only be done if one enjoys himself by doing it.
My research task is centered on what the microscopic structure of materials means about its macroscopic behavior. This general objective rules along three research lines: i) Crystallographic studies by X-ray diffraction: obtaining precise electron densities and analysis of their topology, crystal structure, polymorph analysis, chemical bonding. ii) Studies on iron-containing materials by Mössbauer spectroscopy: magnetism of small particles and polynuclear complexes, instrumentation. iii) Studies on aerogels and related porous materials: preparation, characterization, properties and applications.
For instance, we have established links between the topology of the electron density and the chemical bond energetics and we are preparing materials useful as catalysts in liquid (for synthetic purposes) and gas phases (materials for energy). In this way, we have established relationships between the topology of the electron density and bonding energy, with special attention to chemical bonding. More recently, we have focused on exploring and exploiting the enormous possibilities offered by porous materials at the fundamental and applied levels (aerogels, cryogels). The low density and large specific surface of the open-pore materials turn them an excellent test-bed for exploring new properties. At the beginning, we studied their optical, mechanic and magnetic properties, focusing afterwards in the great results and possibilities afforded by porous materials as active supports for catalytic nano-objects. We also intend to introduce the control of the thermal transport at the nanoscale in thermal insulators with the aim to access to smaller thermal conductivities never observed before.
My involvement with the Asociación de Personal Investigador del CSIC (president) led me to collaborate with the World Federation of Scientific Workers as animator of the WG2 (climat, energy, oceans, water), being currently his co-president.
PhD student at the CSIC (1982-1986), Científico Titular (1986-1990), Investigador Científico (1990-2002), Research Professor (2002-).18 patents. 127 courses, conferences, chairs. 10 PhD mentored. 500 scientific publications. 13.000 citing articles. Most cited article 2585 citations; second, 1374.
Personal website: http://eliesmolins.com/news/ (in construction)
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MOLECULESno. 1 (2024): 47
Crystal growth & designno. 4 (2023): 2932-2940
The FASEB Journalno. S1 (2021)
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