J.R. Galan-Mascaros received a PhD from University of Valencia under the supervision of Prof. E. Coronado (1999). Between 1999 and 2002 JR was post-doctoral researcher at Texas A&M University working with Prof. Kim R. Dunbar. In 2002 joined ICMOL (U. de Valencia) as Ramón y Cajal Fellow. In 2009, Galan-Mascaros took a position at ICIQ, where currently leads a research group focused on future applications of inorganic materials for Renewable Energies and sustainable chemistry. In september 2010 he became ICREA Research Professor. Galan-Mascaros has received several awards, including the Excellence in Research Award by the RSEQ (2019), the Olivier Kahn International Award (2008) and an ERC Starting Grant (2012-2016). JR has been coordinator of several European collaborative projects: the H2020-FETPROACT A-LEAF (2017-2021) and the HORIZON-EIC-2022-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01 SUPERVAL (2024-2026).
Research interests
Our research team is devoted to the development of alternative inorganic materials with the desired chemical and physical properties for applications in the fields of Renewable energy and circular economy. In Renewable Energies, we are working in the development of stable, efficient and low-cost new catalysts and platforms for the production of solar fuels. In Materials Sciences, we are designing new materials and processess for viable carbon capture and utilization.
Selected publications
- Capelo-Avilés S, de Oliveira RT, Stampino IIG, Gispert-Guirado F, Casals-Terré A, Giancola S & Galán-Mascarós JR 2024, 'A thorough assessment of mineral carbonation of steel slag and refractory waste', Journal of CO2 Utilization 82, 102770.
- Pastor E, Lian Z, Xia L, Ecija D, Galan-Mascaros JR, Barja S, Giménez S, Arbiol J, López N & García de Arquer FP 2024 'Complementary probes for the electrochemical interface', Nature Reviews Chemistry 8, 159-178.
- Koo YS & Galan-Mascaros JR 2024 'Memory effect in ferroelectric polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) films via spin crossover probes' Dalton Transactions 53, 7590-7595.
- Manna F, Oggianu M, Galán-Mascarós JR, Pop F, Le Guennic B, Mercuri ML & Avarvari N 2024, 'Tuning the slow magnetic relaxation with the substituents in anilate bridged bis(dysprosium) complexes', Dalton Transactions 53, 8369-8381.
- Alsharabasy AM, Cherukaraveedu D, Warneke J, Warneke Z, Galan-Mascaros JR, Glynn SA, Farras P & Pandit A 2024, 'Facile Synthesis of Hemin Derivatives with Modulated Aggregation Behaviour and Enhanced Nitric-Oxide Scavenging Properties as New Therapeutics for Breast Cancer', Small Science 4, 2400237.
- Moss B, Svane KL, Nieto-Castro D, Rao RR, Scott SB, Tseng C, Sachs M, Pennathur A, Liang C, Oldham LI, Mazzolini E, Jurado L, Sankar G, Parry S, Celorrio V, Dawlaty JM, Rossmeisl J, Galan-Mascaros JR, Stephens IEL & Durrant JR 2024 'Cooperative effects drive water oxidation catalysis in cobalt electro catalysts through the destabilisation of intermediates' Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 146, pp 8915-8927.