Josep Oliva

Chemical Engineering degree (1991) IQS, Barcelona. Chemistry Degree (1993) URL, Barcelona. PhD in Chemical Engineering (1994) IQS, Barcelona. PhD in Chemistry (1998) IQS-URL. Marie-Curie Postdoc (1997-1999) University of Bristol. Postdoc from Spanish Governement (1999-2002) Institute of Materials Sciences of Barcelona (CSIC). IBM/Löwdin Prize (2003) University of Florida (USA). Visiting Scientist (2002-2004) University of Bristol (UK). 2004- Titular Scientist (IQFR-CSIC). Teaching and scientific research experience Teaching activities at: University of Girona (1990-1991), Chemical Institute of Sarrià (URL), University of Bristol (UK), University of La Coruña (2004-2012). Scientific visits to Research Institutes: Institute of Computational Chemistry, University of Girona (1992-1995); Boreskov Institute of Catalysis (1993-1995), Novosibirsk, Russia; Quantum Theory Project (1995-2012), Florida, USA; University of Bristol (1996-1999), UK; Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1998), Brazil; National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (2003), Florida State University, USA; Argonne National Laboratory (2003, 2010), Illinois (USA); Texas A&M University (2005-2018), Galveston, Texas, USA; Heriot-Watt University (2008), Edinburgh, UK; Max-Planck Institut für Quanten Optik (2007-2012), Garching, Munich, Germany; Ernst Moritz Arndt Universität (2003, 2005-2007), Greifswald, Germany; Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) (2003), Zürich, Switzerland; Universität Duisburg (2003), Duisburg, Germany; Accelrys, Inc. (2003), San Diego, California, USA; Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences (2007), Prague, Czech Republic; University of Georgia (2007), Athens, Georgia, USA; Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences (2010-2012), Rez, Czech Republic. Research Lines - Electronic structure of matter: atoms, molecules and solids in their ground and excited states. - Boron Chemistry. - Applications of valence bond theory to electronic structure problems. - Electronic structure of polyhedral 3D heteroboranes and 2D boron chemistry. - Study of interactions between heteroboranes and biomolecules. Research Projects Participation in 20 research projects. Publications 110 indexed articles. 100 poster presentations and/or oral communications at National and International Congresses, Workshops and Symposiums. 2 articles in popular magazines. 5 book chapters. 4 conference abstract book (Editor). 1 Special Volume Editor (Molecules)