Los ICREA

Los catedráticos de investigación de ICREA forman una comunidad dinámica de científicos e investigadores de todas las áreas del conocimiento, que contribuyen al progreso de la humanidad con sus estudios, interpretaciones y cuestionamientos. Entre y descubra sus increíbles descubrimientos y hallazgos:

Ros Oton, Xavier

Universitat de Barcelona (UB)

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Ros Oton, Xavier
Research Professor at
Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
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Research interests

My research interests are on Partial Differential Equations (PDE), a vast and very active field of research in both pure and applied mathematics. PDE are used in essentially all sciences and engineering, and have important connections with several branches of pure mathematics. I work mainly on topics related to the regularity of solutions to nonlinear elliptic/parabolic PDE. This is one of the most basic and important question in PDE theory: to understand whether all solutions to a given PDE are smooth or if, instead, they may have singularities. Some of my main contributions have been in the context of free boundary problems. These are PDE problems that involve unknown/moving interfaces, such as ice melting to water (phase transitions). From the mathematical point of view, they give rise to extremely challenging questions, and their study is closely connected to geometric measure theory. In particular, the study of free boundary problems has a strong geometrical flavor.

Key words
elliptic and parabolic PDEs; Calculus of Variations; free boundary problems; integro-differential equations.

ORCID
: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1046-168X
Rosell Llompart, Joan

Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)

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Rosell Llompart, Joan
Research Professor at
Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)
Engineering Sciences
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Research interests

I am interested in the use of fluid dynamics for designing nanomaterials. We use electrostatic fields to force liquid masses to eject tiny jets, which are then used to make nanodroplets (by electrospray) and nanofibers (by electrospinning). Both by experiment and by computer modeling, we aim to 1) understand the precise mechanisms underlying the fluid dynamic processes involved, 2) devise new nano-fluidic strategies to create functional structures (e.g., ‘smart’ particles for nanobiomedicine), 3) characterize the properties of such structures, 4) engineer ways to assemble them into larger functional supra-structures, e.g. high resolution 3D printing for assembling nanofibers into scaffolds for growing cells into living tissues, and (v) develop strategies to demonstrate how these processes can be scaled up so they can ultimately benefit humankind. I am also interested in the monitoring of contextual variables using sensors to predict and reduce the transmission of respiratory diseases, particularly in school classrooms.

Key words
electrospray, electrospinning, electrohydrodynamics, electrohydrodynamic printing, nanodroplets, nanofibers, nanomaterials

ORCID
: 0000-0002-5288-9150

RESEARCHER ID
: I-4120-2015
Rosenkranz, Sven

Universitat de Barcelona (UB)

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Rosenkranz, Sven
Research Professor at
Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
Humanities
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Research interests

Sven's main research interests lie in metaphysics and epistemology. He is particularly interested in realism, objectivity, fallibility, the logic of justification, epistemic paradoxes, the limits of thought and knowledge (if any), and the philosophy of time and existence. Recently, Sven published a co-authored monograph on tensed theories of time with Springer. His latest book, Justification as Ignorance, concerns the nature and logic of epistemic justification and was published by Oxford University Press in 2021.

Key words
Epistemology, Metaphysics and Philosophy of Language

ORCID
: 0000-0003-1663-3171
Rossi, Barbara

Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF)

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Rossi, Barbara
Research Professor at
Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF)
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Research interests

Specializing in time series econometrics and empirical applications in international finance and macroeconomics, her current research has both a theoretical and an empirical focus. It encompasses theoretical analyses of the forecasting ability of economic models as well as model selection in the presence of instabilities. Her empirical works range from model comparisons of DSGE models, forecasting exchange rates, purchasing power parity analysis, to impulse response functions. She teaches applied time series econometrics as well as graduate econometrics and macroeconometrics courses.

Key words
Economics, Time Series Econometrics, Macroeconometrics
Rovira Virgili, Carme

Universitat de Barcelona (UB)

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Rovira Virgili, Carme
Research Professor at
Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
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Research interests

The research at Dr. Rovira's group is focused on the computer simulation of biological processes at atomic-electronic detail, i.e. using computers to understand how biomolecules work. Her goal is to simulate the molecular mechanisms underlying ligand-protein interactions and enzymatic reactions, guiding the design of more efficient enzymes and drugs. Her research is currently focused on unveiling chemical reactions in glycoprocessing enzymes for biomedical and biotechnological applications.

Key words
molecular modeling - ab initio molecular dynamics - heme proteins - glycobiology

ORCID
: 0000-0003-1477-5010

RESEARCHER ID
: K-5195-2014
Rubiés Mirabet, Joan-Pau

Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF)

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Rubiés Mirabet, Joan-Pau
Research Professor at
Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF)
Humanities
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Research interests

I am a historian specialized in the study of cross-cultural encounters in the early modern world, from a perspective combining the contextual analysis of ethnographic sources with the intellectual history of early modern Europe. My focus in the last few years has been analyzing early modern ethnography and its intellectual impact in the period 1500-1800. This has involved developing various parallel lines of analysis, including travel writing, cross-cultural diplomacy, religious missions, early orientalism, race and racism, and the history of cosmopolitanism. A growing concern has been to develop a global comparative perspective on these various topics (including Asia and the New World) that might help interrogate critically the eurocentric categories of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment. I coordinate the Research Grup on Ethnographies, Cultural Encounters and Religious Missions in the Iberian World (ECERM) at UPF, which has received funding from the ERC, AGAUR (SGR) and MINECO.

Key words
History, Cultural Encounters

ORCID
: 0000-0002-8644-0204

RESEARCHER ID
: H-7493-2015