Rafael Chinchilla was born in Alicante (Spain) and studied Chemistry at the University of Alicante, spending postdoctoral time at the University of Aix-Marseille (France) and the University of Uppsala (Sweden). He is a Full Professor in the Department of Organic Chemistry and the Institute of Organic Synthesis at the University of Alicante; his present research is mainly centered on enantioselective organocatalyzed reactions and environmentally friendly synthetic methodologies.