Galo Juan de Avila Arturo Soler-Illia (Buenos Aires, 1970) obtained his degree and Ph.D. in Chemistry at the INQUIMAE, University of Buenos Aires (UBA), followed by postdoctoral work at the Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée, University of Paris VI. At present, he is a CONICET staff scientist, associate professor at UBA, and dean of the Instituto de Nanosistemas, University of San Martín, Argentina. He has published more than 200 papers and has five patents. He supervised more than 14 PhD theses and more than 30 postdoctoral fellows and assistant researchers who are working in academia and industry worldwide. He has also written three science dissemination books. He leads national and international scientific projects, including networking and collaboration with the industry. He obtained several national prizes and has been a fellow of CONICET, CNRS, UBA, and Fundación Antorchas. He has been elected a fellow of ANCEFN and ISGS. His main current interest is the development of mesoporous multifunctional materials and programmable nanosystems for applications in the fields of environment, health, energy, and intelligent materials.