Miguel Díaz Sánchez (1988, Castuera, Spain) holds a BSc in Chemistry and an M.Ed. from the University of Extremadura. He received his PhD from Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC), where he worked in the COMET-NANO group, focusing on titanium oxide-based nanosystems. His thesis was awarded Summa Cum Laude, an International Mention (following a research stay at the J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry in Prague), the Best Thesis Award in Sciences (URJC, 2022), the “Smart Energy” Excellence Campus Award (URJC/UAH, 2023), and the ITPS Third Prize for Best Doctoral Thesis (2024). He has published extensively in leading peer-reviewed international journals, where he also serves as a reviewer and Guest Editor. Additionally, he is a co-inventor of the patent “Functional Materials for Pathogen Inactivation and Their Use” (ES2981011). His postdoctoral career includes research appointments at the Autonomous University of Madrid (FRONCAT group) and the Complutense University of Madrid (NBT4LS group, Margarita Salas Fellowship), as well as a research stay at the University of Bologna. He is currently an Assistant Professor at Rey Juan Carlos University, focusing his research on the development of multifunctional nanosystems and advanced materials.
Rey Juan Carlos University
Madrid, Spain
Geology, Physics, and Inorganic Chemistry, Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid, Spain