Scientific Advisory Board kickoff meeting

The Centre de Recerca en Ciència i Enginyeria Multiescala de Barcelona (CCEM) recently hosted the visit of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), marking an important milestone within the framework of its María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence.

Over the course of two intensive days, SAB members engaged with CCEM researchers through strategic discussions, scientific presentations, laboratory visits, and in-depth exchanges focused on research directions, scientific impact, and international positioning. These interactions provided valuable external perspectives to support the Centre’s ongoing commitment to excellence, interdisciplinarity, and societal relevance.

The visit also included the participation of Ms. Cristina Espa, Program Coordinator for the Dynamization, Strengthening, and Excellence pillar at the Ministry of Science and Innovation of Spain, as well as institutional representatives from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), including the Vice-Rector for University Policy, Prof. Santiago Silvestre, and the Rector’s Delegate of the Campus Diagonal Besòs, Prof. Xavier Gil.

CCEM is honored to count on an outstanding Scientific Advisory Board composed of internationally recognized experts:

• Prof. Susan Schorr (Chair) – Head of Department at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin and Professor at Freie Universität Berlin

• Dr. Verónica Bermúdez Benito – Former Director of the Energy Department at Al Wajba Establishment (Qatar) and Founder of BERBETIN

• Prof. Aldo Roberto Boccaccini – Head of the Institute of Biomaterials, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

• Prof. Simone Capaccioli – Director of Centro CISUP, Università di Pisa

• Prof. Felix Fernandez-Alonso – Ikerbasque Research Professor at the Materials Physics Center (CFM)

• Prof. Susanne Norgren – Head of the Sandvik Scientific Council, Group Expert at Sandvik, and Adjunct Professor at Lund University

• Prof. Bart Van der Bruggen – Head of the Division of Sustainable Process Technology, KU Leuven

The recommendations and insights provided by the SAB are invaluable in guiding CCEM’s strategic development and reinforcing its position as an internationally competitive research centre.

CCEM team sincerely thanks all SAB members, researchers, and institutional representatives for their active participation and for contributing to the success of this visit.