Welcome to our Team Page

The ECSGroup is a dynamic and diverse group dedicated to advancing knowledge and innovation in our field. Our team, led by Jose M. Serra, includes scientific staff members, postdoctoral researchers, skilled technical staff, dedicated PhD students, EU project consultants, and administrative staff, all of whom contribute their expertise and passion to our projects. We foster a collaborative environment that encourages creativity, scientific exploration, and innovation.

Team Leader

Jose M. Serra Alfaro

ITQ Director
Research Professor

Prof. J.M. Serra, team leader of the ECSGroup since 2009, has been a Full Professor in Spain since March 2015, specialising in materials for energy applications. His extensive research includes catalysis, reaction kinetics, thermodynamic modelling, and gas separation membranes. He has authored 30 European patents and co-founded Kerionics SL, a recognised spin-off in low-carbon hydrogen generation. As Head of the ECSGroup at ITQ (UPV-CSIC) and Director of ITQ, he leads innovative advancements in electrochemical technology. He has received several prestigious awards, including the Air Liquide Grand Challenge (2019) and the Royal Spanish Engineering Academy Medal (2016).

jmserra@itq.upv.es
+34 963879448

ResearchGate

Scientific Staff

Sonia
Escolástico Rozalén

Tenured Scientist

soesro@itq.upv.es
+34 963877819

Antonio
Chica Lara

Tenured Scientist

achica@itq.upv.es
+34 963879446

María
Balaguer Ramírez

Tenured Scientist

mabara@itq.upv.es
+34 963878513

EU Project Consultant & Administrative Staff

Anaïs
Atalaya Córdoba

anatcor@itq.upv.es
+34 963877809

Maria
Siurana Paula

masiupau@itq.upv.es
+34 963877809

Ana María
García Castillo

anamgarcia@itq.upv
+34 963877809

Post-doctoral Researchers

David
Catalán Martínez

dacamar3@itq.upv.es

Candela
Segarra Almela

canseal@itq.upv.es

Fidel
Toldrá Reig

fitolrei@itq.upv.es

Alfonso J.
Carrillo

alcardel@itq.upv.es

Alvaro
Represa Bullido

arepresa@itq.upv.es

Laura
Almar Liante

lauallia@itq.upv.es

Elena
Corresa Mateu

elcorma1@itq.upv.es

Daniel
Gutiérrez Martín

dgutmar1@itq.upv.es

Uziel
Ortiz Ramos

uortram@itq.upv.es

Technical Staff

Maria
Fabuel Robledo

mafarob@itq.upv.es

Marta
Cabrera Alberola

mcabalb@itq.upv.es

Nora
Laserna Esteban

nolaes@itq.upv.es

Juan Diego
Vidal Castro

jdvidal@itq.upv.es

Javier Francisco
Da Costa Serra

jdacosta@itq.upv.es

Silvia
Domínguez Borja

sdombor1@itq.upv.es

Eva
López Gil

evlogi@itq.upv.es

Sofía
Peña Fernández P.

sopefer1@itq.upv.es

Aida
Albelda Hernández

aialher1@itq.upv.es

Álvaro
Miralles Martínez

almimar6@itq.upv.es

Pedro
Jurado Casorrán

pjurcas@itq.upv.es

Lorena María
Andrés Olmos

loanol@itq.upv.es

Pau
Sintes Olives

pasinol@itq.upv.es

Lluís
Coloma De La Fuente

llcode@itq.upv.es

María
Vallejo Virtus

mavalvir@itq.upv.es

Blanca
Delgado Galicia

bdelgal@itq.upv.es

Andrea Carolina
Dos Santos T.

acdossan@itq.upv.es

Sara
Burriel Mohatar

sburmoh@itq.upv.es

PhD Students

Elena
Barrio Querol

ebarque@itq.upv.es

Elena
Vicente Cayuela

eviccay@itq.upv.es

Imanol
Quina Garcia

imquigar@itq.upv.es

Maria Inmaculada
Valls Esteve

mavales@itq.upv.es

Aitor
Domínguez Saldaña

adomsal@itq.upv.es

Andrés
López García

alopgar1@itq.upv.es

Visiting Students

Víctor
Sánchez Toledo

vsantol@itq.upv.es

Mª Emilia
Castelnuovo López

mecaslop@itq.upv.es

Laura
Iniesta Ros

liniros@itq.upv.es

Former Postdocs & PhD Students

NAME	Position at ITQ	Location
Pilar Lobera	Postdoctoral Researcher Until 2011	University of Zaragoza Zaragoza (Spain)
Vicente B. Vert Belenguer	PhD Students Until 2013	AIMPLAS Valencia (Spain)
Cecilia Solís	PhD Students Until 2017	Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht München (Germany)
Raquel Zanón González	PhD Students Until 2018	-
Nuria Bausá Martínez	PhD Students Until 2019	Técnicas Reunidas Madrid (Spain)
Nahum Masó Carcases	Postdoctoral Researcher Until 2020	-
Sara Escorihuela	PhD Students & Postdoctoral Researcher Until 2022	-
Julio García Fayos	PhD Students & Postdoctoral Researcher Until 2023	Kerionics Valencia (Spain)
Laura Navarrete Algaba	PhD Students & Postdoctoral Researcher Until 2023	Smartenergy Valencia (Spain)
Joaquín Santos	PhD Students & Postdoctoral Researcher Until 2023	Universidad Internacional Valencia (Spain)
Sonia Remiro Buenamañana	Postdoctoral Researcher Until 2023	-
Diego Plaza Lozano	Postdoctoral Researcher Until 2023	-
Marwan Laqdiem Marin	PhD Students Until 2024	Colorado school of mines Colorado (United States)

Address

Av. dels Tarongers, s/n
46022, Valencia, Spain

Contacts

Email: itqmembranes@itq.upv.es
Phone: +34 963 87 78 00

Links of interest

https://itq.upv-csic.es/
https://www.csic.es/es
http://www.upv.es/

Welcome to our Team Page

Team Leader

Scientific Staff

SoniaEscolástico Rozalén

Tenured Scientist

AntonioChica Lara

Tenured Scientist

MaríaBalaguer Ramírez

Tenured Scientist

EU Project Consultant & Administrative Staff

Anaïs Atalaya Córdoba

Maria Siurana Paula

Ana María García Castillo

Post-doctoral Researchers

David Catalán Martínez

CandelaSegarra Almela

FidelToldrá Reig

Alfonso J. Carrillo

Alvaro Represa Bullido

Laura Almar Liante

Elena Corresa Mateu

DanielGutiérrez Martín

UzielOrtiz Ramos

Raul BrunoMachado da Silva

Franziska Winterhalder

Technical Staff

Maria Fabuel Robledo

Marta Cabrera Alberola

Nora Laserna Esteban

Juan Diego Vidal Castro

Javier Francisco Da Costa Serra

Silvia Domínguez Borja

Eva López Gil

Sofía Peña Fernández P.

AidaAlbelda Hernández

Álvaro Miralles Martínez

Pedro Jurado Casorrán

Lorena María Andrés Olmos

Pau Sintes Olives

Lluís Coloma De La Fuente

María Vallejo Virtus

Blanca Delgado Galicia

Andrea Carolina Dos Santos T.

Sara Burriel Mohatar

Alejandro Muñoz Pérez

PhD Students

Elena Barrio Querol

Elena Vicente Cayuela

Imanol Quina Garcia

Maria Inmaculada Valls Esteve

Aitor Domínguez Saldaña

Andrés López García

Maria Dolores Seva Rejón

Fernando Mangandi

Visiting Students

Víctor Sánchez Toledo

Mª EmiliaCastelnuovo López

Laura Iniesta Ros

JaimeChamorro González

Team Photo Gallery

Marwan's PhD defense 2023(Directed by Prof. J.M.Serra)

Christmas dinner 2023

Elena's PhD defense 2022(Directed by Prof. A. Corma)

Women and science 2020

Christmas dinner 2022

Group picture 2022

Christmas dinner 2019

Pint of science 2019

David's PhD defense 2019

Group picture 2018

Group picture 2012

Former Postdocs & PhD Students

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Sonia
Escolástico Rozalén

Antonio
Chica Lara

María
Balaguer Ramírez

Anaïs
Atalaya Córdoba

Maria
Siurana Paula

Ana María
García Castillo

David
Catalán Martínez

Candela
Segarra Almela

Fidel
Toldrá Reig

Alfonso J.
Carrillo

Alvaro
Represa Bullido

Laura
Almar Liante

Elena
Corresa Mateu

Daniel
Gutiérrez Martín

Uziel
Ortiz Ramos

Raul Bruno
Machado da Silva

Franziska
Winterhalder

Maria
Fabuel Robledo

Marta
Cabrera Alberola

Nora
Laserna Esteban

Juan Diego
Vidal Castro

Javier Francisco
Da Costa Serra

Silvia
Domínguez Borja

Eva
López Gil

Sofía
Peña Fernández P.

Aida
Albelda Hernández

Álvaro
Miralles Martínez

Pedro
Jurado Casorrán

Lorena María
Andrés Olmos

Pau
Sintes Olives

Lluís
Coloma De La Fuente

María
Vallejo Virtus

Blanca
Delgado Galicia

Andrea Carolina
Dos Santos T.

Sara
Burriel Mohatar

Alejandro
Muñoz Pérez

Elena
Barrio Querol

Elena
Vicente Cayuela

Imanol
Quina Garcia

Maria Inmaculada
Valls Esteve

Aitor
Domínguez Saldaña

Andrés
López García

Maria Dolores
Seva Rejón

Fernando
Mangandi

Víctor
Sánchez Toledo

Mª Emilia
Castelnuovo López

Laura
Iniesta Ros

Jaime
Chamorro González

Marwan's PhD defense 2023
(Directed by Prof. J.M.Serra)

Elena's PhD defense 2022
(Directed by Prof. A. Corma)