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19/11/2024
Alba, Ian, Kevin and Rodrigo attended the XX Symposium of Young Researchers RSEQ that took place in Ciudad Real.

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01/10/2024
Miguel Ángel defended his PhD thesis entitled "Exploring organo- and photocatalysis methodologies for the synthesis of relevant compounds". Big congratulations! You did it amazing. We wish you all the best in your future!

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27/09/2024
Laura, Kevin, Andrea and Diana participated in the 2024 European Researcher's Night. A very funny evening full of experiments with kids!

Minute 37:43 https://www.rtve.es/play/videos/telediario-fin-de-semana/15-horas-28-09-24/16266433/ 

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02/09/2024
Laura returned from a fruitful 3-month stay at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, where she has been working on nickel catalysis. Welcome back, Laura!

19/07/2024
Roberto defended his PhD thesis entitled "Innovative Strategies for Organic Synthesis Sustainable: from Asymmetric Organocatalysis to Electrochemical Processes". Congratulations, Dr. del Río! You did it amazing! 

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04/06/2024
Giacomo, Jorge and Jose attended the NanoSpain Conference 2024 in Tarragona. 

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02/06/2024
Andrea and Benedetta attended the Schoool of Photochemistry (PHOTOCAT 2024) held in Padova, Italy. 

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30/05/2024

Kevin presented his research during the UAM PhD Week within the Applied Chemistry PhD Programme.

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15/05/2024

Great news: Ian and Kevin were granted with a "Personal Investigador Predoctoral en Formación" 2024 fellowship from the Community of Madrid! Congrats guys!

02/04/2024

Laura gave the talk "Double catalytic activity unveiled: Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic applications of iridium-Cp* complexes in transfer hydrogenation and photo-mediated transformations" at the V IAdChem 1-Day Workshop "Innovative Methods in Organic Synthesis".

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15/01/2024

Alba was promoted to Associate Professor. Big congratulations!

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12/01/2024

Jose Luis defended his PhD thesis entitled "Novel flow processes for the synthesis of relevant pharmaceutical scaffolds". Congratulations! All the best in your postdoc with Prof. Fañanás!

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21/12/2023

Time to enjoy the traditional "Turronada" organized by the Organic Chemistry Department!

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04/12/2023

We celebrated our Christmas lunch. What a great time together!

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15/11/2023

Miguel Ángel presented his research at the Symposium for Young Chemists that took place in Murcia.

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07/11/2023

Roberto, Jose and Jose Antonio visited Lilly Laboratories in Alcobendas, Madrid. Roberto received the XXI Lilly-RSEQ Research Award and gave a conference about his research.

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16/10/2023

Benedetta and Montaña attended the 3rd Japanese-Spanish Symposium on Organic Synthesis celebrated in San Sebastián.

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29/09/2023

Andrea and Laura participated in the European Researchers Night at UAM. 

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06/09/2023

Andrea, Laura and Jose attended the 1st School in Photochemistry in Castro Urdiales (Cantabria). 

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14/07/2023

Leonardo defended his PhD Thesis entitled "Design of new redox processes: enantioselective reactions based on chiral-rhodium catalysis and use of sulfinate salts". Congratulations once again, Leo!! 

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07/07/2023

Noelia defended her PhD Thesis entitled "Novel strategies for the photocatalytic photofunctionalization of arenes and double bonds". Big congrats Noelia! You did amazing!

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29/06/2023

Jose, Silvia, Alberto, Pipe and Roberto have attended the XXXIX Biennial of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry in Zaragoza.

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21/06/2023

And one more prize! Our previous member, Alberto Garrido, has been recognized with the BASF-ICIQ award to the best PhD thesis. Congratulations Alberto! More info here.

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16/06/2023

Good news never come alone! Roberto has been recognized with the XXI Research Award for PhD Students granted by Lilly and the Royal Spanish Society of Chemistry (RSEQ). Big congrats Rober! Very happy for you!

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13/06/2023

Alba has been recognized with the 2023 Award for Young Researchers granted by the Specialized Group of Organometallic Chemistry (GEQO) of the Royal Spanish Society of Chemistry (RSEQ). Congratulations Alba! Well deserved!

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13/06/2023

Laura presented her PhD project in the workshop organized by the Doctoral School of the UAM.

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12/05/2023

We celebrated the FRONCAT Cocktail Contest. It was a very funny evening during which we made and could try cocktails with a chemistry theme. Thanks to the jury, Javier, Jonathan and Pablo, for your comments on our creations!! And congratulations to the winners!!

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25/04/2023

Alberto López defended his PhD Thesis entitled "Perspectives on the photocatalytic behavior of extended organic materials". You did an outstanding defense, Alberto!! Big congrats once again!!

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03/03/2023

We celebrated a lunch in honor of Carmen who is retiring after 47 years working at the UAM. Enjoy your retirement, Carmen! You will be always welcome at FRONCAT!

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17/02/2023

Jose and Diana organized the II IAdChem 1-Day Workshop "Materials for Biosensing & Bioimaging" together with Sergio Díaz Tendero, Tania García Mendiola and Encarnación Lorenzo. There was a total of 2 invited lectures, 5 oral communications, 17 posters and about 50 attendants. A big success!!!

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10/02/2023

The FRONCAT girls celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 👩‍🔬💜

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26/01/2023

Laura got a FPI-UAM fellowship to do her doctoral studies. Congratulations Laura! Well deserved! 🔝 

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21/12/2022

After two years of pandemic, we have celebrated our traditional Christmas lunch together with the PiMPaM group 🎄🎅🏼

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11/11/2022

Jose and Diana organized the I IAdChem 1-Day Workshop "Porous Materials Day" together with Rubén Mas, Pilar Amo and Ana Platero. Alberto López gave a talk entitled "Heterogeneous C-C couplings enabled by metalated Covalent Organic Frameworks", while Matías presented the poster "Molecular photocatalyst encapsulated at carbon nanotubes for the development of hybrid photocatalytic materials".

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28/10/2022

José received the GEQOR-José Barluenga-Medal 2022 at the 2022 Barluenga Lecturship that took place in Oviedo. A toast to you, José! With cider of course!

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11/10/2022

Andrea obtained a FPU fellowship to do her PhD studies with us. A big congratulations from the whole group!! 

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05/10/2022

Noelia, Jose Luis and Laura attended the 2022 GSK Synthetic Organic Chemistry Symposium, where they presented their PhD work. The symposium took place in the GSK Medicines Research Centre in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UK.

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30/09/2022

Jose was appointed as new Director of the Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem). 

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16/09/2022

Jose participated as a member of the PhD Thesis committee of Igor Echevarría from Espino's Group (University of Burgos). All the best to the new doctor!!

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12/09/2022

Ricardo defended his Thesis entitled "Holistic design of triorgano- and photo-catalyzed novel transformations: Synthesis of thiotrifluoromethylated heterocycles, difluoroalkylated enals, cyclic imines and aminoamides". Congratulations! You did an amazing defense! We wish you all the best during your postdoc at the University of Padua!

05/09/2022

Benedetta and Montaña attended the VII Iberian Conference in Photochemistry held in Alcalá de Henares from 5th to 8th September. 

27/06/2022

Jose, Leyre, Alberto F., Miguel Ángel, José Luis, Alberto L. and Jorge attended the XXXVIII Biennial Meeting of the Royal Spanish Society of Chemistry held in beautiful Granada.

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23/06/2022

Jorge defended his PhD thesis entitled "Non-covalent asymmetric organocatalysis for the activation of silyl-reagents and sulfonium salts". Congratulations Dr. Humbrías! We wish you all the best in your postdoc!

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22/06/2022

Jose gave a lecture entitled "Flow, flow, photo-flow... What else, photosynthesis express!" in the FotoArt-CM Summer School 2022 celebrated at the Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry.

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15/06/2022

Noelia and Laura attended the XIII International School on Organometallic Chemistry held in Santiago de Compostela. Both presented a poster and a flash talk about their research.

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13/06/2022

Great PhD defense! Congratulations Ana!

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03/06/2022

The group organized the IAdChem Workshop 2022 "New Horizons in Research" held in the Faculty of Sciences, UAM. José Antonio gave the talk "Beyond sustainable processes through organo-, photo and electro-catalysis."

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13/05/2022

Congratulations to the new Doctor Miguel Díaz! And happy birthday Alberto!

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22/04/2022

The group celebrating José's prize with beers, croquetas and Spanish omelettes.

 

 

18/04/2022

José has been awarded the "José Barluenga Medal 2022" by the Organic Chemistry Division of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry. A big congratulations from the whole group! Well deserved!

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11/02/2022

The FRONCAT girls celebrating the International Day of Women in Science.

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27/01/2022

Great presentation!! Congratulations Daniel!!

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03/12/2021
Andrea, excellent Thesis and defense. Congratulations!

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21/06/2021
Great thesis defense, Alicia! Congratulations!

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09/04/2021
Amazing defense and fantastic Thesis. Well deserved!!

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11/03/2021
Nice PhD defense and presentation. Congratulations Alberto! Well done!

23/12/2020
Happy Xmas and Happy new year!!

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23/07/2020
Thanks Miguel Ángel for this amazing talk.

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20/04/2020
Dear Thomas, congrats!!! Very nice defense and thesis. Best regards.

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11/02/2020

Thanks, David Nelson for comming to our department and talk about nickel catalysis.

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10/09/2019
The group FRONCAT in the Radio. José is talking about the last work of the group:

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5/04/2019
Amazing talk from Prof. Werz in Palladium chemistry. Thanks for visiting us!!

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22/03/2019
Thanks, Prof. Willis for comming to our deparment and talk about sulfur chemistry.

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14/02/2019
Thanks, Jony for this amazing talk about neuroscience and motivation!!

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14/11/2018
Congratulations Rafa for the best poster award presentation in PHOTO4FUTURE congress held in Eindhoven, The Netherlands!

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08/11/2018
Congratulations Alicia, for the best poster award presentation in the XV Symposium for Young Chemist Researchers held in Toledo, Spain. 

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03/11/2019
Welcome Nacho, a new postdoctoral researcher in the group from Mexico. Good luck!

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03/10/2019
Welcome Ricardo, a new PhD student from Mexico. Good luck!

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21/09/2018
​Congratulations for your sucessful PhD defense, Fran!!

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19/07/2018
​Thanks a lot Łukasz Albrecht for coming and visiting us!!

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20/04/2018
Great success in the 2nd Workshop in Catalytic Materials.

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15/03/2018
Congratulations to Ana, Alberto and Andrea. Most download articles of 2017 in Chem. Commun:
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14/03/2018
Congratulations to Fran, Pipe, Andrea, Alberto and Wioleta: One of the most read articles in ACS catalysis:

https://pubs.acs.org/action/showMostReadArticles?journalCode=accacs

02/03/2018
Nice Angewandte Chem. Congratulations, Andrea, Fran and Alberto!!
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201800435/full

01/03/2018
A new senior researcher in our group: Leyre Marzo. Welcome!

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31/01/2018
Our work highlighted as cover picture in Chemistry European Journal:  http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/chem.201705891/abstract

18/01/2018
María Frías has successfully presented and defender her PhD thesis. Congratulations María!

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29/11/2017
Congratulations María!! Nice work published in CEJ: Chem. Eur. J. 2017, DOI: 10.1002/chem.201705218

08/09/2017
Congratulations to Andrea for your prize: best talk in International Symposium on Synthesis and Catalysis 2017 (ISySyCat2017).

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06/09/2017 
New accepted paper! Congratulations to Andrea and Ana. Thiol-Ene/Oxidation Tandem Reaction under Visible Light Photocatalysis: Synthesis of Alkyl Sulfoxides Chem. Commun., 2017, DOI: 10.1039/C7CC05672A.

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