ANGEL 2026
Gladys Mínguez is a Senior Lecturer at the Universitat Jaume I of Castellón.
She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Physical Sciences with a specialization in Fundamental Physics and her doctoral thesis in the Optics PhD program at the University of Valencia.
She is currently a researcher in the Optics section of INIT.
She has completed a total of two years of research stays at other research centers, including Purdue University (United States), FernUniversität in Hagen (Germany), and the Institute of Applied Optics (Poland). She currently holds 2 six-year research periods and 2 five-year teaching periods.
She has been teaching at the Universitat Jaume I for over a decade, covering various subjects related to Physics, Optics, and Lasers, at both undergraduate and master’s levels.
She has participated in 16 educational improvement projects and has presented over 20 contributions to teaching innovation conferences.
She is the co-author of more than 45 scientific articles in indexed journals, 2 book chapters, and over 80 conference presentations, all related to optics and the applications of femtosecond lasers.
Carlos Doñate Buendia is a researcher at the Universitat Jaume I, specifically in the Optics section of the INIT (University Institute of New Imaging Technologies). He earned his PhD in Physics from the Universitat Jaume I in 2019, with a thesis focused on the synthesis of nanomaterials by high throughput pulsed-laser based systems for applications in biomedicine and material processing. He also holds a Master’s degree in Applied Physics from the same university.
His research interests include laser synthesis of nanoparticles, laser sintering of 2D magnetic materials, and the development of polymeric and metallic powders with enhanced properties for laser additive manufacturing. He has also conducted postdoctoral research, including being a distinguished researcher at the University of Wuppertal, where he contributed to the Chair of Materials Science and Additive Manufacturing.
Carlos Doñate Buendia is a member of the GROC-UJI (Optics Research Group) and has co-authored numerous scientific articles in indexed journals and presented at conferences, often related to laser applications and nanoparticle production. His work includes studies on femtosecond laser ablation in liquids and the fabrication of carbon quantum dots for fluorescence imaging. He has received funding for his projects, including from the Generalitat Valenciana.
Wet-chemistry and Ultrafast Pulsed Laser Irradiation for the Design of Colloidal Multielemental Nanocrystals
Dr. González-Rubio earned his PhD in Chemistry in 2017, studying under Prof. Luis Liz-Marzán at CIC biomaGUNE and Prof. Andrés Guerrero-Martínez at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM). He completed his postdoctoral research at the University of Konstanz and is currently a research fellow through the Atracción de Talento program at UCM.
Towards Precise Morphological Control of Magnetic and Plasmonic Multielement Functional Nanoparticles
Dr. Habil. Rafael Omar Torres Mendieta, appointed Associate Professor at the Technical University of Liberec in the Czech Republic, specializes in laser-synthesized nanomaterials, with research advancing applications in catalysis, antibacterial surfaces, and smart materials. He is currently an MSCA Fellow at the University of Padua, developing plasmonic chiral nanocatalysts.
Unraveling chemical reaction dynamics and mechanisms during laser synthesis and processing in liquid
Katharine Tibbetts is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Virginia Commonwealth University. Her research focuses on understanding the chemical reactions that occur during laser synthesis and processing in liquid. She was awarded the Fojtik Henglein Prize in 2024 and is a member of the ANGEL program committee.
Laser-Induced Plasma: From Ultrapure Nanoparticle Synthesis to Nanoparticle-Enhanced Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
Marcella Dell’Aglio is a Senior Researcher at the National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnologies (IFN), Italy. Her research focuses mainly on fundamental studies of laser-induced plasma (LIP) by optical emission spectroscopy, nanoparticle production via pulsed laser ablation in liquids (PLAL), laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), nanoparticle-enhanced LIBS (NELIBS).
Laser-Induced Electrocatalysts for Sustainable Hydrogen Production and High-Value Chemical Conversion
Professor Myong Yong Choi is a physical chemist at Gyeongsang National University, South Korea. His research focuses on laser photochemistry, spectroscopy, and nanomaterials. He directs the Core-Facility Center for Photochemistry and Nanomaterials, pioneering laser-assisted synthesis and in situ characterization of functional materials for energy, environmental, and catalytic applications.
Laser Surface Patterning in Nanocolloids for Efficient SERS Sensors
Prof. Sadasivan Shaji develops his career at the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Department (FIME), Materials Science Postgraduate Division, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon (UANL), Nuevo Leon, Mexico. His areas of interest include pulsed laser ablation/irradiation in liquid, defects induced metal oxide nanomaterials, laser surface patterning, SERS, photodetectors, visible light photocatalysis, thin film solar cells etc.
Pulsed Laser Melting in Liquid from the Mixture of Photo-absorptive and Non-photo-absorptive Raw Particles for Functional Sphere Fabrication
Prof. Yoshie Ishikawa’s group develops a submicron sphere formation technique, pulsed laser melting in liquid (PLML). IN her talk she will introduce and discuss the application of PLML to raw particles incorporating hetero-absorbing materials and the resulting functional spherical particles.
Laser Ablation in Liquid and its Application in the Preparation of Energy Materials
Prof. Bo Yan is currently an associate professor, have received his PhD under the supervision of Prof. Guowei Yang. His research focuses on the interaction between laser and material in liquid, including laser ablation for the preparation of nanomaterials, and laser-induced energy conversion, specifically CO2 reduction, H2 production, and N2 fixation.
