The EOS recognizes Marsal’s scientific contributions and advancements in optics and photonics with nanostructured materials and their biomedical and environmental applications

At its Annual Meeting in Naples from September 9 to 13, the scientific committee of the European Optical Society (EOS) awarded the title of Fellow—the highest distinction within the EOS—to Lluís Marsal, a researcher in the Department of Electronic, Electrical, and Automatic Engineering. Being awarded this distinction is a considerable achievement as the EOS’ rules state that a maximum of only 2% of its members can hold the title of Fellow at any one time.

Research for Biomedical and Green Energy Applications

Professor Lluís Marsal leads the Nanoelectronic and Photonic Systems Research Group (NePhoS) in the URV’s Department of Electronic, Electrical, and Automatic Engineering. He joined the department in 1994 and became a full professor in 2009. His research interests include nanophotonics, biosensors, biomaterials, and optoelectronic devices based on micro-nanoporous and hybrid materials. His current research focuses primarily on technologies and devices for biomedical and green energy applications.

Marsal has been a member of the Distinguished Lecturer Programme of the IEEE Electron Devices Society since 2008, he coordinates the COST NETPORE network on porous materials with over 300 international researchers, and he serves as an advisory member of various international conferences and congresses. In 2020, he was also made a Fellow of the American Optical Society, and he is a distinguished professor at the URV and an ICREA Academia researcher.

The European Optical Society is a nonprofit organization that serves as an umbrella for all optical societies in Europe. Founded in 1991, its mission is to foster collaboration among stakeholders in optics, optoelectronics, and related fields and to promote knowledge transfer to the industrial sector through international congresses, scientific and technical meetings, training courses, and more.