Resume
I received my Ph. D in Physics from the Autonomous University of Madrid in 1986. Afterwards I worked abroad for a total of four years at the University of Hamburg, the Max-Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart, and the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in New York. Since 1988 I am a staff scientist at the Materials Science Institute of Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), first as a Research Associate and since 2006 as a Research Scientist (Investigador Científico).
Throughout my career I have investigated the optical properties of materials and I have published more than 100 articles, which have been cited more than 2000 times.
While working at IBM with Prof. Emilio E. Mendez we discovered the formation of the Wannier-Stark ladder, whose existence had been the subject of a strong theoretical debate for nearly 40 years. We also measured the coherence length of electron states in semiconductor superlattices and observed for the first time a doubly resonant Raman effect induced by an electric field.
In 1995 I started the Raman Microscopy Lab to study the nano- and microstructure of materials and devices. I have collaborated with many different groups on optical waveguides, semiconductor nanostructures, coatings and thin films, biological materials, irradiation effects, etc.
I have also devoted some efforts to the dissemination of science by contributing to courses, books, book chapters, and popularization activities.