Iván Torres Moya obtained his Degree in Chemistry from the University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) in 2013, with a final grade of 9.03 (out of 10). During his final academic year, he was awarded a collaboration scholarship that enabled him to join the MSOC-PHOTONICS-NMR research group. Within this group, he carried out research focused on the microwave-assisted synthesis of heterocyclic compounds. Subsequently, he pursued a Master’s Degree in Chemical Research (2013–2014) at UCLM, with a final grade of 9.5. During this period, he was awarded the prestigious FPU (Formación de Profesorado Universitario) fellowship, which allowed him to initiate his PhD in the Department of Inorganic, Organic Chemistry, and Biochemistry at UCLM, under the supervision of Dr. Pilar Prieto Núñez Polo and Dr. José Ramón Carrillo Muñoz.
During his PhD, he acquired extensive expertise in Organic Chemistry, including microwave-assisted reactions, theoretical calculations, and compound characterization using a wide range of analytical techniques. His research encompassed diverse applications, such as optical waveguides, organic field-effect transistors (OFETs), fluorescent polymers, gels for drug crystallization, and biomarkers in biomedicine.
During this period, he carried out several pre-doctoral research stays. These included two stays in the group of Dr. Juan Teodomiro López Navarrete at the University of Málaga (April–June 2016 and July 2017), one of the leading groups in organic electronics in Spain, where he focused on the fabrication and characterization of OFETs. He also conducted a research stay with Dr. Ricardo Mallavia's group at Miguel Hernández University of Elche (Alicante) in November 2016, working on the development of fluorescent polymers for biomarker applications. Additionally, he joined the group of Dr. Jonathan W. Steed at Durham University (United Kingdom) from March to May 2018, where he worked on organogels and their use in drug crystallization.
He defended his PhD thesis, entitled “Design of New Organic Materials Derived from Multifunctional 4H-1,2,4-Triazole and 2H-Benzo[d]1,2,3-Triazole Skeletons”, in 2019, obtaining the highest distinction (Cum Laude) as well as the International Mention. His doctoral work was further recognized with the award for the Best Doctoral Thesis in Chemistry by the Castilla-La Mancha territorial section of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry.
After completing his doctoral thesis, he was awarded a talent retention program for young doctors by the Junta de Castilla-La Mancha, allowing him to continue his research at UCLM for two years. During this time, he undertook a four-month postdoctoral stay at the University of Murcia (September-December 2020).
In July 2022, he was awarded the prestigious Juan de la Cierva scholarship to join the "Multifunctional Molecular Materials" group at the University of Murcia under the supervision of Dr. David Curiel Casado. Over the next two years, he worked on the design of multifunctional organic materials with applications in various fields, including organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and solar cells.
Finally, in September 2024, he rejoined the MSOC-PHOTONICS-NMR group to continue his research on multifunctional materials with potential application in organic photonics, electronics or photovoltaics.
Contact information:
Ivan.TorresMoya@uclm.es // e-mail. Ivan.torres@uclm.es ORCID:0000-0002-4265-2715
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