Pedro Gómez-Romero

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research Center, CIN2 (CSIC-ICN), Spain

Prof. Pedro Gomez-Romero (b. Almansa, Spain) earned his B.S., M.S. at Universidad de Valencia, Spain, and a Ph.D. in Chemistry at Georgetown University, USA, 1987, with Distinction.

Presently working as research professor at the Centre d'Investigació en Nanociencia i nanotecnologia, CIN2 (ICN- CSIC ), Spain, where he works in the field of hybrid (organic-inorganic) nanocomposite materials, solid state chemistry and electrochemistry, materials for fuel cells (PEMFC and SOFC), rechargeable lithium batteries and electrochemical supercapacitors.

Author of many scientific publications in refereed international journals and of many popular science articles. Scientific editor of the book "Functional Hybrid Materials" P. Gómez-Romero, C. Sanchez (Eds.) (Wiley-VCH 2004). Winner of the XIII Popular Science Award "Casa de las Ciencias de Divulgación" for the book "Metaevolución. La Tierra en el espejo." (Ed. Celeste, 2001). International Prize "Esteban de Terreros" (FECYT, 2006) for the book "Un planeta en busca de energía" (Ed. Síntesis, 2007).

He is editor of the web site www.cienciateca.com. Member of the American Chemical Society  (since 1985), Euroscience, the Electrochemical Society , and the Materials Research Society , as well as of the Asociación española de Periodismo Científico. Coordinator of the Catalan Fuel Cell Network (Generalitat de Catalunya) (2003-). Head of the Department of Crystallography and Solid State Chemistry at ICMAB (2004-2006).