Dr. Luís Carlos Garzón Tovar have been awarded by the UAB with the PhD Extraordinary Award for his doctoral thesis, developed during the period 2017-2018 in the field of Chemistry.

The award, delivered by the School for Doctoral Studies together with the UAB Alumni Association of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, demonstrates the appreciation for the effort and dedication of young researchers and their contribution to the generation of knowledge and advance in the different areas of the UAB. The award consists of a competitive call among the researchers whose doctoral thesis received the qualification of excellence "Cum Laude" from the thesis committee. The main value of the UAB is its human capital and the new doctors are an essential element for the continuation of excellent lines of research. That excellence is based on the quality of the PhDs as a distinctive indicator.

Luís Carlos’s PhD thesis, supervised by Dr. Inhar Imaz and Prof. Dr. Daniel Maspoch, is entitled “Confining reactions in a droplet: synthesis of MOFs, COFs and Composites using spray drying”. Since finishing his thesis in ICN2, Luís Carlos has continued his research career as a Postdoctoral fellow in KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Saudi Arabia, his current position, within the Division of Physical Science and Engineering.

Congratulations Luís Carlos!