València, June 16, 2025
We are delighted to announce that Javier Carmona García, from the QCEXVAL group at ICMol, has received two prestigious national awards in recognition of his outstanding doctoral thesis.

• The 9th Prize for the Best Doctoral Thesis in Photochemistry, awarded by the Photochemistry Specialized Group of the Royal Spanish Society of Chemistry (RSEQ).

• The Best Doctoral Thesis Award, granted by the Specialized Group of Atomic and Molecular Physics (GEFAM).

His thesis, entitled “Atmospheric chemistry of mercury and sulfur induced by sunlight: Quantum-chemical modelling and environmental implications”, was carried out at the Institute of Molecular Science (ICMol - Universitat de València) under the supervision of Prof. Daniel Roca Sanjuán (ICMol - UV) and Prof. Alfonso Saiz López (IQF Blas Cabrera - CSIC).

This recognition highlights the scientific quality and societal relevance of his research, which applies cutting-edge quantum chemical modeling to address key processes in atmospheric chemistry with environmental impact.

The entire ICMol community warmly congratulates Javier for this exceptional achievement.

Congratulations, Javier!