Worth 100.000 Euros, this prize recognises the commendable work of the researchers in scientific areas of international relevance.
Five distintions in one year highlight the significant work of Coronado as a chemist as well as the international renown of his research and his leadership in the international scientific scenario.
Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the Universitat de València, Eugenio Coronado has been awarded with the Spanish National Research Prize “Enrique Moles”, in the area of Chemical Science and Technology, granted by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.
From 2001, Spanish Government grants ten National Research Prizes which cover different scientific fields and which are worth 100.000 Euros each. The objective of these prizes is the recognition of the commendable work of Spanish researchers in areas of scientific relevance and which contribute to the development of science, a best knowledge of the human being and its coexistence, the transference of technology and the progress of Human race.
In the case of Eugenio Coronado, the institution has considered his remarkable contribution at an international level in the field of molecular magnetism. Coronado has expressed his satisfaction with this award which implies, he has said, “a strong support to the work done by my research group along the last 20 years”. He has highlighted “the important role of the Universitat de València, with the setting up of the Institute for Molecular Science”, in the development of this research, and he has showed his gratitude to the Generalitat Valenciana (Regional Government of the Valencian Community) and the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, “for their support of our work through funding schemes such as PROMETEO y CONSOLIDER”.
With the Spanish National Research Prize ‘Enrique Moles’, Coronado obtains his fifth distinction this year. On the one hand, this prize and the Gold Medal of the Real Sociedad Española de Química (RSEQ), maximum national awards in this scientific field which recognize his work as a chemist. On the other hand, the granting of the research prize of the Royal Society of Chemistry, his nomination as a fellow of the prestigious Academia Europaea and the granting by the European Research Council of an ‘Advanced Grant’, the most prestigious research project financed by the EU, prove the international renown of Eugenio Coronado and his leadership in the international scientific scenario.
Born in Valencia in 1959, Eugenio Coronado is Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the Universitat de València, director of the Institute for Molecular Science of this institution from its foundation in 2000 and scientific director of the European Institute of Molecular Magnetism set up last year. He is a Doctor in Chemistry by the Universitat de València and a Doctor in Physics by the Université Louis Pasteur d’Estrasburg. His research career has been devoted to the design and synthesis of new molecular materials with magnetic, electrical and optical properties. His research career has been devoted to the design and synthesis of new molecular materials with magnetic, electrical and optical properties.
During the last years, Coronado’s research has been focused on the use of a molecular approach for the design of multifunctional materials and molecular nanomagnets. From the 90’s, Coronado is one of the world leaders in this research area. The results of his work are reflected in more than 400 papers in international scientific journals and in more than 30 peer reviews.
His research career has merited several prizes and distinctions, such as the Premio Nacional de Investigación Científico-Técnica Rey Juan Carlos I (2001) or the Premio Rey Jaime I de Nuevas Tecnologías (2003), among others. On November 16th, Coronado has received the Gold Medal from the Real Sociedad Española de Química (RSEQ), maximum prize awarded by this institution dedicated to the promotion, development and dissemination of Chemistry.
At the international level, he has been honored with the Van Arkel professorship by Leiden University (2003); he has been elected as Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry of England (2004) and is a member of the prestigious Academia Europaea from last May.
Eugenio Coronado, National Prize of Research 2009 in Chemistry
