Núria Aliaga-Alcalde is a Spanish chemist who is a professor at the

Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies ICREA, Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies, is a foundation jointly promoted by the Catalan Government through its Department of Innovation, Universities and Enterprise, and the Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation (FCRI ...

. Her research considers molecular magnets and functional nanomaterials.

Early life and education

Aliaga-Alcalde completed her undergraduate studies at the

University of Barcelona The University of Barcelona (official name in ; UB), formerly also known as Central University of Barcelona (), is a public research university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was established in 1450. With 76,000 students, ...

. She was a doctoral researcher at

Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington (IU Bloomington, Indiana University, IU, IUB, or Indiana) is a public university, public research university in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. It is the flagship university, flagship campus of Indiana Univer ...

. Her research considered the synthesis of tetranuclear manganese single-molecule magnets. These polynuclear metal complexes can display unusual magnetic properties due to the large number of unpaired electrons. She was a postdoctoral researcher at both the

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion The Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion (MPI CEC) is a research institute of the Max Planck Society. It is located in the German town of Mülheim. Research The MPI CEC investigates fundamental chemical processes in energy transfo ...

and

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Research and career

In 2007, Aliaga-Alcalde joined the

, where she was made ICREA Researcher Professor at the Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC). She established a research program focused on functional nanomaterials and the development of molecular magnets. She is particularly interested in curcumoids and porphyrinic-like coordination complexes.

Awards and honours

*2019 Salvador de Madariaga Fellowship

Selected publications

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aliaga-Alcalde, Nuria Year of birth missing (living people) Living people University of Barcelona alumni Indiana University Bloomington alumni Spanish chemists Spanish women scientists