Board of Trustees

The Foundation IMDEA Nanociencia was inscribed on February 13th 2007 as a non-profit organization while establishing a Board of Trustees as its top governing body.

The Board of Trustees is the sovereign body that legally presides and oversees the Binding Governing Structure of IMDEA Nanoscience and has full control and authority over all matters affecting the Foundation. According with Spanish Law the Board of Trustees was established at the same time as the Foundation itself and currently has the following 17 members. Representaciones Institucionales del Patronato

Board of Trustees

President of the Board of Trustees
- Prof. Ivan K. Schuller
  Expert on transfer of knowledge and nanotechnology.
  Advisor of the State of California and the National Nanotechnology Initiative, USA

Madrid Regional Government
- Mr. Emilio Viciana Duro
  Regional Minister for Education, Science and Universities C.M.
- Ms. Ana Ramirez de Molina
  Deputy Regional Minister for Universities, Investigationand Science C.M.
- Ms. Marina Pilar Villegas Gracia
  General Director for Research and Technological Innovation C.M.
- Ms. Bárbara Fernández-Revuelta Fernández-Durán
  Deputy Director General for Research of the Consejeria de Educación, Universidades, Ciencia y Portavocia C.M.
- Mr. Nicolás Javier Casas Calvo
  Director General of Universities C.M.
- Ms. Laura Gutiérrez Barreno
  Deputy Minister for Health C.M.
- Mr. José de la Sota Rius
  Madri+d's Scientific-Technical Coordinator

Spain National Gobernment
- General Direction of Research, Ministry of Science
- Dra. Ángela Fernández Curto
  General Subdirectorate for Scientific and Technical Facilities

IMDEA Institutes Trustees
- Dr. Fernando Temprano Posada
  Appointed by IMDEA Software
- Dr. Jerry B. Torrance
  Appointed by IMDEA Materiales

Scientists
- Prof. Ivan K. Schuller
  Expert in Nanotechnology Transfer. Advisor of the State of California and the National Nanotechnology Initiative, USA
- Prof. Cayetano López
  CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain
- Prof. Hector Abruña
  Ithaca Cornell University New York, USA
- Prof. Miquel Salmerón
  University of California, Berkeley, USA

Universities and Public Research Organizations
- Prof. Mª Soledad Martín González
  Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain
- Prof. Lucía de Juan Ferré
  Complutense University of Madrid. Spain
- Prof. Daniel Jaque Garcia
  Autónoma University of Madrid. Spain
- Prof. Fernando Calle
  Polytechnic University of Madrid. Spain

Industry
- Mr. Emilio Ramiro Arcas
  Arquimea Advanced Systems S.A.U.
- Mr. Manuel Pérez Cortes
  GMV Aerospace and Defense