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• 1962 born in Hamburg, Germany.
• 1982-1987 Degree in Physical Sciences in the Carolo-Wilhelmina University in Braunschweig and Georg-August University in Göttingen, Germany.
• 1986-1988 Diploma Thesis in the Department of Spectroscopy of the Max-Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen (Dr. K.-H. Grellmann, Prof. Dr. A. Weller). 1988: “Diplom” in Physical Sciences in Göttingen.
• 1988-1991 Ph.D. Thesis in the Department of Spectroscopy of the Max-Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen. "Blitzlichtphotolytische Untersuchungen von Tunneleffekten bei Wasserstoff-Umlagerungen im Triplettzustand" ("Study of the tunnel effect during hydrogen transfer in the triplet state using flash photolysis") (Dr. K.-H. Grellmann, Prof. Dr. J. Troe). 1991 Ph.D. in Chemistry in Göttingen.
• 1992-1996 R&D Project Optical Sensors for Anesthesia, Drägerwerk AG, Medical Technology, (Lübeck, Germany).
• 1996-2001 Assistant Professor for Physical Chemistry, USC, Lugo, Spain.
• Since 2/7/2002 Associate Professor for Physical Chemistry, USC, Lugo, Spain.
• 2015 National Accreditation as Full Professor (Acreditación National para Catedrático de Universidad), 5th of may, 2015
• Since 2013 Founder and Technical Coordinator of the “Teaching Innovation Group XuvenCiencia” http://www.usc.es/xuvenciencia. “XuvenCiencia”, offers training to school staff, develops educational science kits and organizes one of the biggest annual scientific summer campus for young people in Spain.
• 2023 Full Professor of Physical Chemistry

Participation in I+D projects

"Kinetische Untersuchungen von lichtinduzierten Proton-Tunnelprozessen" (´Kinetic investigation of photoinduced proton tunnel processes´), DFG, SFB-93, Max-Planck Institute of Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany. 1986 - 1991, (Dr. Karl-Heinz Grellmann )

"Synthesis of new materials derived from cyclodextrins and study of its applications", CYTED, Spain, Chile, Brazil, Cuba, Costa Rica, Colombia and Uruguay, 1996 - 2000, (PI: José Vázquez Tato).

"Synthesis of derivatives of cyclodextrins and study of their aplications. Autoassociation of steroidic surfactants. ", PGIDT (PXI), 1999 – 2001, (José Vázquez Tato).

"Polymeric supramolecular derivatives of cyclodextrins and bile salts", PGIDT, Xunta de Galicia, 2001 – 2004, (PI: José Vázquez Tato).

"Structural study of organized media using proton transfer probes", Ministry for Education and science, MEC, CTQ2004-07683-C02-02, 2004 - 2007, (PI: Wajih Al-Soufi).

"Red temática de ciencias y materiales moleculares"
Xunta de Galicia, PGIDIT05PXI20901RT, 2005-2006, PI: Enrique Guitian Rivera

"Red temática de ciencias y materiales moleculares"
Xunta de Galicia, Consellería de Educación e Ordenación Universitaria
2006/124, 2006 - 2008, PI: Enrique Guitian Rivera

"Ayudas para la consolidación y estructuración de unidades de investigación competitivas del sistema gallego de I+D+I",
Xunta de Galicia, Consellería de Innovación e Industria
INCITE07PXI209034ES, 2007

"Fluorescent probes for the study of chemical processes in solution and in supramolecular systems. Applications of technological and biomedical interest",
Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, CTQ2007-68057-C02-02/BQU,
2007 - 2010, PI: Wajih Al-Soufi

"Dynamics of the transport of mater through biomimetic membranes studied with single molecule fluorescence techniques"
Consellería de Economía e Industria, Xunta de Galicia, Incite09 262 304 PR, 2009-2012, PI: Wajih Al-Soufi

"Single-Molecule Fluorescence Detection for structural and dynamic studies of supramolecular systems of biomedical and technological interest". Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación - CTQ2010-21369, 2010-2012,PI: Wajih Al-Soufi

"Consolidación e estruturación de unidades de investigación competitivas - REDES."
Consellería de Cultura, Educación e Ordenación Universitaria (2012-PG208) CN2012/314
2012-2014, IP Guitián Rivera,Enrique

"Ayudas para la consolidación y estructuración de unidades de investigación competitivas del sistema universitario de Galicia" Xunta de Galicia, ref. GPC2013/052, 2013–2015.

"Binding of Small Molecules to DNA: Dynamics, Photophysics and Conformations studied by Single-Molecule and Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy", Proyectos de I+D+i, del programa estatal de investigación, desarrollo e innovación orientada a los retos de la sociedad, CTQ2014-59020-R, 01/01/2015 - 31/12/2017, IPs Al-Soufi, Wajih; Mosquera, Manuel

Ph. D. theses

"Supramolecular structures generated by cyclodextrins". Emilio Álvarez Parrilla. USC, 2000

"Complexation of biocides by cyclodextrins". Minerva Lezcano Brito. USC, 2002

"Structural and dynamic study of organized systems using fluorescent probes". Belén Reija Otero. USC, 2007

“Single-Molecule Fluorescence studies of the dynamics in supramolecular systems of biological interest”, Jorge Bordello Malde, USC, 2013

"Study of the association of supramolecular systems by fluorescence techniques: from cyclodextrins to beta-amyloids", Sonia Freire, USC, 2015

"Structural and dynamic study of supramolecular association processes", Lucas Piñeiro, USC, 2015

Diploma theses

"Study of the photophysical behavior of the 2-toluidin-6-naphtalensulphonate and its inclusion complexes with beta-cyclodextrin". Ana Íñigo Espiga. USC, 1999

"Aggregation of poligalacturonic acid". Maria Freire Rodriguez. USC, 2000

"Advanced analysis of time resolved spectra". Belén Reija Otero. USC, 2003

Seminars

"Fluorescence spectroscopy. Applications to physical chemistry and biological systems." Central University of "Marta Abreu" of Las Villas, Santa Clara, Cuba, October of 1999.

"Principal component analysis and global analysis of series of fluorescence spectra.", Seminar by invitation of the Cooperative Research Center SFB663, Heinrich-Heine Universität, Düsseldorf, August 2005

"Single Molecule Fluorescence Spectroscopy", II Iberian Photochemistry Course (CIF-II, July 23-24, 2007, Faro, Portugal)

"Supramolecular dynamics studied by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy", WORKSHOP ON SINGLE MOLECULE FLUORESCENCE IMAGING", Coordinator, Bilbao, España, 24/09/2009