MXenes, a rapidly growing family of 2D transition metal carbides and nitrides, have garnered immense interest due to their unique electronic, mechanical, and chemical properties. Their tunable surface chemistry, high conductivity, and exceptional stability make them promising candidates for diverse applications, including energy storage and conversion, catalysis, electronics, and biomedical technologies.
This symposium will bring together leading researchers to discuss the latest advancements in MXene synthesis, characterization, and functionalization, as well as emerging applications. Special emphasis will be placed on novel approaches to enhance their stability, improve processability, and expand their potential for real- world implementation. By fostering interdisciplinary discussions, this symposium aims to provide insights into the future challenges and opportunities for MXene research, paving the way for their integration into next-generation technologies.
- Synthesis and Functionalization of MXenes
- Structural and Physicochemical Characterization
- MXenes in Catalysis and Environmental Applications
- MXenes in Energy Storage and Conversion
- MXenes in Electronics and Optoelectronics
- Biomedical and Healthcare Applications
- Computational and Theoretical Insights
- Future Perspectives and Emerging Applications
Dra. Ana Primo Arnau
Research Group Leader, tenured Scientist. UPV, Valencia
Dr. Ana Primo earned her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Spain) in 2006. Following her doctoral studies, she undertook a postdoctoral stint at the Institute Charles Gerhardt in Montpellier, France, from 2007 to 2009. Currently, she holds a tenured position as a scientist at the “Instituto de Tecnología Química” (UPV-CSIC). Together with Professor Hermenegildo García, she founded the HG Energy Group, which she currently leads alongside Professor García.
Her research focuses on the synthesis of 2D materials such as graphene and boron nitride, exploring their applications in catalytic and photocatalytic processes. Notable among her investigations are CO2 reduction for methanol production and water splitting for hydrogen generation. With over 100 publications, Dr. Primo’s work has garnered more than 7,000 citations, reflecting her significant contributions to the field of chemistry, and she has an h-index of 44.
Aicha AnouarAlberto BaldoviHermenegildo García Gómez is a full Professor of the Instituto de Tecnología Química at the Univeristat Politècnica de Valencia. His group has expertise in CO2 utilization developing catalysts for CO2 conversion to methanol and C2+ products. He has published over 800 papers, has received more than 75.000 citations, has an H index of 133 and his name is included continuously since 2015 in the annual list of the most cited Scientists published by the Shanghai-Tomson Reuters. He is the recipient of the Janssen-Cilag award of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (2011) and the Rey D. Jaime I award in New technologies (2016). He is doctor honoris causa by the University of Bucharest and Honorary Professor at the King Abdulaziz University since 2015. He was awarded by the Lee Hsun lecturership of the Chinese Academy of Science at Shenyang. He has participated in over 20 EU funded projects and is member of the panel of ERC Consolidator Grant as well as other Comissions and panels. He is President of the international advisory editorial board of ChemCatChem. Several of his publications have constituted research fronts in Chemistry (as defined by Essential Science Indicators) Database, such as Photocatalytic CO2 reduction by non TiO2 photocatalysis, catalysis by MOFs, etc.
I was born in Valencia on 12th January 1988, and I grew up and lived in Sueca, Valencia. I attended the María Auxiliadora school where I studied until the end of ESO and I did my baccalaureate studies at the Joan Fuster secondary school in the same city.
I enrolled in Chemistry at the University of Valencia during 2007-2012. During my studies I had access to laboratories to carry out small projects thanks to a series of grants that I obtained. From then on, I realised that my vocation was research, which is why I decided to do my PhD at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, graduating in 2016.
Thanks to my PhD focused on obtaining materials as photocatalysts to obtain fuels from sunlight, I continued my career at the University of Cambridge working in the Department of Chemical Engineering from 2017 to 2019.
Currently, I am a Ramon y Cajal researcher in the Department of Chemistry at the Univerditat Politècnica de València. I am dedicated to what I have always done, producing new materials that can help humanity to solve environmental and health problems, and above all to manufacture the energy of the future. At 37 years old, I still don't have a stable job but I am happily in love and in a solid relationship.
José GomesDavid PortehaultDavid Portehault is research director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and at the Laboratory of Condensed Matter of Paris (LCMCP) hosted by Sorbonne University. He was appointed by the CNRS in 2010. He received the 2019 EuChemS Lecture Award and was granted a European Research Council Consolidator Grant the same year. His main research topic is the exploration of new synthesis pathways at the edge of solid-state chemistry and solution chemistry, especially molten salts and aqueous chemistry, to discover original nanomaterials for energy-related properties, focused on electrocatalysis.
Feiyan Xu