José Rivas is a Physics Professor at the University of San􀆟ago de Compostela (htps://www.usc.gal/en) in Spain. He specializes in nanostructured magnetic materials and began his research at Valladolid University and Max-Planck-Institute in Germany, focusing on magnetic materials (ferrites) for electric and electronic devices. Upon joining USC as a Full Professor in Physics, he started working on the synthesis and electromagnetic characterization of atomic clusters and nanostructured electromagnetic materials. This work led to the creation of an interdisciplinary laboratory called NANOMAG (htps://nanomag.es/) where they developed several original methods for preparing clusters, iron oxide-based magnetic nanoparticles, and nanostructured perovskites, which have been patented in America, Asia, and Europe. José Rivas is a co-founder of a high-technology startup called NANOGAP (htps://nanogap.es/).

Additionally, it’s worth highlighting that José Rivas was the first Director responsible for founding the INL-International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory ( htps://www.inl.int) located in Braga, Portugal (2005-14). This Center is the result of a joint Spanish/Portuguese venture and is the only fully international research organization in Europe dedicated to nanoscience and nanotechnology. José Rivas also served as the co-Scientific Director of the Strategic Grouping in Materials (AeMAT) (2018-2020), which served as the basis for the ini􀆟a􀆟ve to create the Materials Institute at the University of San􀆟ago de Compostela iMATUS (htps://imatus.usc.es/en/ ) in 2021.

He has received various awards and recognitions, including being featured in the Stanford Ranking of the World’s Most Cited Scientists (htps://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/6) on October 4th, 2023, based on Elsevier data. In 2014, he became a Life Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in the USA. Since 2017, he has been an Elect Member of the Royal Galician Academy of Sciences. In 2018, he was awarded the Salvador Velayos Award by the Spanish Magnetism Club.