Dr. Miguel Muñoz Rojo , 

Tenured Senior Scientist, Científico titular, CSIC

 Associate Prof., University of Twente, the Netherlands

Miguel Muñoz Rojo received his PhD (2015) in Condensed Matter Physics & Nanotechnology from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and M.S./B.S. in Physics from the Autonomous University of Madrid. He obtained a JAE pre-doctoral Fellowship from CSIC to study during his PhD how the reduction of dimensionality affects the transport properties of organic and inorganic thermoelectric materials. During this period of time, he carried out scientific stays at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (New York, USA), the University of Bordeaux (France) and the University of California Berkeley (USA). In 2012, he participated in the 62nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Physics after qualifying in an international competition among young talent scientists. From 2016 to 2018, he became a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University, studying two dimensional (2D) materials and devices based on them for thermal, electrical, and thermoelectric applications. From 2018 to 2021, he was a Tenure Track Assistant Professor at the University of Twente. He has been successful in obtaining funding for his research in USA and Europe, including the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant 2023, in the field of thermal conversion and management processes with national and international academic and industrial partners. He is now a permanent researcher at the National Research Council of Spain (CSIC) working at the Institute of Materials Science in Madrid (ICMM) with double affiliation as associate professor to the University of Twente. He is currently a Fellow of the Young Academy of Europe (FYAE). His research focuses on multiscale thermal engineering, thermal management, energy harvesting, nano- and micro-scale thermometry and thermal sensing. 

m.m.rojo@csic.es 

+34 91 334 90 00  

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Salustiano Torre Casado (Project manager)

Dr. Xinming Xing (Postdoctoral researcher)

Xinming completed his PhD (2021) in materials science from the SIMAP lab at the University Grenoble Alps (FRANCE) where he was working on the surface reconstruction of SiC in liquid environment at high temperatures. From 2022 to 2024 he became a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Twente (Netherlands) where he fabricated and characterized the graphitic thermal straps with the CVD-grown 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) in the group of Jimmy Faria Albanese. From November 2024 I will work in the 2D Foundry group (ICMM) carrying out the CVD growth of 2D MXene materials.  His research interest are crystal growth (3D and 2D) and the structure-physicochemical properties-performance relationship of the material. 

x.xing@utwente.nl 

+34 91 334 90 00  

Rem Elnahas (PhD Candidate)

Rem Elnahas received both her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree from the University of “La Sapienza” in Rome, specializing in Physical Chemistry in 2021. She is enrolled in the PhD program of the TNW faculty of the University of Twente, within the CPM group and under the supervision of Prof. Faria and Prof. Muñoz Rojo. She is currently working for one year and a half of her PhD at the Institute of Materials Science of Madrid (ICMM-CSIC), working in the “2D Foundry” group. Her research interests are the synthesis and characterization of 2D materials (in particular of TMDs), and she is currently focusing on thermal transport properties across 2D heterostructures, investigated through Raman Thermometry. 

r.elnahas@utwente.nl 

+34 91 334 90 00  

Azra Khan (PhD Candidate)

Azra has received a MS degree in Physics from Aligarh Muslim University, India (2021) as well as MS in Physics, Photonics and Nanotechnology from Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, France (2023). During her masters, Azra worked on a variety of topics within materials science, including the synthesis of nanoparticles via sol-gel auto combustion method and on hybrid sputter deposition system. Following her degree, Azra worked as a researcher for one year at MPQ lab, Université Paris Cité (2024). While there, she worked on fabrication of 2D-based devices by hot pick-up transfer method. In 2D Foundry (Materials Science Institute of Madrid), Azra will work on Chemical Vapor deposition (CVD) process for developing MXenes under the supervision of Dr. Miguel Muñoz Rojo.

Elvira Tornero Gasca  (PhD Candidate)

Elvira Tornero, graduated in Physics bachelor at UAM (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid). During  her final degree project she worked in STM characterization of fundamental aspects of superconductor materials. Then she completed her master's studies about renewable energy at UAM (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid). Her current research interest include micro- and nano-scale heat transport and thermal measurements of 2D materials with a frequency domain thermoreflectance system (FDTR).

Kutay Ozyurt  (PhD Candidate)

Kutay received his B.S. in Physics from the Izmir Institute of Technology (2022), where he focused on Density Functional Theory (DFT) and worked with Prof. Hasan Sahin. He then completed his master’s studies in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of California, Merced (2024). During his master’s, he studied the fundamental aspects of nanoscale friction and conductivity on layered materials through Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) experiments under the supervision of Prof. Mehmet Z. Baykara. His current research interests include thermal transport and modeling in nanoscale materials and devices. 

 Mauro Ramos Jimenez (JAE Intro, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)

Mauro Ramos, graduated in Materials Science and Engineering bachelor at Complutense University of Madrid achieving the extraordinary mention for 8.6/10 grade mark. During B.S. he has done various complementary formation courses as Finite Element Simulation at Abaqus, Python and, nanofabrication and device characterization. After working at INTA, Acuturri Aerostructures and Capgemini (Airbus) in topics such as paintings development, composite manufacturing and structural calculations, he has decided to start doing what he likes the most, research on functional materials at topics such as electronic, magnetic and thermal properties of 2D materials.

Now, he is about to start a M.S. at UAM about Advanced Materials while working as research assistant at ICMM (JAE Intro 2024 grant) in MXenes devices manufacturing and characterization with Dr. Miguel Muñoz Rojo.

 Wenkang Chen (PhD candidate, Tongji University , supervisor: Prof.  Xiangfan Xu)

Wenkang Chen received his B.S. in Applied Physics(2021) from Donghua University, and is now pursuing his Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics at Tongji Universities. His current research interests include nanoscale heat transport, interfacial thermal resistance, 2D magnetic materials.  He will carry ~2 years stay (from Oct 2024 to Oct 2026)  at Muñoz Lab in the 2D Foundry (ICMM) working on thermal mapping of 2D materials.

 Dr. Timm Swoboda

Graduated PhD, Thesis on the heat dissipation in microelectronics and advanced thermal control devices

Currently working at ICN2 in Barcelona as a postdoctoral fellow

t.p.e.swoboda@utwente.nl  

 Dr. Shahzaib Abbasi

Currently postdoctoral researcher at KU Leuven

 Dr. Guido Giammaria

Currently Thermal system engineer at DEMCON