Research

Josep M. Ricart was awarded his degree in Chemistry in 1980 from the University of Barcelona. From the same university, he obtained his Ph.D. degree in 1985, studying the applications of band theory to solids (graphite, diamond, silicon) and surfaces, their reconstruction and chemisorption of atoms thereon using semiempirical approaches, in particular he developed a periodic version of the MINDO/3 method. The thesis was done under the supervision of Professor F. Illas. He began his academic carrier at the University of Barcelona (1981). In 1985 he obtained a position in Tarragona. He did short postdoctoral stages with Prof. Pisani (Torino, 1986), Prof. Pacchioni (Milano 1994) Prof. Roesch (Munich, 2001, 2003). He became Associate Professor in Physical Chemistry at the UB, Tarragona's Campus, in 1988. He is Full Professor (at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili since 2002.

He has published more than 125 peer-review articles, more than 60 communications in conferences, 10 book chapters. He has been supervisor or co-supervisor of 10 doctoral theses. Papers have been published in collaboration with more than 100 co-authors.

He has been Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry from 1998 to 2004; Dean from 2004 to 2006. Vice-rector for Academic Policy and Research from 2006 to 2014; Vice-Rector for Scientific Policy and Research from 2014 to 2018. He has been member of the board of several research institutes and foundations. Now, he is coordinator of the Master in Synthesis, Catalysis and Molecular Modelling.