Francisco Calviño Tavares

Francisco Calviño Tavares is a Full Professor at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) in the Department of Physics, affiliated with the Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria Industrial de Barcelona (ETSEIB). He leads the Advanced Nuclear Technologies Research Group (ANT) and is part of the Institut de Tècniques Energètiques. His research focuses on experimental nuclear physics, radiation detector development for CERN's n_TOF facility, neutron capture studies, and nuclear waste management. He has pioneered innovations in neutron dosimetry and contributes to nuclear education methodologies.

• Over 484 documented academic activities, including 207 indexed journal articles and 162 conference presentations.
• Key projects include the LINEAR neutron dosimeter and collaborations with CERN on neutron physics.
• Recipient of grants from HORIZON 2020, Euratom, and the Spanish National Research Program.

Research interests span nuclear astrophysics (e.g., s-process nucleosynthesis), detector engineering (solid-state and segmented detectors), and radiation protection in medical and industrial settings. His work bridges fundamental physics with applied technologies like neutron dosimetry for particle therapy.

Publications emphasize high-energy neutron interactions, fission dynamics, and cross-section measurements at CERN's neutron time-of-flight facility. Collaborations include global teams from institutions like INFN and the University of Tokyo.

• Led the Grandes experimentos en el CERN. Proyecto n_TOF and the University Network for Innovation, Technology and Engineering educational initiative.
• Developed innovative detectors like the sTED and miniBELEN-10A for neutron spectroscopy.