Harvey Amorín

Dr. Harvey Amorín is a Tenured Scientist at the Institute of Materials Science of Madrid (ICMM) within the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). Born in Havana, Cuba (1974), he holds a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Aveiro, Portugal (2005). His career includes prestigious fellowships under the Juan de La Cierva and Ramón y Cajal Programmes.

Education:

• Bachelor’s in Physics, University of Havana (1997)
• MSc in Physics, University of Havana (1999)
• PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Aveiro (2005)

Research Focus: Multiferroic materials, magnetoelectrics, piezoelectrics, and energy harvesting technologies. Specializes in perovskite systems, morphotropic phase boundaries, and advanced materials processing techniques like spark plasma sintering (SPS) and nanostructuring.

Awards & Recognition:

• National Academy of Sciences (Cuba) Prize for Transport Properties in Electroceramics (2012)
• Best Success Story Award from COST Action MP0904 (2014)
• Alma Mater Prize for Young Researcher (2000)

Advisory & Grants:

• Co-supervised 4 PhD/MSc students (2012–2016)
• Advisory board member for 5 PhD dissertations
• Active in research funding: MAT2017-88788-R (Spanish National Research Agency)

Labs & Expertise: Leads research in advanced materials characterization and fabrication, including thin-film preparation, functional properties measurement, and magnetoelectric characterization at ICMM-CSIC labs.