Jordi Sort

Jordi Sort is an ICREA Research Professor at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB), leading the Group of Smart Nanoengineered Materials, Nanomechanics and Nanomagnetism with approximately 20 researchers. His academic career spans PhD completion in 2002 (with an Extraordinary Award) and postdoctoral positions at SPINTEC (Grenoble) and Argonne National Laboratory.

Research Interests: His work focuses on magnetic, magnetoelectric, and mechanical properties of materials including thin films, lithographed structures, porous materials, and nanocomposites. Key research domains include

• Nanomagnetism
• Magnetoelastic effects
• Advanced materials for energy
• Biomaterials and medical implants

Scientific Output Trends: Recent publications highlight interdisciplinary applications in hydrogen electrocatalysis, lunar mineral mechanics, magnetic computing innovations, and biomedical material development. Articles demonstrate convergence of magnetism, nanotechnology, and materials engineering across energy, planetary science, and medical domains.

Awards & Recognition:

• Catalan Physical Society Awards
• Spanish Physical Society Awards
• Federation of European Materials Societies Awards

Academic Leadership: Prof. Sort has supervised 16 PhD Theses and coordinated two European Training Networks (ITN), a Consolidator Grant, and a Proof-of-Concept Grant from the European Research Council. His research has yielded over 320 publications (~10,000 citations, H-index 50) and 6 patents.