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Oscar de Abril Torralba is a Tenured Professor and current Department Director of the Department of Building Structures and Physics at the Higher Technical School of Architecture, Technical University of Madrid (UPM). Affiliated with UPM since 2010 and promoted to full Professor in 2020, he maintains international research collaborations with institutions including École Polytechnique–CNRS, University of Minnesota, and University of Warwick.
Education:
- PhD in Physics from Complutense University of Madrid, specializing in magnetic properties of cobalt microstructures.
His research centers on computational quantum materials science using Density Functional Theory, with emphasis on topological materials' electronic structure under impurity doping, magnetic properties in microstructured films, and electrochemical nanostructuring. This work bridges condensed matter physics and advanced materials engineering for quantum device applications.
Recent publications demonstrate focused expertise in topological phase stability, examining Dirac point persistence in doped SnTe and magnetic impurity effects in Weyl semimetals—advancing fundamental understanding of quantum transport phenomena.
No scientific awards were documented in the source materials.
No information was provided regarding student supervision or research grant acquisition.
Active research affiliations include:
- Complex Systems Group (GSC) at UPM
- Quantum Nanosystems Group (QNG) at Complutense University of Madrid
- Group of Nanomagnetism and Magnetization Processes (GNMP)
