Ramón Aguado Sola

Ramón Aguado Sola is a Senior Scientist at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), affiliated with the Institute of Materials Science of Madrid (ICMM). He is a world-renowned expert in Condensed Matter Theory, focusing on Quantum Materials and their applications in Quantum Technologies.

• His research centers on hybrid superconductor-semiconductor nanostructures behaving as topological superconductors, with Majorana quasiparticles enabling robust topological quantum computing.
• Collaborations include top experimental groups at QuTech Delft, IST Austria, CEA Grenoble, Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Niels Bohr Institute Copenhagen.
• He coordinates the ICMM's Quantum Materials and Quantum Technologies research subline and serves as Vicepresident of the Spanish Condensed Matter Physics Division since 2020.

Research Highlights: He has published over 100 articles, with 25% in journals like Nature, Science, Physical Review Letters, and Nature Reviews Physics. His work explores topological superconductivity, Andreev levels, and van der Waals heterostructures.

Scientific Recognition:

• Outstanding Referee (American Physical Society, 2016)
• Top 1% most cited scientist in Applied Physics worldwide
• Top 2% most cited scientist in Spain (>100,000 citations)

Community Engagement: Aguado is actively involved in scientific evaluation panels, outreach (school talks, media appearances), and popular science writing for the Spanish version of Scientific American. His research has been highlighted in Physics Today and other major platforms.