Xavier Roqué

Xavier Roqué is an academic at the Department of Philosophy within the History of Science institute at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, specializing in twentieth-century history of science with emphasis on Spain, physics, and political-scientific intersections during authoritarian regimes.

His academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Physics-History of Science, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (1993)
• Specialization in Natural Sciences Between the Two World Wars, University of California, Berkeley (1992)
• Degree in Physics, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (1988)

Roqué's research examines how scientific practices evolve within specific political contexts, particularly Francoist Spain's engagement with modern physics and evolutionary biology. His work bridges cultural history, epistemology, and transnational scientific networks, revealing continuities between pre-Civil War scientific traditions and autarchic-era developments through meticulous archival analysis of institutional records and personal correspondence.

Recent publications demonstrate consistent thematic focus on physics historiography, including metrology's political dimensions, Einstein's legacy in Iberia, and Cold War scientific diplomacy. His 2018-2021 outputs reveal growing attention to small-scale research practices and the globalization of scientific expertise, culminating in the current SMALL SCIENCE project.

No scientific awards were documented in available sources.

Roqué has supervised 63 theses and secured 12 research projects totaling over 15 years of continuous funding. His active €1.2M SMALL SCIENCE project (2024-2027) investigates historical construction of contemporary small-scale research through international collaboration with 19 partners across 7 countries, building on prior work like the NUCLITEX project on Italian nuclear expertise (2019-2020) and Franco-Spanish Cold War science studies.