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Prof. Carlos Alejandro Figueroa (UCS) has been selected by the Royal Society, one of the oldest and most renowned scientific societies in the world, based in London, to receive a Newton Advanced Fellowship, with which he will develop research over two years on ultra-low friction materials in collaboration with a group from the University of Southampton (UK).
Figueroa is a member of B-MRS and was elected member of the Deliberative Council of the Society for 2020-2024.