IQCC Forum: 60 years old celebration of Prof. Lluís Blancafort

Last 9th July took place the Summer edition of the IQCC Forum, a quarterly meeting-place where high-quality science will be discussed. This is a special edition to celebrate the 60th birthday of Prof. Lluís Blancafort. On this occasion, collaborators and former group members will present their research. This event marks the launch of a new initiative within the IQCC: a forum that will be held every year to celebrate members of the institute when they turn 60.

Schedule (Aula Magna, Science Faculty)

Chair: Prof. Xavi Ribas

3:00-3:25pm Dr. Sergi Ruiz-Barragán: From PhD to New Horizons: Molecular photophysics

3:25-3:40pm Anju Manickoth: The Blancafort Team and the Black Pigment: Effective Conjugation in Eumelanin Oligomers

3:40-3:55pm Gopi Krishnan: Fingerprinting Eumelanin: Resolving Connectivity and Oxidation Across Oligomeric Structures

4pm: coffee break

4:25-4:30pm Dr. Quan-Song Li

4:30-4:55pm Dr. Sílvia Escayola: The Not So Excited Electrons of Sulfurized Polymer Cathodes

4:55-5:10pm Visvesvarar Pitchai: Through-space interactions and Aggregation leading to non-conventional luminescence in organic light emitters

5:10-5:25pm Prof. Xavi Ribas: director IQCC

5:25pm Closing by Prof. Lluís Blancafort

Below you can find some photos of the four different speakers and the Chair.

Girona, July 20th, 2026
For more info: ges.iqcc@udg.edu