Severo Ochoa leadership at IFAE
The success of the IFAE Severo Ochoa program, relies on the strategic vision and expertise of the Steering Committee. The IFAE External Scientific Advisory Board alse ensure scientific excellence, institutional coherence, and international relevance.
Severo Ochoa Steering Committee
The Steering Committee is responsible for the strategic planning, implementation, and oversight of the Severo Ochoa 2025–2029 program. It is chaired by the Scientific Director and composed of the ten co-principal investigators (“investigadores garantes”)
- Mario Martínez – SO Scientific Director, ICREA Research Professor, and Deputy Director of IFAE
- E. Coccia – Experimental Division (Gravitational Waves), Director of IFAE
- P. Forn-Díaz – Quantum Computing Technologies
- A. Juste – Experimental Division (ATLAS)
- Manel Martínez – Experimental Division (Gamma-Ray Astrophysics)
- I. Riu – Experimental Division (ATLAS)
- R. Miquel – Experimental Division (Observational Cosmology)
- A. Font-Ribera – Experimental Division (Observational Cosmology)
- M. Chmeissani – Applied Physics
- J. Matias – Theory Division (SM Physics)
- A. Pomarol – Theory Division (BSM Physics)
- IFAE management (ex officio)
External Scientific Advisory Board
The External Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) provides independent advice on the scientific direction and performance of IFAE. Composed of internationally renowned scientists, the SAB meets regularly to evaluate progress and ensure continued excellence.
- Barry Barish (Caltech, USA) – Chair | Nobel Laureate in Physics 2017
- Mar Capeáns (CERN, Switzerland)
- Anne-Isabelle Etienvre (CEA Saclay, France)
- Stefano Forte (University of Milano, Italy)
- Antonio Masiero (University of Padova, Italy)
- Marzio Nessi (CERN, Switzerland)
- Lisa Randall (Harvard University, USA)
- Alexandre Refregier (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
- Marjorie Shapiro (UC Berkeley, USA)
- Agnieszka Zalewska (IFJ Kraków, Poland)