{"id":654,"date":"2016-02-22T15:19:34","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T13:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icta.webs.upv.es\/en\/quienes-somos\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T23:06:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T21:06:42","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icta.webs.upv.es\/en\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who we are"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;120&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_separator type=&#8221;normal&#8221; down=&#8221;50&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.5;\">The Institute of Animal Science and Technology (ICTA) of the Universitat Polit\u00e8cnica de Val\u00e8ncia is the main research centre devoted to the science and technology of animal production in the Valencia region.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;50&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<a  itemprop=\"url\" href=\"http:\/\/icta.webs.upv.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/Estrategia_ICTA-Revisado.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"  class=\"qbutton  default\" style=\"\">ICTA Strategy (.pdf)<i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome fa fa-download qode_button_icon_element\"><\/i><\/a>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<a  itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/icta.webs.upv.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/MEMORIA-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"  class=\"qbutton  default\" style=\"\">Biennial activity report (.pdf)<i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome fa fa-download qode_button_icon_element\"><\/i><\/a>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;50&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Our mission<\/h4>\n<p>Our aim is to improve the productivity, sustainability and quality of animal production in the Valencian Community, and by extension, also at national and international level.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; up=&#8221;25&#8243;]<div class=\"q_icon_list\"><i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome fa fa-check qode-ili-icon-holder transparent\" style=\"\" ><\/i><p style=\"\">Fundamental research of excellence and knowledge transfer to the livestock sector<\/p><\/div><div class=\"q_icon_list\"><i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome fa fa-check qode-ili-icon-holder transparent\" style=\"\" ><\/i><p style=\"\">Collaboration among our colleagues and with external researchers<\/p><\/div><div class=\"q_icon_list\"><i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome fa fa-check qode-ili-icon-holder transparent\" style=\"\" ><\/i><p style=\"\">Excellent education<\/p><\/div><div class=\"q_icon_list\"><i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome fa fa-check qode-ili-icon-holder transparent\" style=\"\" ><\/i><p style=\"\">Public and social commitment<\/p><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_separator type=&#8221;normal&#8221; up=&#8221;50&#8243; down=&#8221;50&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Executive team<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2379&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; thickness=&#8221;0&#8243; up=&#8221;45&#8243; down=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Juan Jos\u00e9 Pascual Amor\u00f3s, Head of the Institute<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; thickness=&#8221;0&#8243; up=&#8221;23&#8243; down=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/www.upv.es\/ficha-personal\/jupascu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contact<\/a><\/h6>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]Full Professor at the University, his research focuses on animal nutrition, with main research lines including the adaptation of feeding to animal genetics, nutritional evaluation of raw materials and feeds, and precision nutrition. He has been the principal investigator in 23 national research projects and is currently coordinator of a European Pathfinder EIC project. He has published over 100 articles in high-impact scientific journals and contributed to more than 150 conference communications. He has supervised 14 PhD theses. He has been Editor-in-Chief of <em data-start=\"1866\" data-end=\"1888\">World Rabbit Science<\/em> since 2005, indexed in WOS, and Associate Editor in two other journals in his field. He has served as President of both the Spanish Association of Cuniculture (2020\u20132024) and the World Rabbit Science Association (2021\u20132024), and was Head of the Department of Animal Science (2017\u20132021). Since 2024, he has been an EFSA expert for the risk assessment of feed additives. He was awarded Doctor Honoris Causa by the Universidad San Antonio Abad del Cuzco (Peru) in 2015 for his contribution to rural development in Latin America, and is an expert in Animal Nutrition at the Union of Spanish Entities for Animal Science since 2024.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; thickness=&#8221;0&#8243; up=&#8221;41&#8243; down=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; thickness=&#8221;0&#8243; up=&#8221;63&#8243; down=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2350&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; thickness=&#8221;0&#8243; up=&#8221;45&#8243; down=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Silvia Mart\u00ednez Llorens, Deputy Head of the Institute<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; thickness=&#8221;0&#8243; up=&#8221;23&#8243; down=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/www.upv.es\/ficha-personal\/dasncpea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contact<\/a><\/h6>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]Full Professor at the University, her research focuses on the field of aquaculture, with her main lines of investigation being the study of digestive physiology and intestinal health in aquatic organisms, along with the production of aquatic organisms in sustainable systems. She has participated in 41 research projects funded through public calls and contracts with companies or administrations from 2002 to the present, having been principal investigator in 8 of them and currently in 2. She has published over 85 articles in high-impact scientific journals and has contributed to more than 165 conference communications. Since 2003, she has supervised 116 Master&#8217;s theses and Bachelor&#8217;s final projects, as well as 13 PhD theses. In 2023, she received the award for Excellence in Teaching. She served as Head of the Department of Animal Science from 2022 to 2025 and is currently Secretary of the Appeals Committee for Evaluation at ETSIAMN, since 2020. She is Editor at <em data-start=\"1074\" data-end=\"1084\">PLOS One<\/em>; was a member of the ANECA C-9 committee, Academia program (2016\u20132022); and a member of the Science Commission of the Andalusian Knowledge Agency (DEVA) (2016\u20132022).[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; thickness=&#8221;0&#8243; up=&#8221;41&#8243; down=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; thickness=&#8221;0&#8243; up=&#8221;63&#8243; down=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2355&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; thickness=&#8221;0&#8243; up=&#8221;45&#8243; down=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Mar\u00eda Cambra L\u00f3pez, Secretary<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; thickness=&#8221;0&#8243; up=&#8221;23&#8243; down=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/www.upv.es\/ficha-personal\/macamlo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contact<\/a><\/h6>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]Associate Professor at the University, her research focuses on precision nutrition in monogastric animals, combining the use of advanced technologies to monitor feeding behavior and animal health. Previously, she developed her scientific career in the field of environmental technology applied to animal production systems. She has been the principal investigator in 4 projects and participated as a researcher in 16 others. She has published 73 articles in scientific journals and contributed to more than 67 national and international conference communications. She has supervised 4 PhD theses. She has received awards such as the Extraordinary Doctoral Thesis Award (2011) and the ASABE Superior Paper Award twice (2010 and 2012), granted by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. In 2012, she was a prominent member of the review committee of that society. Between 2015 and 2023, she coordinated the ANTS (Animal Nutrition and Technology Service) at UPV, promoting technology transfer with companies in the sector. Since 2023, she has been an EFSA expert for the risk assessment of feed additives. She is currently a member of the European Association of Precision Livestock Farming (EA-PLF) and the European Group on Rabbit Nutrition (EGRAN). Since 2024, she has coordinated the Network for Precision Livestock Farming and Animal Digitalization (REDIGA), RED2024-153874-T, funded by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=&#8221;transparent&#8221; thickness=&#8221;0&#8243; up=&#8221;41&#8243; down=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_separator type=&#8221;normal&#8221; up=&#8221;50&#8243; down=&#8221;50&#8243;][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>RESEARCH STAFF<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Aquaculture and biodiversity<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Director:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-type=\"normal\"  class=\"qode_icon_shortcode  q_font_awsome_icon fa-lg  \" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 15px; \"><i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome fa fa-user qode_icon_element\" style=\"\" ><\/i><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.upv.es\/ficha-personal\/atomasv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prof. Ana Tom\u00e1s Vidal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-type=\"normal\"  class=\"qode_icon_shortcode  q_font_awsome_icon fa-lg  \" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 15px; \"><i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome fa fa-user qode_icon_element\" style=\"\" ><\/i><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.upv.es\/ficha-personal\/jfastu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prof. Juan F. Asturiano Nemesio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Researchers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-type=\"normal\"  class=\"qode_icon_shortcode  q_font_awsome_icon fa-lg  \" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 15px; \"><i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome fa fa-user qode_icon_element\" style=\"\" ><\/i><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.upv.es\/ficha-personal\/mlpereig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prof. Luz P\u00e9rez Igualada<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-type=\"normal\"  class=\"qode_icon_shortcode  q_font_awsome_icon fa-lg  \" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 15px; \"><i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome fa fa-user qode_icon_element\" style=\"\" ><\/i><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.upv.es\/ficha-personal\/silmarll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prof. Silvia Mart\u00ednez Llorens<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-type=\"normal\"  class=\"qode_icon_shortcode  q_font_awsome_icon fa-lg  \" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 15px; \"><i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome fa fa-user qode_icon_element\" style=\"\" ><\/i><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.upv.es\/ficha-personal\/mjover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prof. Miguel Jover Cerd\u00e1<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-type=\"normal\"  class=\"qode_icon_shortcode  q_font_awsome_icon fa-lg  \" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 15px; \"><i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome fa fa-user qode_icon_element\" style=\"\" ><\/i><\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.upv.es\/ficha-personal\/dasncpea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prof. David S\u00e1nchez Pe\u00f1aranda<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Animal nutrition<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Director:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-type=\"normal\"  class=\"qode_icon_shortcode  q_font_awsome_icon fa-lg  \" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 15px; \"><i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome fa fa-user qode_icon_element\" style=\"\" ><\/i><\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.upv.es\/ficha-personal\/jupascu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prof. Juan Jos\u00e9 Pascual Amor\u00f3s<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Researchers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-type=\"normal\"  class=\"qode_icon_shortcode  q_font_awsome_icon fa-lg  \" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 15px; \"><i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome fa fa-user qode_icon_element\" style=\"\" ><\/i><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.upv.es\/ficha-personal\/macamlo\">\u00a0Prof. Mar\u00eda Cambra L\u00f3pez<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-type=\"normal\"  class=\"qode_icon_shortcode  q_font_awsome_icon fa-lg  \" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 15px; \"><i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome fa fa-user qode_icon_element\" style=\"\" ><\/i><\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.upv.es\/ficha-personal\/carferm6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prof. Carlos Javier Fern\u00e1ndez Mart\u00ednez<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Animal Genetic Improvement<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Director:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-type=\"normal\"  class=\"qode_icon_shortcode  q_font_awsome_icon fa-lg  \" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 15px; \"><i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome fa fa-user qode_icon_element\" style=\"\" ><\/i><\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.upv.es\/ficha-personal\/noeibes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prof. Noelia Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Researchers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-type=\"normal\"  class=\"qode_icon_shortcode  q_font_awsome_icon fa-lg  \" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 15px; \"><i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome fa fa-user qode_icon_element\" style=\"\" ><\/i><\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcam.upv.es\/dcia\/ablasco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prof. Agust\u00edn Blasco<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-type=\"normal\"  class=\"qode_icon_shortcode  q_font_awsome_icon fa-lg  \" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 15px; \"><i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome fa fa-user qode_icon_element\" style=\"\" ><\/i><\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.upv.es\/ficha-personal\/phernan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prof. Pilar Hern\u00e1ndez<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-type=\"normal\"  class=\"qode_icon_shortcode  q_font_awsome_icon fa-lg  \" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 15px; \"><i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome fa fa-user qode_icon_element\" style=\"\" ><\/i><\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.upv.es\/ficha-personal\/framarj1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prof. Francisco Marco<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-type=\"normal\"  class=\"qode_icon_shortcode  q_font_awsome_icon fa-lg  \" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 15px; \"><i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome fa fa-user qode_icon_element\" style=\"\" ><\/i><\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.upv.es\/ficha-personal\/msantacr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prof. M\u00aa Antonia Santacreu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-type=\"normal\"  class=\"qode_icon_shortcode  q_font_awsome_icon fa-lg  \" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 15px; \"><i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome fa fa-user qode_icon_element\" style=\"\" ><\/i><\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.upv.es\/ficha-personal\/jvicent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prof. Jos\u00e9 Salvador Vicente Ant\u00f3n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-type=\"normal\"  class=\"qode_icon_shortcode  q_font_awsome_icon fa-lg  \" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 15px; \"><i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome fa fa-user qode_icon_element\" style=\"\" ><\/i><\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.upv.es\/ficha-personal\/mamaral9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dra. Marina Mart\u00ednez<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-type=\"normal\"  class=\"qode_icon_shortcode  q_font_awsome_icon fa-lg  \" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 15px; \"><i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome fa fa-user qode_icon_element\" style=\"\" ><\/i><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upv.es\/ficha-personal\/laulore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Laura Lorenzo Rebenaque<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>Animal production systems and technologies<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Director:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-type=\"normal\"  class=\"qode_icon_shortcode  q_font_awsome_icon fa-lg  \" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 15px; \"><i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome fa fa-user qode_icon_element\" style=\"\" ><\/i><\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.upv.es\/ficha-personal\/salcalsa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prof. Salvador Calvet Sanz\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Researchers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-type=\"normal\"  class=\"qode_icon_shortcode  q_font_awsome_icon fa-lg  \" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 15px; \"><i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome fa fa-user qode_icon_element\" style=\"\" ><\/i><\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.upv.es\/ficha-personal\/pmolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prof. Pilar Molina Pons<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-type=\"normal\"  class=\"qode_icon_shortcode  q_font_awsome_icon fa-lg  \" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 15px; \"><i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome fa fa-user qode_icon_element\" style=\"\" ><\/i><\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.upv.es\/ficha-personal\/cperis\">Prof. Crist\u00f2fol Peris Ribera<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-type=\"normal\"  class=\"qode_icon_shortcode  q_font_awsome_icon fa-lg  \" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 15px; \"><i class=\"qode_icon_font_awesome fa fa-user qode_icon_element\" style=\"\" ><\/i><\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.upv.es\/ficha-personal\/mrodrigu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prof. Mart\u00edn Rodr\u00edguez Garc\u00eda<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-type=\"normal\"  class=\"qode_icon_shortcode  q_font_awsome_icon fa-lg  \" style=\"margin: 0px 15px 0px 15px; 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