Mar Gómez
Mar Gómez holds a PhD Cum Laude and a degree in Physical Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid, specializing in Atmospheric Physics. She has two master’s degrees, one in Meteorology and Geophysics and the other in Renewable Energy and Environment. For four years, she participated in a research project at the Complutense University as […]
Serge Haroche
Serge Haroche is a Nobel Prize–winning physicist renowned for his groundbreaking experiments in quantum physics. Awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics, he pioneered methods to observe and control individual quantum particles, allowing scientists to measure fragile quantum states without destroying them. Haroche’s work opened new paths in quantum optics and quantum information science. He […]
Ilan Eshkeri
Ilan Eshkeri is a composer whose work explores emotional narrative through evolving musical forms. Working within a post-minimal aesthetic, he builds compositions from repeating melodic ideas that gradually transform through harmonic layering and rhythmic variation, allowing emotional meaning to emerge naturally. His musical language reflects a background spanning contrasting traditions as a classically trained violinist […]
Donna Strickland
Dr. Donna Strickland is one of the recipients of the Nobel Prize in Physics 2018 for co-inventing Chirped Pulse Amplification with Dr. Gérard Mourou, her PhD supervisor at the time of the discovery. She earned her PhD in optics from the University of Rochester and her B. Eng. from McMaster University. Dr. Strickland was a […]
Valentin Martinez
Valentín Martínez, born in Alicante, Spain, is a distinguished solar physicist and the newly appointed Director of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) as of July 2024. He earned his Ph.D. in Astrophysics from the University of La Laguna and the IAC. Martínez has an extensive background in solar physics, having served as the […]
Julie Payette
Julie Payette is a Canadian astronaut, engineer, and scientist who flew on two Space Shuttle missions and spent more than 25 days in space. After joining the Canadian Space Agency in 1992, she worked on robotics operations for the International Space Station and flew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery and Endeavour. From 2017 to 2021 she […]
Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman, International singing superstar and UNESCO Artist for Peace Ambassador, is the world’s best-selling soprano. She pioneered the classical crossover music movement and is famed for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves. Sarah is the only artist to have simultaneously topped the Billboard dance and classical music charts. Her voice has rung […]
Garik Israelian
Dr. Israelian, an astrophysicist at the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands (Spain), is the creative director and spiritual father of the STARMUS Festival. In 1999 he led a collaboration reported in the journal Nature that found the first observational evidence that supernova explosions are responsible for the formation of black holes. His research has led […]
Eva Villaver
Prof. Eva Villaver is a distinguished astrophysicist renowned for her groundbreaking research on the evolution of planetary systems around dying stars and her unwavering dedication to science outreach. Currently Deputy Director at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, she has made astronomy accessible to broad audiences through her popular science book Las mil caras de […]
Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker is a cognitive scientist, psychologist, and bestselling author known for his research on language, mind, and human nature. He is the Johnstone Professor of Psychology at Harvard University and previously taught at Stanford and MIT. Pinker’s work explores how language and cognition emerge from the structure of the human brain, and he is […]
