Katherine Villa
@katherinevilla.bsky.social
ICREA Research Professor and Group Leader at ICIQ. PI #ERCStG PhotoSwim. Photocatalysis / Light-driven microswimmers / Solar fuels / Environmental remediation. ⚡💧☀️
Reposted by Katherine Villa
#NousICREAs2025 |💡@katherinevilla.bsky.social (@iciq.org) impulsa tecnologies sostenibles per afrontar els reptes ambientals i energètics globals.
Crea micromotors que es mouen amb llum i materials capaços de netejar contaminants i generar combustibles solars.
https://short.do/JYHhN1
Crea micromotors que es mouen amb llum i materials capaços de netejar contaminants i generar combustibles solars.
https://short.do/JYHhN1
December 31, 2025 at 8:30 AM
#NousICREAs2025 |💡@katherinevilla.bsky.social (@iciq.org) impulsa tecnologies sostenibles per afrontar els reptes ambientals i energètics globals.
Crea micromotors que es mouen amb llum i materials capaços de netejar contaminants i generar combustibles solars.
https://short.do/JYHhN1
Crea micromotors que es mouen amb llum i materials capaços de netejar contaminants i generar combustibles solars.
https://short.do/JYHhN1
Light-programmable photoredox colloids for reconfigurable assemblies | ChemRxiv - doi.org/10.26434/che...
Light-programmable photoredox colloids for reconfigurable assemblies
The dynamic self-assembly of colloids under non-equilibrium conditions offers a pathway to reconfigurable materials and adaptive soft systems, yet current approaches often require particle anisotropy...
doi.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Light-programmable photoredox colloids for reconfigurable assemblies | ChemRxiv - doi.org/10.26434/che...
Reposted by Katherine Villa
🎉Welcome Katherine Villa (@katherinevilla.bsky.social) and José A. Berrocal!
The #ICREACommunity is growing with you on board. We can't wait to see everything that's ahead in @iciq.org!
The #ICREACommunity is growing with you on board. We can't wait to see everything that's ahead in @iciq.org!
#ICIQNews
👏🏼 Prof. Katherine Villa and Prof. José A. Berrocal, new ICREA Research Professors
🧑🏻🔬👩🏼🔬 With their appointment to one of the most prestigious scientific communities in Catalonia, the ICIQ now hosts 11 ICREA researchers.
👉🏼 iciq.org/new/two-iciq...
@icreacommunity.bsky.social @cerca.cat
👏🏼 Prof. Katherine Villa and Prof. José A. Berrocal, new ICREA Research Professors
🧑🏻🔬👩🏼🔬 With their appointment to one of the most prestigious scientific communities in Catalonia, the ICIQ now hosts 11 ICREA researchers.
👉🏼 iciq.org/new/two-iciq...
@icreacommunity.bsky.social @cerca.cat
December 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
🎉Welcome Katherine Villa (@katherinevilla.bsky.social) and José A. Berrocal!
The #ICREACommunity is growing with you on board. We can't wait to see everything that's ahead in @iciq.org!
The #ICREACommunity is growing with you on board. We can't wait to see everything that's ahead in @iciq.org!
Thrilled to share that I’m starting a new position as ICREA Research Professor @icreacommunity.bsky.social. Grateful to my team, collaborators, and mentors 😊
#ICIQNews
👏🏼 Prof. Katherine Villa and Prof. José A. Berrocal, new ICREA Research Professors
🧑🏻🔬👩🏼🔬 With their appointment to one of the most prestigious scientific communities in Catalonia, the ICIQ now hosts 11 ICREA researchers.
👉🏼 iciq.org/new/two-iciq...
@icreacommunity.bsky.social @cerca.cat
👏🏼 Prof. Katherine Villa and Prof. José A. Berrocal, new ICREA Research Professors
🧑🏻🔬👩🏼🔬 With their appointment to one of the most prestigious scientific communities in Catalonia, the ICIQ now hosts 11 ICREA researchers.
👉🏼 iciq.org/new/two-iciq...
@icreacommunity.bsky.social @cerca.cat
December 1, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Thrilled to share that I’m starting a new position as ICREA Research Professor @icreacommunity.bsky.social. Grateful to my team, collaborators, and mentors 😊
www.nanowerk.com
August 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Reposted by Katherine Villa
#ICIQNews
🏅 Prof. Katherine Villa has been awarded a prestigious @erc.europa.eu Proof of Concept Grant
🛵 The project aims to develop light-powered microswimmers capable of selectively capturing and detecting harmful PFAS
Read more 🔗 iciq.org/new/erc-proo...
🏅 Prof. Katherine Villa has been awarded a prestigious @erc.europa.eu Proof of Concept Grant
🛵 The project aims to develop light-powered microswimmers capable of selectively capturing and detecting harmful PFAS
Read more 🔗 iciq.org/new/erc-proo...
ERC Proof of Concept Grant awarded to Prof. Katherine Villa for pioneering PFAS detection technology - ICIQ
14th July 2025 – Prof. Katherine Villa, group leader at the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), has been awarded a prestigious ERC Proof of Concept Grant for her project PhotoSERS. The...
iciq.org
July 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
#ICIQNews
🏅 Prof. Katherine Villa has been awarded a prestigious @erc.europa.eu Proof of Concept Grant
🛵 The project aims to develop light-powered microswimmers capable of selectively capturing and detecting harmful PFAS
Read more 🔗 iciq.org/new/erc-proo...
🏅 Prof. Katherine Villa has been awarded a prestigious @erc.europa.eu Proof of Concept Grant
🛵 The project aims to develop light-powered microswimmers capable of selectively capturing and detecting harmful PFAS
Read more 🔗 iciq.org/new/erc-proo...
Reposted by Katherine Villa
📣 Out now! First results of the 2025 ERC Proof of Concept call.
150 grants – each worth €150,000 – will help ERC grantees to bridge the gap between the discoveries stemming from their frontier research and their practical application.
Recipients, projects, locations👉 buff.ly/pPccOPc
#ERCPoC
150 grants – each worth €150,000 – will help ERC grantees to bridge the gap between the discoveries stemming from their frontier research and their practical application.
Recipients, projects, locations👉 buff.ly/pPccOPc
#ERCPoC
July 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📣 Out now! First results of the 2025 ERC Proof of Concept call.
150 grants – each worth €150,000 – will help ERC grantees to bridge the gap between the discoveries stemming from their frontier research and their practical application.
Recipients, projects, locations👉 buff.ly/pPccOPc
#ERCPoC
150 grants – each worth €150,000 – will help ERC grantees to bridge the gap between the discoveries stemming from their frontier research and their practical application.
Recipients, projects, locations👉 buff.ly/pPccOPc
#ERCPoC
Reposted by Katherine Villa
#ICIQNews
Prof. Katherine Villa (@katherinevilla.bsky.social) appointed as Early Career Board member of Nano Letters journal, oublished by the American Chemical Society (@acs.org)
Read more 🔗 iciq.org/new/prof-kat...
@cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance
Prof. Katherine Villa (@katherinevilla.bsky.social) appointed as Early Career Board member of Nano Letters journal, oublished by the American Chemical Society (@acs.org)
Read more 🔗 iciq.org/new/prof-kat...
@cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance
Prof. Katherine Villa appointed as Early Career Board member of Nano Letters - ICIQ
26th May 2025 – Prof. Katherine Villa, ICIQ group leader, has been selected as an Early Career Board Member of Nano Letters, one of the most prominent journals in the fields of nanoscience and nanotec...
iciq.org
May 26, 2025 at 8:52 AM
#ICIQNews
Prof. Katherine Villa (@katherinevilla.bsky.social) appointed as Early Career Board member of Nano Letters journal, oublished by the American Chemical Society (@acs.org)
Read more 🔗 iciq.org/new/prof-kat...
@cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance
Prof. Katherine Villa (@katherinevilla.bsky.social) appointed as Early Career Board member of Nano Letters journal, oublished by the American Chemical Society (@acs.org)
Read more 🔗 iciq.org/new/prof-kat...
@cerca.cat @bist.eu #SOMM_alliance
Reposted by Katherine Villa
A #multidisciplinary collaboration led by @iciq.org and involving @icfo.eu, #IREC & @vschtpraha.bsky.social unveil a new strategy to convert CO₂ into valuable products using visible light.
Published in @pubs.acs.org
#BISTCommunity
➡️ bist.eu/iciq-researc...
Published in @pubs.acs.org
#BISTCommunity
➡️ bist.eu/iciq-researc...
April 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
A #multidisciplinary collaboration led by @iciq.org and involving @icfo.eu, #IREC & @vschtpraha.bsky.social unveil a new strategy to convert CO₂ into valuable products using visible light.
Published in @pubs.acs.org
#BISTCommunity
➡️ bist.eu/iciq-researc...
Published in @pubs.acs.org
#BISTCommunity
➡️ bist.eu/iciq-researc...
🚨 We are hiring! 🚨One #postdoctoral position available in my group to work on photoactive colloids & structured light control. Start date: 05/05/2025.
Apply now! @iciq.org @ageinves.bsky.social
#postdocjobs #ActiveMatter #Optics #AcademicTwitter
📍 More details 👇
careers.iciq.org/jobs/5707322...
Apply now! @iciq.org @ageinves.bsky.social
#postdocjobs #ActiveMatter #Optics #AcademicTwitter
📍 More details 👇
careers.iciq.org/jobs/5707322...
Postdoctoral Researcher (Ref: Postdoc 2025-06 KV) - ICIQ
Looking for an exciting research opportunity in one of the leading scientific research institutes? Come join us at ICIQ!
careers.iciq.org
March 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
🚨 We are hiring! 🚨One #postdoctoral position available in my group to work on photoactive colloids & structured light control. Start date: 05/05/2025.
Apply now! @iciq.org @ageinves.bsky.social
#postdocjobs #ActiveMatter #Optics #AcademicTwitter
📍 More details 👇
careers.iciq.org/jobs/5707322...
Apply now! @iciq.org @ageinves.bsky.social
#postdocjobs #ActiveMatter #Optics #AcademicTwitter
📍 More details 👇
careers.iciq.org/jobs/5707322...
✨Thrilled to announce our newly funded project, Steermotors, under the Consolidación Investigadora 2024 program! ✨.This project will enable us to develop steerable light-driven micromotors with tailored motion control and programmability under structured light patterns 🔬⚡
#ICIQNews
⭐ Prof. @katherinevilla.bsky.social is launching a project to advance research on light-driven micromotors!
➡️ Titled STEERMOTORS, it will develop artificial photoactivated microswimmers.
More 🔗 iciq.org/new/prof-kat...
@cerca.cat @bist.eu @sommalliance.bsky.social @ageinves.bsky.social
⭐ Prof. @katherinevilla.bsky.social is launching a project to advance research on light-driven micromotors!
➡️ Titled STEERMOTORS, it will develop artificial photoactivated microswimmers.
More 🔗 iciq.org/new/prof-kat...
@cerca.cat @bist.eu @sommalliance.bsky.social @ageinves.bsky.social
Prof. Katherine Villa starts a new project to keep advancing light-driven micromotors research - ICIQ
27 February 2025 – ICIQ’s group leader Prof. Katherine Villa has been awarded a new research project under the “Consolidación Investigadora 2024” programme. This type of call aims to support the caree...
iciq.org
February 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
✨Thrilled to announce our newly funded project, Steermotors, under the Consolidación Investigadora 2024 program! ✨.This project will enable us to develop steerable light-driven micromotors with tailored motion control and programmability under structured light patterns 🔬⚡
Reposted by Katherine Villa
Nanomotors: 20 years anniversary and future roadmap
Authors: Shuqin Chen, Donglei Fan, Peer Fischer, Ambarish Ghosh, Kerstin Göpfrich, Ramin Golestanian, Henry Hess, Xing Ma, Bradley Nelson, Tania Patiño, Jinyao Tang, Katherine Villa, Wei Wang, ...
DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-lczw9
Authors: Shuqin Chen, Donglei Fan, Peer Fischer, Ambarish Ghosh, Kerstin Göpfrich, Ramin Golestanian, Henry Hess, Xing Ma, Bradley Nelson, Tania Patiño, Jinyao Tang, Katherine Villa, Wei Wang, ...
DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-lczw9
February 18, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Nanomotors: 20 years anniversary and future roadmap
Authors: Shuqin Chen, Donglei Fan, Peer Fischer, Ambarish Ghosh, Kerstin Göpfrich, Ramin Golestanian, Henry Hess, Xing Ma, Bradley Nelson, Tania Patiño, Jinyao Tang, Katherine Villa, Wei Wang, ...
DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-lczw9
Authors: Shuqin Chen, Donglei Fan, Peer Fischer, Ambarish Ghosh, Kerstin Göpfrich, Ramin Golestanian, Henry Hess, Xing Ma, Bradley Nelson, Tania Patiño, Jinyao Tang, Katherine Villa, Wei Wang, ...
DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-lczw9
Reposted by Katherine Villa
#ICIQNews
➡️ ICIQ has been awarded 4️⃣ MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships and 3️⃣ Beatriu de Pinós fellowships!
⭐ They will acquire new skills, develop their careers and gain experience!
Read more 📎 iciq.org/new/seven-po...
@cerca.cat | @bist.eu | @sommalliance.bsky.social
➡️ ICIQ has been awarded 4️⃣ MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships and 3️⃣ Beatriu de Pinós fellowships!
⭐ They will acquire new skills, develop their careers and gain experience!
Read more 📎 iciq.org/new/seven-po...
@cerca.cat | @bist.eu | @sommalliance.bsky.social
Seven postdoctoral researchers awarded with MSCA-PF and Beatriu de Pinós fellowships to join ICIQ - ICIQ
The Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships call (MSCA-PF) for the year 2024 has successfully awarded four postdoctoral researchers. In addition, ICIQ has also secured three Beatriu de...
iciq.org
February 20, 2025 at 11:22 AM
#ICIQNews
➡️ ICIQ has been awarded 4️⃣ MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships and 3️⃣ Beatriu de Pinós fellowships!
⭐ They will acquire new skills, develop their careers and gain experience!
Read more 📎 iciq.org/new/seven-po...
@cerca.cat | @bist.eu | @sommalliance.bsky.social
➡️ ICIQ has been awarded 4️⃣ MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships and 3️⃣ Beatriu de Pinós fellowships!
⭐ They will acquire new skills, develop their careers and gain experience!
Read more 📎 iciq.org/new/seven-po...
@cerca.cat | @bist.eu | @sommalliance.bsky.social