Bio:

Carmen Rubio Verdú embarked on her academic journey studying Chemistry, but mid-way through her bachelor’s studies, she discovered her true passion for physics. This realization led her to relocate to San Sebastián (Spain) to pursue her Ph.D. at CIC nanoGUNE. During her doctoral research, she delved into the study of the smallest magnets: magnetic atoms, exploring the energy scales that govern these minute magnets and strategies for their manipulation.

Her academic pursuits expanded as she explored two-dimensional superconductors, eventually leading her to undertake a postdoctoral position in the United States at Columbia University. During her time there, she focused on researching the electronic properties of twisted graphene structures and investigated the role of electronic correlations. In 2023, Carmen started her own research group at ICFO with the objective of understanding the origins of superconductivity in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene. Her group utilizes low-temperature biScanning Tunneling Microscopy and Spectroscopy to examine correlated states with atomic precision and ultra-low energy resolution.