The MIT-Spain Seed Funds promote new, cutting-edge research collaborations and help to deepen partnerships between MIT faculty and researchers and their Spanish counterparts. Learn more about MIT-Spain seed funds here.
MIT-Spain Seed Funds
MIT-Spain INDITEX Circularity Seed Fund
Auditory Footprints. Sensor technologies and machine learning for sound-based water and energy waste optimization in industrial textile process.
- Fabio Duarte, Urban Studies and Planning
- Sara Lenzi, Universidad de Deusto
Chemical Deconstruction of Plastic Waste
- Yuriy Roman, Robert T. Haslam (1911), Chemical Engineering
- Pedro Serna, ITQ
Low-level Deep Learning Integration for Enhanced RFID Performance and Sensing
- Sanjay Sarma, Mechanical Engineering
- Joan Melia-Segui, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
Metallic Lattices and Electromagnetic Fields for Plastic Waste Treatment
- T. Alan Hatton, Ralph Landau Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Marta Munoz, Rey Juan Carlos University
Quantum Virtual Twin of Synthetic Fibers
- William Oliver, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Javier Cerrillo, Universidad Politecnica de Cartagena
MIT-Spain Universidad de Alcalá Seed Fund
Using language models and chatbots for building virtual assistants in MOOCs
- Christopher Capozzola, Senior Associate of Digital Learning, Professor, History
- Eva Garcia-Lopez, University of Alcala
MIT-Spain Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Seed Fund
Artificial Intelligence to support Astrodynamics
- Richard Linares, Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Victor Rodriguez-Fernandez, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
ASCENT: Aerospace Schools Collaboration for Entrepreneurship and New Teaching methodologies
- Mercedes Balcells-Camps, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science
- Javier Cubas Cano, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
Liquid Metal Methane Pyrolysis for CO2 Free Hydrogen Production
- Henry Asegun, PhD, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Luis F. Gonzalez-Portillo, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
Modeling Supershear Earthquakes to Forecast Induced Seismicity Hazard
- Ruben Juanes, Director, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Luis Cuerto-Felgueroso, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
Monitoring corrosion due to carbonation in concrete using graphene sensors
- Tomas Palacios, Director, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Cristina Alia Garcia, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
Intelligent multimodal adjustments for therapeutic serious games
- Marzyeh Ghassemi, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Martine Eckert, Politecnica de Madrid
MIT-Spain INDITEX Circularity Seed Fund
Spectroscopy study of correlated 2D materials
- Dr. Long Ju, Physics
- Elena Bascones, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid
Design, Fabrication, and Characterization of Advanced RF Components via Additive Manufacturing
- Luis Velasquez-Garcia, Principal Research Scientist, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Jose Maria Lopez-Villegas, University of Barcelona
MIT-Spain Universidad de Alcalá Seed Fund
Social Norms as Potential Barriers to Policy Adoption
- David Rand, Management
- Olga Canto, Universidad de Alcala
Using Natural Language Processing to create automatic personalized feedback in Teacher Simulations
- Dr. Justin Reich, Comparative Media Studies/Writing
- Antonio Garcia-Cabot, University of Alcala
MIT-Spain Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Seed Fund
Mapping the multidimensional polarization and segregation in US urban areas
- Prof. Alex Pentland, Media Arts and Sciences (MAS)
- Rosa Maria Benito, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
System Architecture of Leo Satellite Constellations
- Edward Crawley, Ford Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Ramon Martinez, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
MIT-Spain INDITEX Circularity Seed Fund
New generation of 2D-material-based sensors for wearable applications and textile integration
- Tomas Palacios, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Fernando Calle Gomez, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
MIT-Spain – Universidad Politecnica de Madrid Seed Fund
High Temperature Applications for Sustainable Energy Conversion and Storage
- Asegun Henry, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Alejandro Datas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Quantification of cause-and-effect interactions in turbulent flows
- Adrian Lozano-Duran, Assistant Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Javier Jimenez, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Cross-Cultural Innovations for Gender Equity in Public Transport
- Anson Stewart, Research Scientist, Urban Studies and Planning
- Ines Sanchez de Madariaga, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
MIT-Spain Inditex Circularity Seed Fund
Next Generation High-Temperature Electrochemical Reactors for Renewable Fuel Production and Energy Storage
A collaboration between:
- Ahmed F. Ghoniem, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Jose Manuel Serra, Instituto de Tecnología Química, Universitat Politècnica de València, CSIC
Recycling and regenerating silk fabrics with optimized fiber spinning
A collaboration between:
- Benedetto Marelli, Paul M Cook Career Development Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Begoña González de Prado, Universidade de Vigo
Streamlining the conversion of wood into carbon fibers
A collaboration between:
- Gareth McKinley, SoE Professor of Teaching Innovation, Mechanical Engineering
- Pablo Sanchez, Universidade de Vigo
Role of chipless RFID in efficiency improvements of plastics recycling
A collaboration between:
- Sanjay Sarma, Fred Fort Flowers (1941) and Daniel Fort Flowers (1941) Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Daniel Valderas, Universidad de Navarra
MIT-Spain Universidad Politecnica de Madrid Seed Fund
SMARTEN: A peer to peer communication infrastructure for electricity market
A collaboration between:
- Anuradha Annaswamy, Senior Research Scientist, Mechanical Engineering
- Jesús Rodríguez, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Shrinking Electromagnetics into a Simple Circuit: Advanced CEM Codes for 5G Applications
A collaboration between:
- Luca Daniel, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Valentin de la Rubia, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Sub-10 InGaAs FinFets for THz
A collaboration between:
- Jesus del Alamo, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Jesus Grajal, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
In vivo MRI-based diagnostics and tracking of dementia
A collaboration between:
- Polina Golland, Henry Ellis Warren (1894) Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Bryan Strange, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Objective evaluation of neurological disorders from the speech
A collaboration between:
- Stefanie Shattuk-Hufnagel, Principal Research Scientist, Research Laboratory of Electronics
- Juan Ignacio Godino Llorente, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
MIT-Spain – "la Caixa" Foundation Seed Fund
Analysis Of Water Relations In The Soil-Plant Continuum Using Microwave-Lidar Synergy
A collaboration between:
- Professor Dara Entekhabi, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- David Chaparro, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Anomalous Quantum Hall Edge States For Solid-State Qubit Manipulation
A collaboration between:
- William Oliver, Professor and RLE Associate Director, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Sergio Valenzuela, Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2)
Artificial Vesicle Fusion: From Fundamentals To Applications
A collaboration between:
- Alfredo Alexander-Katz, Materials Science and Engineering
- Laura Rodriguez Arriaga, U. Complutense de Madrid
Creation Of A Publicly Available Electronic Health Record Database For Secondary Analysis And Clinical Investigation
A collaboration between:
- Leo Anthony Celi, MD, MS, MPH, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science
- Antonio Nunez Reiz, Hospital Universitario Clinico San Carlos Madrid
Development Of Orbital Alignment And Slotting System For Low Earth Orbit
A collaboration between:
- Richard Linares, Charles Stark Draper Assistant Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Martin Avendano, CUD-AGM (Zaragoza), Universidad de Zaragoza
Direct Ethylene-To-Propylene Route Using Mof Catalysts
A collaboration between:
- Mircea Dinca, Associate Professor, Chemistry
- Iker Aguirrezabal Telleria, University of the Basque Country
Global And Regional Mooc Learning Analytics Across Providers And Nationalities
A collaboration between:
- Justin Reich, Mitsui Career Development Professor, Comparative Media Studies/Writing
- Jose A. Ruiperez Valiente, University of Murcia
Improving The Quality And Homogeneity Of Biomass Fuels By Torrefaction
A collaboration between:
- Professor Ahmed Ghoniem, PhD; Mechanical Engineering
- Antonio Soria-Verdugo, University Carlos III of Madrid
Local Drug Delivery For Medical Applications
A collaboration between:
- Natalie Artzi, Research Affilate, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science
- Salvador Borros Gomez, Institut Químic de Sarria
Metakaryons: Cancer Stem Cell Powerhouse And New Avenue For Cancer Therapy
A collaboration between:
- William Thilly, Biological Engineering
- Miguel Beato, Centre for Genomic Regulation
Small Unmanned Airborne Systems For Atmospheric Electricity Research
A collaboration between:
- Carmen Guerra-Garcia, Boeing Assistant Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Joan Montanya, Polytechnic University of Catalonia
Using Learning Analytics In Games For Learning For The Evaluation Of Key Competences For The 21st Century
A collaboration between:
- Eric Klopfer, Professor and Director of the Scheller Teacher Education Program and the Education Arcade, Head department of Comparative Media Studies and Writing
- Baltasar Fernandez Manjon, Complutense University of Madrid
MIT-Spain INDITEX Sustainability Seed Fund
Chipless Rfid Time-Temperature Integration (Tti) Sensing System For Cold Chain Quality Assurance And Carton Recycling Application
- Sanjay Sarma, Mechanical Engineering
- Daniel Valderas, University of Navarra
Cost-Omize: Understanding Customer Behavior Under Urban Segregation For Cost-Reducing And Sustainable Logistics
A collaboration between:
- Alexander Sandy Pentland, Media Arts and Sciences
- Jose Hernandez-Orallo, Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Efficient Wind-Excited Energy Harvesters Based On Nonlinear Cantilever Beams
- Themistoklis Sapsis, Mechanical Engineering
- Felix Nieto, University of La Coruna
Low-Cost, Uhf Rfid Sensor For Fabric Material Detection And On-Body Sensing
A collaboration between:
- Sanjay Sarma, Mechanical Engineering
- Joan Melia Segui, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
MIT-Spain – Universidad Politecnica de Madrid Seed Fund
Autonomous Synthetic Cells For Sensing Applications
A collaboration between:
- Tomas Palacios, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Maria Luisa Lopez-Vallejo, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Empowering Collective Intelligence With Artificial Intelligence To Enhance And Scale Sustainable Development (Sustainable Cities)
A collaboration between:
- Thomas Malone, Patrick J. McGovern Professor, Management
- Juan Garbajosa, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Mapping Global Architectural Histories On Modernism
A collaboration between:
- Mark Jarzombek, Architecture
- Ana Esteban Maluenda, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Plant-Pathogen Biotechnology And Genomics Meet Fluid Dynamics
A collaboration between:
- Lydia Bourouiba, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Emilia Lopez Solanilla, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
MIT-Spain “la Caixa” Foundation Seed Fund
Advanced Lipid Nanostructures to Overcome Blood-Brain-Barrier
A collaboration between:
- Mercedes Balcells-Camps, Principal Research Scientist, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science
- Olga Lopez, Institute of Advanced chemistry of Catalonia-Spanish National Research Council (IQAC-CSIC)
Collaboration to Improve Physical Activity and Social Isolation for Older
A collaboration between:
- Samantha Brady, Principal Research Scientist, AgeLab
- Lisa D'Ambrosio, Lecturer, AgeLab
- Joseph Coughlin, Senior Lecturer
- Maria Gine Garriga, Ramon Llull University
- Miriam Guerra-Balic, Ramon Llull University
Computational Design of a Cardiac Device to Reduce the Risk of Thrombosis
A collaboration between:
- Ellen Roche, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Jose Sierra-Pallares, University of Valladolid
- Francisco Castro, University of Valladolid
- Javier García, Polytechnic University of Madrid
- Jorge Munoz-Paniagua, Polytechnic University of Madrid
Controlling Thermal Transport in Silicon and 2D Materials Nanostructures
A collaboration between:
- Keith Nelson, Professor, Chemistry
- Alexei Maznev, Research Scientist, Chemistry
- Clivia Marfa Sotomayor Torres, Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
- Marianna Sledzinska, Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
CVD Graphene as an Artificial Basement Membrane for Tissue Regeneration
A collaboration between:
- Jing Kong, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Miguel Gonzalez Andrades, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC) - University of Cordoba
Developing a Sensor Framework for Minimally Invasive Surgery
A collaboration between:
- Thomas Malone, Professor, Management
- Peter Gloor, Research Scientist
- Francisco M. Sánchez Margallo, Jesús Usón Minimally Invasive Surgery Centre
- Juan A. Sánchez Margallo, Jesús Usón Minimally Invasive Surgery Centre
Dipole Orientation Engineering for Improved Efficiency
A collaboration between:
- William Tisdale , Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Ferry Prins, Autonomous University of Madrid
Gradients of tRNA modifications in Human Inflammation
A collaboration between:
- Peter C. Dedon, Professor, Biological Engineering
- Lluis Ribas de Pouplana, IRB Barcelona
Intelligent Distributed Management and Control of Power Systems for Isolate
A collaboration between:
- Ignacio Perez-Arriaga, Professor Management
- Pedro Rodriguez Cortes, Univesidad Loyola Andalucia
- Alvaro Luna, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
Multifunctional Biomimetic Surfaces for Solar Energy Harvesting
A collaboration between:
- Mathias Kolle, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Raúl J. Martín-Palma, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Rational Selection of Personalized Drug Combinations for Immunotherapy
A collaboration between:
- Manolis Kellis, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Fátima Al-Shahrour, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO)
- Michael Tress, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO)
SOLGASBI
A collaboration between:
- Ahmed Ghoniem, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Alberto Gomez-Barea, University of Seville
MIT-Spain INDITEX Sustainability Seed Fund
Catalytic Cellulose Gasification
- Alexander Radosevich, Associate Professor, Chemistry
- Pablo Mauleon, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Decarbonizing The Automotive Industry: Costs & Consequences
A collaboration between:
- John Heywood, Professor, Mechanical Engineering (Course 2)
- Ashley Nunes, Research Scientist, Center for Transportation & Logistics
- Carlos Alvarez-Bel, UPV Universitat Politècnica de València
- Ferran Clemente Rodrigo, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia
Multiscale Modeling And Production Of Silk-Ceramic Bone Regeneration Biomat
- Markus Buehler Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Francisco Guitian, Rivera , University of Santiago De Compostela
Plastic Wastes for Alternative Fuels
A collaboration between:
- T. Alan Hatton, Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Marta Munoz, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Right Clothing for Thermal Comfort
- Brian Anthony, Principal Research Scientist, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science
- Ramon Artiaga, University of Coruña
MIT-Spain – Universidad Politecnica de Madrid Seed Fund
BLOCKSWARM
A collaboration between:
- Alex ('Sandy') Pentland, Professor, Media Arts and Sciences (MAS)
- Eduardo Castello Ferrer, Postdoc Fellow
- Ernesto Jiménez, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)
Eixo Atlántico: Porto-Vigo-La Coruña
A collaboration between:
- Lorena Bello Gomez, Lecturer, Architecture
- Brent Ryan, Lecturer, Urban Studies and Planning
- Gines Garrido, ETS Arquitectura UPM
MicroPV: A Novel High-Efficiency PV Concept Enabled for Lowcost Production
A collaboration between:
- Juejun Hu, Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Tian Gu, Research Scientist, Materials Science and Engineering
- Ignacio Anton Hernandez, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
- Cesar Dominguez Dominguez, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
- Stephen Askins, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
Translating Neuro-Acoustic Technologies Into Solutions for Older People
A collaboration between:
- Joseph Coughlin, Principal Research Scientist, AgeLab, Center for Transportation and Logistics
- Chaiwoo Lee, Research Scientist, AgeLab, Center for Transportation and Logistics
- Guillermo de Arcas, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
- Pedro Gomez, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
- Ignacio Pavon, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
MIT-Spain “la Caixa” Foundation Seed Fund
Architecture at the nanoscale: Building pores for next-generation catalysis
- Yuriy Roman, Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Manuel Moliner, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Bioengineering Against Cancer
- Roger Kamm, Professor, Biological Engineering
- Josep Samitier, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)
Chalcogenide Ferroelectric Materials for Solar Energy Conversion
- Rafael Jaramillo, Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Ignasi Fina Martínez, Institute of Material Science of Barcelona
Ear Project
- Mercedes Balcells-Camps, Principal Research Scientist, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science
- Santi Nonell, Ramon Llull University
- Martí Lecina Veciana, Ramon Llull University
Genomics Computations using Flash and Accelerators
- Arvind Mithal, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- David Carrera, Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Integrated Characterization For Calcific Aortic Stenosis Will Change Treatment Strategies
- Elazer Edelman, Professor, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science
- Jose Maria De la Torre Hernandez, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital
- Tamara Garcia Camarero, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital
- Gabriela Veiga Fernández, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital
Metallic porous electrodes for redox flow batteries
- Fikile Brushett, Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Antoni Forner Cuenca, Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemical Engineering
- Javier García Martínez, University of Alicante
Multi-Qubit Couplings in Superconducting Quantum Circuits
- William D. Oliver, Professor, Physics
- Simon Gustavsson, Principal Research Scientist, Physics
- Pol Forn-Díaz, Barcelona Supercomputing Center
MyBubble: Influence of Algorithms in Users Filter Bubbles
- Iyad Rahwan, Associate Professor, Media Arts and Sciences
- Manuel Cebrian, Senior Research Scientist, Media Arts and Sciences
- Esteban Moro, Visiting Professor, Media Arts and Sciences
- Andrés Abeliuk, Postdoctoral Associate, Media Arts and Sciences
- Antonio Fernández Anta, IMDEA Networks Institute
- Rubén Cuevas, Carlos III University of Madrid
- Ángel Cuevas, Carlos III University of Madrid
New antimicrobial systems to combat antibiotic resistant infections
- Timothy K. Lu, Associate Professor, Biological Engineering
- Cesar de la Fuente, Postdoctoral Associate, Biological Engineering
- Alexandra Muñoz Bonilla, Spanish National Research Council
- Marta Fernández-García, Spanish National Research Council
- Daniel López García, Spanish National Research Council
- Rocío Cuervo-Rodríguez, Complutense University of Madrid
Robust Optimal Reliable Control of Green Energy Systems
- Richard Braatz, Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Carlos Ocampo-Martinez, Polytechnic University of Catalonia
Smart Lightning Protection Systems for Wind Turbines and Aircraft
- Manuel Martinez-Sanchez, Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Carmen Guerra-Garcia, Assistant Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Joan Montanya, Polytechnic University of Catalonia
MIT-Spain INDITEX Sustainability Seed Fund
Data-driven Catalyst Design
- Rafael Gomez-Bombarelli, Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Avelino Corma-Canós, Polytechnical University of Valencia
Design And Multiscale Modeling Of Sustainable Bioinspired Nanocomposites That mimic hierarchical natural materials
- Markus Buehler, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Jose Dobado, University of Granada
Harnessing of Crushed Recycled Buttons in Textile Sandblasting
- Elsa A. Olivetti, Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Cristina Peña-Rodriguez, University of the Basque Country
- Juan Luis Osa, University of the Basque Country
Recycling of textile fibers using ionic solutions
- McKinley Gareth, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- José L. Legido, University of Vigo
- Agilio Pádua, Blaise Pascal University
MIT-Spain – Universidad Politecnica de Madrid Seed Fund
Deep Learning and Molecular Dynamics Simulations for the Design of New Amorphous Organic Materials for Charge and Energy Transfer Application
- Rafael Gomez-Bombarelli, Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Salvador Leon-Cabanillas, Technical University of Madrid
Defect-Tolerant Silicon Wafers for Very-Thin High-Efficiency Solar Cells
- Tonio Buonassisi, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Ian Marius Peters, PhD Student, Mechanical Engineering
- Carlos del Canizo, Technical University of Madrid
Drone Autonomy
- Jonathan How, Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Pascual Campoy, Technical University of Madrid
Objective Evaluation of Parkinson Disease and other Parkinsonisms from the speech
- Stefanie Shattuck-Hufnagel, Principal Research Scientist, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Juan Ignacio Godino Llorente, Technical University of Madrid
Second Generation URANS Modeling for Clean Transportation
- Emilio Baglietto, Associate Professor, Nuclear Science and Engineering
- Javier Garcia, Technical University of Madrid
- Jorge Muñoz, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
MIT-Spain – CEI Moncloa Seed Fund
BALLISTIC TRANSPORT IN SELF-ALIGNED SUB-10 nm InGaAs FinFETs
A collaboration between:
- Jesus del Alamo, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Jesus Grajal, Associate Professor, Technical University of Madrid
MISTI Madrid: Towards a Clinical System for Data Linkage and Collaboration
A collaboration between:
- Leo Anthony Celi, Principal Research Scientist, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science
- Maria Teresa Arredondo, Professor (UPM) and Director (Life Supporting Tech.), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Predicting Multiphase Flow in Porous Media at the Pore Scale
A collaboration between:
- Ruben Juanes, ARCO Associate Professor in Energy Studies, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Luis Cueto-Felgueroso, Research Scientist, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)
Tile Vaulting for Low Carbon Construction
A collaboration between:
- John Ochsendorf, Class of 1942 Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Santiago Huerta Fernandez, Professor, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
MIT-Spain/La Cambra de Barcelona Seed Fund
Soil Moisture on Planet Earth
A collaboration between:
- Dara Entekhabi, Professor, MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Maria Piles Guillem, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Spain
- Adriano Camps Carmona, Professor, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Spain
Stochastic Dynamic Models for Advanced Electric Power Systems Planning
A collaboration between:
- Mort Webster, Assistant Professor, MIT Department of Engineering Systems Division
- Ignacio Perez-Arriaga, Professor, MIT Department of Engineering Systems Division
- Javier Garcia Gonzalez, Tenured Assistant Professor, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Spain
- Andres Ramos Galan, Tenured Full Professor, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Spain
Development of GMI Autobiased Sensors Based on Exchange Bias Effect
A collaboration between:
- Caroline A. Ross, Professor, MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Julian Maria Gonzalez Estevez, Professor, Universidad del Pais Vasco, Spain
- Carlos Garcia, Research Scientist, Universidad del Pais Vasco, Spain
MIT-Spain/La Cambra de Barcelona Seed Fund
Anomalous Transport in Random Networks
A collaboration between:
- Ruben Juanes, Assistant Professor, MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Marco Dentz, Research Professor, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, Spanish National Research Council (IDÆA-CSIC), Spain
- Jesus Carrera, Professor, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, Spanish National Research Council (IDÆA-CSIC), Spain
Photonic Crystals for Enhanced Thermophotovoltaics
A collaboration between:
- Clifton G. Fonstad, Professor, MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Pablo Aitor, Postigo Research Scientist, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Spain
Vessel-like Structures: In Vitro Models to Predict Outcome of Vascular Interventions
A collaboration between:
- Elazer R. Edelman, Professor, MIT Department of Health Sciences and Technology
- Jose Javier Molins, Associate Professor, Institut Quimic de Sarria, Spain
- Jordi Martorell, PhD Candidate, Institut Quimic de Sarria, Spain
Quantum Entanglement and Entanglement Entropy
A collaboration between:
- Daniel Freedman, Professor, MIT Department of Mathematics
- Jose Ignacio Latorre, Professor, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
Graphene NEMS for Quantum Electronics and Nanosensing
A collaboration between:
- Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, Assistant Professor, MIT Department of Physics
- Adrian Bachtold, Research Professor, Centre Investigacions Nanociencia Nanotecnologia (CSIC-ICN) Barcelona, Spain
MIT-Spain/La Cambra de Barcelona Seed Fund
Magnetic Nanostructures for Data Storage
A collaboration between:
- Caroline Ross, Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Fernando Castano, Universidad Pais Vasco
Nanophotonic Technologies for the Treatment of Atherosclerotic Plaque: Nanoparticles vs. Molecular Bioconjugates
A collaboration between:
- Mercedes Balcells, Research Scientist, Health Sciences and Technology
- Santiago Nonell, Professor, Institut Quimic de Sarria / Universitat Ramon Llull
Predictive Solar Cell Performance Modeling by Defect Engineering
A collaboration between:
- Tonio Buonassisi, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Carlos del Cañizo, Profesor Titular de Universidad, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
The Role of Microbes in the Ocean Sulfur Cycle and the Role of Sulfur in Ocean Microbial Interactions: A Pioneering Microfluidic Approach
A collaboration between:
- Roman Stocker, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Rafel Simó, Senior Researcher, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC)