Dr. José M. Serra (1976) is a leading Spanish scientist specializing in energy materials and chemical engineering. He became a Full Professor in 2015 and has served as Director of the Institute of Chemical Technology (ITQ) since 2022. His career began with a Ph.D. at ITQ under Prof. Avelino Corma, in collaboration with the Institut Français du Pétrole, where he developed tools for combinatorial catalysis and industrial catalyst optimization. His research has since evolved to address decarbonization and energy applications, including reaction kinetics, mass transfer, membranes, and fuel cells. Then, Dr. Serra worked at Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ) in Germany, a leading energy research center, where he gained expertise in carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), as well as nano-structured electrocatalysts for solid oxide cells. Upon returning to ITQ, he assumed leadership roles, becoming a key figure in fuel cell research by 2006. He also served as Deputy Coordinator for the Materials Science Program within the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) in 2011, representing the Spanish Research Council (CSIC), and in 2023 became the CSIC national representative in Hydrogen Europe Research. Dr. Serra heads the Energy Conversion and Storage Group at ITQ-UPV and has authored over 230 scientific articles and 30 patents. His innovations have been licensed to companies like AMTECH GmbH, TotalEnergies, and CoorsTek. He also co-founded Kerionics SL, a spin-off focused on solid-oxide technologies for sustainable hydrogen and oxygen production.