First graduating class of the BIST MMRES program
BIST-UPF Master of Multidisciplinary Research in Experimental Sciences graduates 14 students
September 25, 2018
The BIST-UPF Master of Multidisciplinary Research in Experimental Sciences (MMRES) launched in 2017 as the only one of its kind in Spain. Now the 14 students of its inaugural class have graduated and a new group of 27 students has begun the second edition of the program. In a ceremony that took place at Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera, members of the BIST Community and the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) gathered to recognize the achievements of this outstanding class as well as to welcome the MMRES class of 2019.
The event’s program began with a welcome by Lluis Farrés (Director Coneixement i Recerca, Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera) and Robert Sewell (Director MMRES, ICFO). Elisabet Romero (Group Leader, ICIQ) offered an inspirational keynote speech which was followed by recognition of and congratulations to the class of 2018 by the MMRE Coordinators Rubén Vicente (DCEXS-UPF) and Núria Bayó (BIST), a talk by two MMRES alumni: Jia Liang Sun Wang and Sonia Paz about their experiences in the program, and finally some uplifting closing remarks by Gabby Silberman, (Director General, BIST).
Many of the graduating students have already begun a PhD program either at one of the BIST centers, or at universities and institutes around the world, while others will begin research positions or other paths.
While the class of 2018 recollected their experiences from the program that were formative both personally and professionally, they also gave a warm welcome to the class of 2019, assuring their successors that they too would have a year they will never forget.
The event’s program began with a welcome by Lluis Farrés (Director Coneixement i Recerca, Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera) and Robert Sewell (Director MMRES, ICFO). Elisabet Romero (Group Leader, ICIQ) offered an inspirational keynote speech which was followed by recognition of and congratulations to the class of 2018 by the MMRE Coordinators Rubén Vicente (DCEXS-UPF) and Núria Bayó (BIST), a talk by two MMRES alumni: Jia Liang Sun Wang and Sonia Paz about their experiences in the program, and finally some uplifting closing remarks by Gabby Silberman, (Director General, BIST).
Many of the graduating students have already begun a PhD program either at one of the BIST centers, or at universities and institutes around the world, while others will begin research positions or other paths.
While the class of 2018 recollected their experiences from the program that were formative both personally and professionally, they also gave a warm welcome to the class of 2019, assuring their successors that they too would have a year they will never forget.