Professor Alfonso Gañán Calvo, Chair of the University of Seville and elected Academician, will take office as a member of the Royal Sevillian Academy of Sciences next Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at 7:00 p.m., in the academic ceremony scheduled according to the program included in the official documentation of the event.

Professor Gañán Calvo is a full professor at the University of Seville and is internationally recognized for his contributions to fluid mechanics and fluid engineering at the micro and nanoscale. His scientific career has focused particularly on the development of fundamentals and applications of technologies based on high-precision electrosprays and microjets, with an impact on areas such as aerosol generation, microfabrication, biotechnology, and various advanced industrial processes.

Throughout his career, he has developed an intense research activity, with a high-impact scientific output and a broad international projection, consolidating himself as one of the reference figures in his field within engineering and applied physics.

The incorporation of Professor Gañán Calvo into the Royal Academy of Sciences of Seville represents recognition of an academic and scientific career of excellence, closely linked to the University of Seville and to cutting-edge research in engineering.

Professor Alfonso Gañán Calvo has received several prestigious national and international awards throughout his career in the fields of fluid mechanics and physics. Among these is the Juan de la Cierva National Research Prize in the area of ​​Technology Transfer, awarded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation in recognition of his contributions to fluid mechanics and the development of technologies based on the flow focusing, with a significant impact on knowledge transfer to the productive sector.

He has also received the Javier Benjumea Puigcerver Research Award, which recognizes the excellence of his scientific work and his ability to integrate high-level research with industrial technological applications. His career also includes his appointment as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), one of the highest international honors in the field of physics, awarded for his fundamental contributions to fluid mechanics and liquid jet dynamics.