Greater Valencia Metropolitan Area
Associate Professor at the Department of Physical Chemistry and the Institute of Molecular Science and Vice-Dean at the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Valencia.
Vice-Dean of Incorporation to the Degree and Employability
Associate Professor at the Physical Chemistry Department and the Molecular Science Institute Research Interests: • Perovskite Photodetectors • Perovskite Light Emitting Devices • Organic Light-Emitting Diodes • Light-emitting Electrochemical Cells Teaching Duties: • General Chemistry Lab (II), Chemistry Degree • Physical Chemistry Lab (I and II), Chemistry Degree • Computer Science for Chemists, Chemistry Degree • Physical Chemistry, Pharmacy Degree & Double Degree in Pharmacy and Human Nutrition and Dietetics • Criminal Analysis Techniques, Criminology Degree & Double Degree in Law and Criminology
Assistant Professor at the Physical Chemistry Department
External Expert in organic materials and devices, optoelectronics, displays, perovskites and photonics. Acting as independent evaluator and reviewer for muti-partner and international projects financed by governmental programmes.
When I am not working I pursue my passion on writing fiction and game narrative (see Projects section for more information). Highlights Fiction: • El arte de la fuga (2022): A psychological thriller. One of the ten Finalists of Premio Planeta 2018. Published by Valhalla Ediciones. Currently on the 2nd edition. • El dueño del mundo (2021): Illustrated tale for children about dreams and hopes. Published by Babidi-bú Libros. Most Innovative Award by Babidi-bú at LIBER2022. • Fugitivos (2017): Short-story anthology where I published one of my stories. Published by Contrabando. Highlights Game Narrative Development: • PUEBLO (2022): A procedural narrative adventure. • Pedro Sánchez Simulator (2016): Interactive fiction solo project. Designed the game mechanics, wrote the story and marketed the game. 60000 people played in 2 months with no advertising budget. Appeared on many game journals and Spanish newspapers. Interesting Links: Writing Blog (in Spanish): www.danieltordera.com
Near Infrared Imagers Program • Managing projects with external international stakeholders. Main Projects: vein detection biometric sensor (260k EUR), flexible fingerprint sensor (665k EUR, H2020), optical gesture recognition (WP of a 1M EUR project), near infrared sensor integrated on CMOS (100k EUR), large-area SpO2 health patch (30k EUR). • Coordinating a team of research staff, process & electrical engineers, and interns. • Secured funding from industrial partners and from EU project calls (775k EUR). • Business development to sustain a long-term vision of the program: strategy roadmap, creation of business leads, meetings with potential clients, attendance of conferences and fairs. Created a new proposition for healthcare applications using our technology. • Developing the intellectual property and patents portfolio. • Internal development of new applications to widen our technology portfolio: design of experiments, supervision of research, conception of new prototypes and demos.
• Coordinating the recruitment of PhD, master and university students: screening of applications, interviews and final hiring decision. • Wrote the guidelines at my organization for an efficient and effective recruitment of young talent. My work has led to the addition of eight new team members in less than 6 months.
• Managed my own project and worked in parallel in five other projects related to the fields of optics, plasmonics, organic electronics and smart materials. • Initiated new internal and external collaborations for the team. • Supervised junior colleagues: master and PhD students. • Photonics Lab manager: purchase and installation of equipment, supervision of correct equipment usage and tutoring of new users.