Dr. DAVID DÍAZ DIAZ
David
Díaz
Díaz
received
his
PhD
in
Chemistry
from
the
University
of
La
Laguna
under
the
supervision
of
Prof.
Víctor
Martín
(Spain)
(main
topics:
natural
product
synthesis
and
synthetic
methodologies
using
transition
metal
complexes).
In
2002,
he
joined
Prof.
Finn's
group
as
postdoc
at
The
Scripps
Research
Institute
(CA,
USA)
(main
topics:
amidine
chemistry,
polymer
synthesis
and
soft
materials).
Since
2006,
he
has
held
various
positions
in
academia
and
industry
('Ramón
y
Cajal'
Researchers,
UAM,
Spain,
2006;
Sr.
Chemist,
Dow
Chemical,
Switzerland,
2007;
Tenured
Scientist,
CSIC,
Spain,
2009;
Alexander
von
Humboldt
Experienced
Researcher,
University
of
Regensburg,
Germany,
2010).
In
2013,
he
was
awarded
with
the
DFG
Heisenberg
Professorship,
being
the
first
Spanish
scientist
holding
this
distinction,
and
he
was
appointed
as
Associate
Professor
at
the
University
of
Regensburg.
He
has
received
the
Young
Investigator
Award
from
the
Polymer
Network
Group
(Japan)
and
is
the
Editor-in-Chief
of
the
journal
Gels.
In
2017,
he
received
an
Honorary
Adjunct
Professorship
from
Jiangsu
University
(China)
and
the
acreditation
as
Associate
Professor
by
the
ANECA
agency
from
the
Spanish
Ministry
of
Education.
In
2018,
he
became
a
permanent
member
of
the
Faculty
of
Chemistry
and
Pharmacy
of
the
University
of
Regensburg
(PD).
In
September
2019,
he
was
also
awarded
a
prestigious
Beatriz
Galindo
Research
position
at
the
University
of
La
Laguna
(Tenerife,
Spain).
Currently,
he
combines
his
teaching
and
research
activities
at
the
University
of
Regensburg
(PD)
and
the
University
of
La
Laguna
(Beatriz
Galindo
Senior
Distinguished
Resarcher).
In
2021,
he
received
the
Research
Excellence
Award
from
The
Spanish
Royal
Society
of
Chemistry
(RSEQ).
In
September
2023,
he
was
promoted
to
Full
Professor,
in
2024
he
received
the
Institutional
Research Award of the University of La Laguna and in 2025 the Institutonal Internationalization Award.
Awards & distinctions
:
1st Degree Award in Chemistry 1992−1997, ULL (1997)
Outstanding Award in Chemical Sciences, ULL, 1997
National Award for Excellence in Academic Performance 1996−1997
Young Researchers Award, Canarias, 2002
Best Doctoral Thesis Award, Chemistry Faculty, ULL, 2003
PhD Award, Experimental & Technical Sciences, ULL, 2003
Teresa Pinillos Scientific Outreach Award, AITRi, 2005
Young Researchers Award, Autonomic Government, Canarias, 2005
Young Canarias 2007 Award; European Young Chemist Award Finalist, Italy, 2008
Dow Chemical Company (Switzerland): Performance Awards, 2007-2009
Alexander von Humboldt Award, Experienced Researchers, Germany, 2010
Heisenberg Professorship, DFG, Germany, 2013
Young Investigator Award, PNG, Japan, 2014
Honorary Adjunct Prof., Jiangsu Univ., China, 2017
Accreditation as Assoc. Prof. by ANECA, Spain, 2017
Honorary Member, Argentine Society of Research in Organic Chemistry, Argentina, 2017
Privatdozent, Univ. Regensburg, 2018
Accreditation as Full Prof., ANECA, 2021
National Research Excellence Award (RSEQ), Spain, 2021
IAAM Scientist Award, Sweden 2022
I3 certification by MICINN, Spain (2022)
“Outstanding Professional”, IMFAHE Foundation (2023)
Institutional Research Award (Senior), ULL (2024)
Elected Member of the Spanish Council of the International Association of Advanced Materials, Sweden (2024)
Institutional Internationalization Award, ULL (2025)
