Numerary Member and Adjunct to the Presidency
Experimental Sciences: PhD in Physics
Date of admission: November 8, 2018
Admission speech: «Opening the Doors of the Library of Alexandria»
Reply speech: Dr. José Ramón Calvo Fernández, Doctor of Medicine and Surgery
Outstanding career: Recognized as one of the world’s most creative women by Forbes and the Creativity World Forum, she is the author of the bestselling books La puerta de los tres cerrojos and Quantic Love, which have brought quantum physics closer to the general public. She stands out for her work in science communication and the promotion of STEM vocations.
Dr. SÒNIA FERNÁNDEZ-VIDAL
UNIVERSITY DEGREES
- Bachelor in Physics and PhD in Quantum Information and Optics from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB).
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
- Numerary Member of the Royal European Academy of Doctors (RAED) since 2018.
- Professor at the Department of Physics of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (2009–2020) and researcher at the same institution.
- She has carried out her research work at internationally renowned institutions such as CERN (Switzerland, 2003), the Los Alamos National Laboratory (USA, 2005), and the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) (Spain, 2006).
- Co-founder and Innovation Director at the technology consulting firm Gauss & Neumann.
- She has delivered numerous lectures and outreach courses to make the mysteries of quantum physics accessible and engaging.
- Selected by Forbes magazine in 2017 as one of the 100 most creative people in the world.
- Recognized as one of the “100 Economic Leaders for Tomorrow” by the Choiseul Institute (2018).
- Featured guest on the program Singulars on TV3 (2012), hosted by Jaume Barberà.
PUBLICATIONS
- The Door of the Three Locks (La Galera, 2011; Estrella Polar–Grupo 62 since 2018). Trilogy of popular science novels translated into 19 languages, with over 450,000 copies sold worldwide. Praised by Muhammad Yunus, Ken Blanchard, Raymond Kurzweil, and Álex Rovira.
- Quantic Love (La Galera, 2012), a novel set at CERN presenting science from its most human side. Over 40,000 copies sold in Spain.
- Breakfast with Particles (Plaza & Janés, 2013), a popular science work on modern physics for a general audience.
- The Universe in Your Hands (La Galera, 2015), illustrated by Pilarín Bayés, introducing the cosmos to children aged 5–11.
- The Path of the Four Forces (Destino, 2018).
- The Five Eternal Kingdoms (Planeta, 2019).
- The Origin of the Door of the Three Locks: The Seed of a Revolution (Planeta, 2024), a prequel to the trilogy tracing the history of physics up to the quantum revolution.
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