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Joaquim Maria Rius Bartra

Quality and QHSE Director | MEREFSA Barcelona, Spain
Joaquim Maria Rius Bartra

Biography

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry (Industrial and Environmental Chemistry) and Master’s in Industrial Chemistry from UAB. He started at Venair as an R&D engineer in rubber and silicone formulation. He completed an industrial PhD on dielectric silicones for sensors with Venair and IQS. Since 2023 he is Chemical Manager and Head of Quality at Merefsa. He has also published research in computational chemistry with UAB.

Sessions

10:00h
Roundtable | Side Events

Young Chemists: What Future Options Do We Have?

Araceli de Aquino Samper
Araceli de Aquino Samper Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Postdoctoral researcher Moderator
Àurea Rodríguez López
Àurea Rodríguez López EURECAT Corporate Director Speaker
Joaquim Maria Rius Bartra
Joaquim Maria Rius Bartra MEREFSA Quality and QHSE Director Speaker
Josep Maria Fernández Novell
Josep Maria Fernández Novell Col·legi Oficial de Químics de Catalunya Dean Moderator
Nora Ventosa i Rull
Nora Ventosa i Rull ICMAB, Nanomol Technologies SL Researcher, co-founder Speaker
Raimon Terricabres Polo
Raimon Terricabres Polo Lenard BCN SL R&D Technician Moderator

2026-06-05 10:00 2026-06-05 12:00 Europe/Madrid Young Chemists: What Future Options Do We Have? The main activity will be a roundtable discussion addressing topics of interest for young university chemistry students. This roundtable, with participation from experts in the academic field — Dr. Laia Pellejà (CERCA director), applied research, Dr. Aurea Rodríguez (Eurecat), and industry — will be organized jointly by the student sections of COQC and SCQ under the direction of Dr. Raimon Terricabres Polo. Before and after the roundtable, COQC awards will be presented, including the fourth edition of “Which Molecule Am I?” organized by the Rovira i Virgili University of Tarragona, and the “Marie Sklodowska-Curie” award to recognize senior and junior chemists, with the collaboration of Banc de Sabadell. The “Chemistry Kit” with experiments for secondary school labs will also be presented. CC1. ROOM 1.4
Fri 5 10:00h - 12:00h CC1. ROOM 1.4 Public access

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