Cosmologist Licia Verde receives the Medal of the Spanish Royal Society of Physics

Licia Verde leads the Cosmology and Large-Scale Structures Research Group at ICCUB. She is an expert in fields ranging from theoretical cosmology to cosmic microwave field radiation, including large-scale structure, galaxy clusters, statistical applications and data analysis.

The jury highlighted “the relevant scientific contributions of Professor Licia Verde in the study of the origin, composition and evolution of the Universe, and in particular, the history of the expansion of the Universe and the formation of cosmological structures”. Emphasis was also placed on the scientific impact of her work on dark matter and dark energy, an area of knowledge with a direct impact on the understanding of the standard cosmological model. This research pioneered the use of analytical techniques to extract — from astrophysical data — detailed information about the physics at work in the universe.

Licia Verde expressed her “sincere thanks to the committee and also to my mentors, all those who have supported me and the researchers-in-training who passed through my group. In research, you have to have the whole community. The researcher also received the Rei Jaume I Award for basic research 2021, and the Narcís Monturiol Medal of the Government of Catalonia 2019 and the National Research Award of the Government of Catalonia 2018.

Since 2008, the Spanish Royal Physics Society - BBVA Foundation Physics Awards have annually recognised creativity, effort and progress in the field of physics to stimulate professionals working in research, teaching, innovation, technology and dissemination. These annual awards are among the most prestigious recognitions in the world of physics in Spain. The awards in the different categories of the current edition will be presented at a ceremony in December.

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