Canarian talent shines in the latest ranking of researchers done by CSIC
The study revealed that 109 members of the ULL were amongst the most influential researchers in the country
109 scientists affiliated to the University of La Laguna are amongst the most notable researchers in Spain, according to a national ranking made by the CSIC’s Institute of Public Goods and Policies. The study ranked 11.016 Google Scholar profiles by their number of citations and h-index, a metric that measures the balance between citations and the number of publications.
The CSIC, or Spanish National Research Council, it’s a Spanish state agency devoted to supporting scientific research and technological development. Attached to the Ministry of Science and Innovation, its mission is to develop and promote scientific and technological research to boost the progress of knowledge and society. It’s Institute of Public Goods and Policies operates in the field of social sciences, researching the main challenges that test the societies of the 21st century.
The study covered Spanish women scientists that research in Spain or outside the country, and foreign ones based in Spain, with an h-index equal or higher than 14. Out of the 11.016 ranked professionals, 109 were members of the ULL.
The work of these researchers shares the same path followed by men and women to create solutions such as Wooptix’s SEBI® RT1000, also of Canarian origin. This wavefront sensor was born from the research carried out at the Teide Observatory and the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, managed by the ULL, and its dive in adaptive optics.
SEBI RT1000 combines efficiency and functionality in a compact and versatile design, ready to adapt to any need its operators might have. In optics, it can be used to study the characteristics of lasers and correct found defects so that they operate at their ideal performance. Engineers can take advantage of it in the quality control of extremely sensitive materials, such as semiconductor wafers, and study them at the nanometer scale to detect hidden malformations. In biology, researchers have in their hands a tool to look deep into the structures that support the interior of cells and bacteria.
At Wooptix we want to give our warmest congratulations to the researchers who have made a place in the CSIC ranking, an accomplishment that inspires us to continue working to give back to our society and lead science towards new goals.
Daniel Cuartero
About Wooptix
Wooptix is a leader in semiconductor metrology through the use of wavefront phase imaging, a technique derived from research in adaptive optics for astronomy. With a multidisciplinary team, Wooptix seeks to revolutionize semiconductor metrology with the highest lateral resolution and fastest measurement technique for in-line factory measurements.
The company has developed Phemet®, a silicon wafer measurement tool that serves as the precursor to its fully automated manufacturing tool expected by 2025. Wooptix has already implemented Phemet® in various customer facilities worldwide. Wooptix is headquartered in Tenerife, Madrid (Spain), and San Francisco (USA).