News
Severo Ochoa Award
IFAE Receives Severo Ochoa Excellence Award in Zaragoza
July 16, 2025
On July 16, the Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities, Diana Morant, and the Minister of Education, Pilar Alegría, presided over the official award ceremony for the 2024 Severo Ochoa and María de Maeztu Centers and Units of Excellence in Zaragoza.
Network
IFAE joins EU‑selected SUPREME consortium to scale industrial production of superconducting quantum chips
July 11, 2025
The Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE) is one of the 23 partners from eight EU member states in SUPREME, a new European project selected under the Chips Joint Undertaking to establish pilot lines for the industrial production of superconducting quantum chips.
Network
IFAE joins REDONGRA, a network to propel Spain’s role in gravitational wave astronomy
July 7, 2025
The Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE) is one of the key partners in REDONGRA, the new Spanish Network of Gravitational Wave Physics. The initiative brings together 20 research institutions to coordinate Spain’s contribution to gravitational wave science.
Event
Outreach talk about the latest DESI results
June 11, 2025
Sindhu Satyavolu and Laura Casas delivered the seminar “Probing Cosmic Acceleration with DESI: Is Dark Energy Evolving?” at the Sala de Graus II (UAB), in a hybrid format. The speakers presented the latest results from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) and introduced key cosmological concepts to ensure accessibility for a non-specialist audience.
Outreach Event
Quantum physics at the 18th Festa de la Ciència
June 2, 2025
On the weekend of 31 May–1 June 2025, the 18th edition of the Festa de la Ciència de Barcelona took place at El Born Centre de Cultura i Memòria, bringing science to the city through a wide programme of activities for all audiences. This year’s edition placed a special focus on quantum physics, highlighting its growing relevance in research, technology and everyday life.
New Instrumentation
New Wide-Field Telescope Installed at Montsec Observatory with PIC Participation
May 27, 2025
A new wide-field telescope (TRAC) has been installed at Montsec Observatory to enhance asteroid tracking, deep-sky imaging, and space technology research. Coordinated by the IEEC and with the involvement of PIC, the project is set to begin scientific operations in 2026.