Mato Knez studied Chemistry and completed his Doctoral degree in Physical Chemistry at Max-Planck Institute of solid-state research in Stuttgart (Germany). In 2003, he moved for Post-doctorate studies to Max-Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics in Halle (Germany), where in 2006 he received the Nanofuture award of the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) with a grant to establish a junior research group. Since 2012, he is Ikerbasque Research Professor in San Sebastian (Spain) and Group Leader of Nanomaterials at research institute CIC nanoGUNE. In 2012, he received the prestigious Gaede prize of the German Vacuum Society Mato Knez studied Chemistry and completed his Doctoral degree in Physical Chemistry at Max-Planck Institute of solid-state research in Stuttgart (Germany). In 2003, he moved for Post-doctorate studies to Max-Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics in Halle (Germany), where in 2006 he received the Nanofuture award of the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) with a grant to establish a junior research group. Since 2012, he is Ikerbasque Research Professor in San Sebastian (Spain) and Group Leader of Nanomaterials at research institute CIC nanoGUNE. In 2012, he received the prestigious Gaede prize of the German Vacuum Society

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