▁ ▁T ord era ▁joined ▁University ▁of ▁Val encia ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁light - em itting ▁electro chem ical ▁cells ▁( LE C s ). ▁He ▁determined ▁the ▁el us ive ▁oper ational ▁mechanism ▁of ▁LE C s ▁and ▁dram atically ▁increased ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁these ▁devices . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁visit ing ▁scient ist ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Santa ▁Barbara , ▁where ▁he ▁applied ▁his ▁knowledge ▁on ▁conjug ated ▁pol ye lect ro ly tes . ▁He ▁then ▁started ▁a ▁company ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁commercial izing ▁products ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁find ings . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Link ö ping ▁to ▁research ▁the ▁optical ▁and ▁thermal ▁properties ▁of ▁pl as mon ic ▁nan oh oles . ▁He ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁pl as mon ic ▁therm oe lect ric ▁device , ▁a ▁photo con duct ive ▁paper ▁and ▁a ▁pl as mon ic ▁display , ▁among ▁others . ▁He ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁research er ▁at ▁Hol st ▁Centre ▁leading ▁a ▁team ▁working ▁on ▁near - in fr ar red ▁organ ic ▁phot od et ectors . ▁He ▁has ▁published ▁over ▁ 4 0 ▁publications ▁in ▁peer - review ed ▁scientific ▁journ als ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁invent or ▁of ▁ 3 ▁pat ents . ▁ ▁Awards ▁▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁- ▁Nan om at m ol ▁Award : ▁Best ▁P H . D . ▁in ▁Nan ote chn ology ▁and ▁M ole cular ▁Material s ▁in ▁Spain ▁by ▁the ▁Spanish