Government

The Departmental Council

The Department Council, chaired by its director, is the collegiate governing body of the Department.

The members of the Department Council are: a) All PhD holders who are members of the academic staff; b) A representation of doctoral fellows equivalent to 15% of those mentioned in section a); c) A representation of assistant professors and non-doctoral academic staff equivalent to 10% of those mentioned in section a); d) A representative of the Department's students; e) A representation of administrative and service staff equivalent to 5% of those mentioned in section a).

The election of the representatives mentioned in the previous point, and their substitutes, is carried out by free and secret universal suffrage, in accordance with the terms set out in the UAB Electoral Regulations. The term of office of these representatives is three years.

The main powers of the Department Council are, among others:

To draw up and approve the Department Regulations, elect the director, and approve the list, distribution, and execution of expenses.
To approve the annual report on its activities.
Proposing the announcement of teaching positions and appointing the members of the selection committees.

The Executive Committee

This is the delegated committee of the Department Council and the ordinary governing body of the Department.

The members of the Executive Committee are: a) The director and secretary of the Department; b) The unit coordinators; c) Three members chosen by the Department Council from among its members, one of whom must be a doctoral student; d) The coordinators of the areas of Teaching, Postgraduate Studies, Faculty, and Economics or Research; e) One member of the administration and services staff.

Members of the Executive Committee:

Alibés Arqués, Ramon: Director
Illa Soler, Ona: Secretary and Head of Economic Affairs
Palet Ballús, Cristina: Coordinator of the Analytical Chemistry Unit
Pierre Maréchal, Jean-Didier: Coordinator of the Physical Chemistry Unit
Novio Vázquez, Fernando: Coordinator of the Inorganic Chemistry Unit
Bayón Rueda, Pau: Coordinator of the Organic Chemistry Unit
Ujaque Pérez, Gregori: Member of the Council
Hernando Campos, Jordi: Member of the Council
Martínez Castro, Laura: Member of the Council representing the students
Solans Monfort, Xavier: Teaching activities responsible
Bofill Arasa, Roger: Promotion activities responsible
Boada Romero, Roberto: Research activities responsible
Nacarino Nuñez, Julia: PTGAS Representative
The Department Manager and the coordinator of the Master's Degree in Industrial Chemistry and Introduction to Chemical Research also attend as guests.

The Management board

This is composed by the director, the coordinators of the areas of teaching, personnel, finance, and research, and the secretary.

Members of the Management Board:

Alibés Arqués, Ramon: Director
Illa Soler, Ona: Secretary and Head of Economic Affairs
Solans Monfort, Xavier: Teaching activities responsible
Bofill Arasa, Roger: Promotion activities responsible
Boada Romero, Roberto: Research activities responsable

Unit Heads

Palet Ballús, Cristina: Coordinator of the Analytical Chemistry Unit
Pierre Maréchal, Jean-Didier: Coordinator of the Physical Chemistry Unit
Novio Vázquez, Fernando: Coordinator of the Inorganic Chemistry Unit
Bayón Rueda, Pau: Coordinator of the Organic Chemistry Unit

Study Coordinators

Sala Roman, Xavier: Coordinator of the Doctoral Program in Chemistry
Guirado López, Gonzalo: Coordinator of the Doctoral Program in Electrochemistry. Science and Technology
Pividori Gurgo, Isabel: Coordinator of the Official Master's Degree in Industrial Chemistry and Introduction to Chemical Research.