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Science communication

Welcome!

I'm Fernando

a professional science communicator

  • E-mail fer@gomobel.com
  • Phone +34 676 193 899
  • UK Phone +44 7305 707006
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  • 2018 AWARD 'Premio Fotón Emitido' for Best Photonics Outreach Story

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Hello! I’m Fernando Gomollón Bel, PhD in Organic Chemistry and science communicator. I am currently the Press and Communications Coordinator for the Graphene Flagship, one of the biggest EU funded projects with a budget of €1bn. I also do some freelance and consulting work.
Feel free to contact me if you have any ideas I may help you out with.

If you are looking for science communication seminars and outreach talks, click here

Services

Science writing

Articles, features, press releases


Did you just publish an awesome paper and want to tell the world about it? That's great, let's have a chat. I can transform formulae and equations into a beautiful story.

Social media

Maximise your research's impact


Advertising your work on social media leads to a higher impact. Get in touch if you want to craft a personalised social media campaign to promote your results.

Art & design

Bring your ideas to life


Art transforms how we perceive ideas. If you want to revamp your presentations, design a cool cover, build a website or create an animation, let me know.

Not sure what you want? That’s fine! ?
Just drop me an email and we can book a free 30-minute consultation session on Skype.

Skills

Chemistry
Science Writing
Translations
Radio & TV
Talks
Web design

Clients


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Feel free to contact me

Talks & Seminars

Are you looking for an engaging talk about chemistry? Do you want to learn more about science communication? Feel free to reach out to me and I will be happy to send you a personalised proposal. Below you may find a list of my most recent invited lectures.


Fernando presenting at Fundació Catalunya-La Pedrera in Barcelona

  • 06.11.2020
    Boost your impact with science communication
    COST Action CA18112 – Mechanochemistry for Sustainable Industry (Online)
  • 31.10.2020
    Tria la teva aventura química
    Bojos per la Química, ICIQ – Fundació La Pedrera (Online)
  • 22.10.2020
    Maximise your impact, strategies for science communication
    ACORN Summer School and Thematic Workshop (Praia Verde – Algarve, Portugal)
  • 25.09.2020
    Webinar – Chemists beyond the bench
    IUPAC ChemVoices Webinar Series (Online, Watch here)
  • 03.04.2020
    Webinar – Communicating chemistry creatively
    EYCN – IYCN: Chemists Fighting COVID-19, A Global Conversation (Online, Watch here)
  • 12.02.2020
    Science beyond the paper
    SCNAT Young Faculty Meeting (Bern, Switzerland)
  • 19.11.2019
    Webinar – Communicating science en español
    CIRE2N – Universidad de Puerto Rico (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
  • 09.07.2019
    Science beyond the paper
    47th IUPAC World Chemistry Congress (Paris, France)
  • 06.06.2019
    Science beyond the paper
    ICIQ 3rd PhD Days (Tarragona, Spain)
  • 16.05.2019
    Los fotones malva
    Gala Premios Fotón 2019 – Instituto de Óptica, CSIC (Madrid, Spain)
  • 17.11.2018
    Malva – la historia de un joven que transformó la industria química
    I Trobada Bojos per la Química, Fundació La Pedrera (Barcelona, Spain)
  • 15.11.2018
    Quiralidad, la química a través del espejo
    Ciclo InvestIACS, Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud (Andorra – Teruel, Spain)
  • 22.10.2018
    Workshop – Science Beyond the Paper
    2nd BIST Postdoc Day (Barcelona, Spain)
  • 23.07.2018
    Webinar – Sharing your love for chemistry
    Summer School on Membrane Technology, NNSTU RE Alekseev (Nizhny Novgorod, Russia)

Work Experience

Coordinating the Press and Communications for the Graphene Flagship (one of the biggest EU funded projects) and the Cambridge Graphene Centre at the University of Cambridge.

In charge of the external communications of the institute, including maintaining the website, managing social media profiles, writing newspieces and ellaborating press releases.

2016

Science Writer (Intern)

Chemistry World

I was an intern science writer at Chemistry World (Royal Society of Chemistry) for two months. I wrote scientific news, book reviews, podcast scripts, and collaborated in different multimedia projects.

2011 - 2016

PhD Student

ISQCH (UZ - CSIC)

PhD in Organic Chemistry. My research studied how to chemically modify sugars to design innovative fungicides.

2011

Master Student

UPMC – Sorbonne Université

At UPMC (now Sorbonne Université) I carried out 6 months of research on palladium catalysts to improve organic reactivity.

2010-2011

Science communication technician

Universidad de Zaragoza

For a few months, I worked as a Science communication technician for a project on Astroparticle physics.

Education

2017 - 2018

Specialist in Science Communication

UVIC

2012 - 2017

PhD in Organic Chemistry

Universidad de Zaragoza

2012

Master in Scientific Research

Universidad de Zaragoza

2011

Master in Organic Chemistry

Université Pierre et Marie Curie

2006 - 2011

BSc in Chemistry

Universidad de Zaragoza