Josep Peñuelas, awarded the Margarita Salas Medal for the best career in student supervision and training

The CSIC researcher and research professor at CREAF Josep Peñuelas has been distinguished with the Margarita Salas Medal for the best career in supervision of research personnel, a prestigious recognition that rewards the direction of doctoral theses and the training of young scientists.

The award to Josep Peñuelas values his extensive and successful capacity for supervision, as well as the professional achievements of the people he has supervised . Throughout his career, Peñuelas has supervised 64 doctoral theses, supervised 51 master's theses and accompanied 64 postdoctoral researchers, consolidating an exceptional trajectory in the training of scientific talent.

"It is a true honor and a great joy to receive the Margarita Salas Medal. This award recognizes a task that I am passionate about: the training of young scientists. Seeing them grow and progress is one of the great satisfactions that my career has given me. I am grateful for the support of the CSIC, CREAF, international collaborators and, above all, all the students and researchers with whom I have had and am lucky enough to work. To all of them, my most sincere thanks", highlights Josep Peñuelas, CSIC researcher at CREAF.

The Margarita Salas Medal, which celebrates its third edition in 2025, is part of the CSIC's Human Resources Excellence Strategy (HRS4R) and aims to recognize the work of supervising and supporting scientific talent. The award pays tribute to researcher Margarita Salas, a benchmark in Spanish science and internationally recognized for her commitment to mentoring new generations.

From CREAF we would like to congratulate you on this recognition and thank you for your commitment to training new generations of scientists, which contributes to growing research and knowledge in ecology around the world.