Director of ALBA
ALBA Synchrotron

Director of the ALBA Synchrotron, the Spanish national light source, since 2012, has managed its development as a large multidisciplinary research facility with international projection, and is now planning the upgrade to 4^th generation light source. Experimental physicist with experience in accelerator physics, recognized for her important contributions in the design, construction and operation of particle accelerators. Worked in the past at CERN and at LNF-INFN. Member of several international advisory committees and boards, including CERN Scientific Policy Committee. Vice-chair of LEAPS, the League of European Accelerator-based Photon Sources.