Advisory Board
The Advisory Council, composed of members of the university community, is a consultative body that advises the Director of the Science Museum on scientific, educational and museographic aspects.
Ricardo Piñero
Research
rpmoral@unav.es
Professor of Aesthetics and Theory of the Arts. Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Core Curriculum Institute. Specialist in Spanish aesthetic thought, contemporary art and the relationship between art, education and politics, he has directed the collection Materiales de Estética y Teoría de las Artes. A visiting professor at universities in Europe and America, he is a member of international editorial boards, as well as an academic at the Center of Medieval Culture Studies at the University of St. Petersburg.
University of St. Petersburg.
Carlos Naya
Research
cnaya@unav.es
Architect. He has researched on the main writings and manifestos of the artistic avant-gardes of the 20th century. He was a visiting researcher at the GSAPP of Columbia University (New York, USA), where he collaborated with leading architectural theorists such as Kenneth Frampton, Mark Wigley and Joan Ockman. He has taught at ISEM Fashion Business School as well as at several European and American architecture schools. He is currently the director of the School of Architecture of the University of Navarra.
Carolina Ugarte
Research
cugarte@unav.es
Professor in the area of Theory and History of Education. Her research has focused on the formation of professional competencies, on the autonomy of schools as a criterion of educational quality and on the study of pedagogical leadership as a key element in the profile of school principals.
profile of school principals. She is currently Dean of the Faculty of Education and Psychology at the University of Navarra.
Gabriel Pérez Barreiro
Research
gpbarro@unav.es
Artistic Director of MUN.
Gloria González Aseguinolaza
Research
ggasegui@unav.es
D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. She is currently the director of the gene therapy program for rare diseases at CIMA. She has been director of the transfer office and deputy director of CIMA. She has founded a gene therapy company for rare diseases of which she has been scientific director. Rosalind Franklin Foundation Award for scientific research in 2023.
Carmen Jaca García
Research
cjaca@unav.es
Professor of Industrial Engineering at Tecnun, specializing in Circular Economy (transition of SMEs towards circular models). She promotes the Sustainability Strategy at Tecnun.
Juanjo Pons
Research
jpons@unav.es
Professor of Geography and Land Management. He develops his research work at the BIOMA Institute and the Culture and Society Institute. Member of the Social Council of Territorial Policy of Navarra, member of the Commission of Territorial Delimitation, and coordinator of the Laboratory of Digital Humanities and the Program 'Revitalizing the rural heritage'.
Welcome Leon
Research
bleon@unav.es
Professor of Science Communication and coordinator of the Science Communication Research Group. Director of the international science film festival #LabMeCrazy!
Jordi Puig
Research
jpbaguer@unav.es
Professor of Impact Assessment and Researcher at the Institute of Biodiversity and Environment, where he coordinates the Environmental Humanities Research Group. He has been visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley (California, USA) and the University of Manchester (UK).
Iker Zuriguel
Research
iker@unav.es
Professor of Applied Physics, specialized in the study of complex systems. He worked at the CNRS in Bordeaux (France) and at the University of Manchester (UK). A leading researcher in the study of flow through constrictions, his work is driven by the desire to discover the underlying physics of many-particle systems, identifying analogies and differences between different disciplines.
Javier Sánchez Cañizares
Research
js.canizares@unav.es
D. in Physics and in Theology. He has been professor of Theoretical Physics of Condensed Matter and Moral Theology. Professor at the Ecclesiastical Faculty of Philosophy and researcher of the "Mind-Brain" group of the Culture and Society Institute and member of the "Science, Reason and Faith" group (CRYF).
José Ramón Isasi
Research
jrisasi@unav.es
D. in Chemical Sciences. Professor in Physical Chemistry. His research focuses on polymeric materials and environmental technologies, which he combines with an outstanding work in the dissemination and popularization of science, and the transfer of knowledge to various audiences.