{"id":20676,"date":"2025-06-25T15:50:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T13:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igfae.usc.es\/igfae\/a-nova-sede-do-igfae-un-espazo-para-impulsar-galicia-como-referencia-na-fisica-do-seculo-xxi\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T11:58:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T09:58:36","slug":"new-headquarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igfae.usc.es\/igfae\/en\/new-headquarters\/","title":{"rendered":"IGFAE headquarters, a place to position Galicia as a flaghsip in 21st-century physics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Official Inauguration of the new IGFAE headquarters\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HW8Jnoda3XE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Instituto Galego de F\u00edsica de Altas Enerx\u00edas (IGFAE), a joint center of the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela and the Xunta de Galicia, inaugurated its new headquarters this Wednesday, June 25th, with the aim of strengthen its already prominent participation in the world\u2019s most cutting-edge experiments in the field of physics.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"366\" data-end=\"686\">The facilities, with an area of over 5,000 m\u00b2, are the result of an investment of more than five million euros by the Xunta de Galicia, which funded the renovation and expansion of the premises located on the lower floors of the Monte da Condesa building, on the South Campus of the University of Santiago de Compostela.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"1134\">The director of IGFAE, Carlos Salgado, emphasized in his speech the importance of having a space that matches the Institute&#8217;s scientific trajectory and potential. He described the new headquarters as a \u201chistoric milestone for science in Galicia\u201d that will make it possible to tackle new scientific challenges, within the framework of the most significant projects of the coming decades, which will shape the future of physics in the 21st century.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20710\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20710\" class=\"wp-image-20710 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/igfae.usc.es\/igfae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/250625_Pte_Edu_IGFAE_DCS_02-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/igfae.usc.es\/igfae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/250625_Pte_Edu_IGFAE_DCS_02-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/igfae.usc.es\/igfae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/250625_Pte_Edu_IGFAE_DCS_02-1-1500x1001.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/igfae.usc.es\/igfae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/250625_Pte_Edu_IGFAE_DCS_02-1-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/igfae.usc.es\/igfae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/250625_Pte_Edu_IGFAE_DCS_02-1-30x20.jpg 30w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-20710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fotograf\u00eda: David Cabez\u00f3n &#8211; Xunta de Galicia.<\/p><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1187\" data-end=\"1629\">Salgado also paid tribute to the generations who, for decades, began paving the way to position the Institute as an international reference in its areas of work\u2014especially former directors (Bernardo Adeva, Joaqu\u00edn S\u00e1nchez Guill\u00e9n, and Jos\u00e9 Luis Miramontes) and founding members. He also expressed gratitude to the USC and the Xunta de Galicia, the construction company staff, the architects of the new headquarters, and the entire IGFAE team.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1631\" data-end=\"2234\">At the event, the Chancellor of the USC, Antonio L\u00f3pez recalled the role of Carlos Pajares, who acted \u201cas a visionary who bet on the international projection of our research,\u201d and highlighted IGFAE as the first of a new model that paved the way for the singular research centers that followed. According to the rector, IGFAE is involved in the most relevant international projects in its field \u201cwithout forgetting the transfer of its results to society to improve living conditions.\u201d \u201cA new stage begins with a new infrastructure, although the most important thing remains its talent and human resources,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20657\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20657\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20657\" src=\"https:\/\/igfae.usc.es\/igfae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_06_25-Inauguracion-nova-sede-IGFAE_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/igfae.usc.es\/igfae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_06_25-Inauguracion-nova-sede-IGFAE_3.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/igfae.usc.es\/igfae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_06_25-Inauguracion-nova-sede-IGFAE_3-1500x938.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/igfae.usc.es\/igfae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_06_25-Inauguracion-nova-sede-IGFAE_3-750x469.jpg 750w, https:\/\/igfae.usc.es\/igfae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025_06_25-Inauguracion-nova-sede-IGFAE_3-30x19.jpg 30w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-20657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fotograf\u00eda: Santi Alvite &#8211; USC.<\/p><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"2266\" data-end=\"2595\">For the Mayor of Santiago, Goretti Sanmart\u00edn, IGFAE and its commitment to being a leading center also reflect \u201ca will to be at the forefront, to break boundaries without renouncing who we are.\u201d This infrastructure allows for \u201cthe building of a rooted scientific culture; because from Galicia, top-level research can be carried out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2597\" data-end=\"3033\">In a similar tone, the President of the Xunta de Galicia, Alfonso Rueda, thanked those who started the journey and affirmed his commitment to \u201ccontinue with this initiative because it is a smart one.\u201d \u201cWe must try to foster talent, retain it, and bring back those who left.\u201d In line with the internationalization goals of IGFAE, he emphasized: \u201cWe must be a land with attractive institutions so that high-level research careers can flourish here.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"3035\" data-end=\"3090\"><strong data-start=\"3035\" data-end=\"3090\">Major challenges in physics over the coming decades<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"3092\" data-end=\"3679\">As Carlos Salgado pointed out in his speech, the international scientific community in the field of physics faces years of significant changes: key decisions will be made regarding major projects of the 2040s, such as the next CERN accelerator (European Organization for Nuclear Research) or the construction of the Einstein Telescope to study gravitational waves. Similarly, quantum science and technology are becoming a strategic research focus in many countries, including Galicia, with the involvement of institutions like the Galician Supercomputing Center (CESGA) and IGFAE itself.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3681\" data-end=\"4123\">In this context, IGFAE staff currently hold leadership positions in major international collaborations, such as the LHCb experiment at CERN, the Pierre Auger Observatory, and the LIGO collaboration. Thanks to the capabilities and technologies that the new headquarters will support, Salgado noted, the Galician center will be in a better position to make a qualitative leap in its visibility within these and other high-level global projects.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20660\" style=\"width: 1810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20660\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20660\" src=\"https:\/\/igfae.usc.es\/igfae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Inauguracion-IGFAE-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/igfae.usc.es\/igfae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Inauguracion-IGFAE-17.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/igfae.usc.es\/igfae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Inauguracion-IGFAE-17-1500x848.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/igfae.usc.es\/igfae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Inauguracion-IGFAE-17-750x424.jpg 750w, https:\/\/igfae.usc.es\/igfae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Inauguracion-IGFAE-17-30x17.jpg 30w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-20660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fotograf\u00eda: Santi Alvite &#8211; USC.<\/p><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"4155\" data-end=\"4430\">From now on, the center will feature seven laboratories for different technologies, including a 120 m\u00b2 clean room, a space projected to host a quantum simulator, a micromachining workshop, a metrology lab, and another for scintillator development.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4432\" data-end=\"4884\">Since its first accreditation as a Mar\u00eda de Maeztu Unit of Excellence (the first Galician research center to achieve it) in 2017, IGFAE has doubled its staff, growing from around 70 to about 140 members today. The new facilities are designed to accommodate this new reality, as well as to encourage visits and stays by researchers from other countries, at various stages of their careers, to strengthen international collaboration in multiple projects.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4886\" data-end=\"5121\">Beyond the scientific perspective, the building was designed to foster communication among IGFAE members and to host activities that promote the center\u2019s outreach to society, from its immediate surroundings to the international sphere.<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"5153\" data-end=\"5168\"><strong data-start=\"5153\" data-end=\"5168\">About IGFAE<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"5170\" data-end=\"5459\">IGFAE was founded in 1999 with the aim of coordinating and promoting scientific and technical research in particle physics, astroparticle physics, and nuclear physics, as well as in related fields such as medical physics and instrumentation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5461\" data-end=\"5853\">Since its inception, one of its main strengths has been its commitment to internationalization\u2014becoming part of major global experimental facilities and building research teams that are now a reference in both theoretical and experimental fields. Currently, about 25% of the center\u2019s staff come from other countries, and 93% of its scientific publications feature international co-authorship.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5855\" data-end=\"6277\">In 2017, IGFAE was recognized as a Mar\u00eda de Maeztu Unit, the most prestigious and competitive accreditation granted by the Spanish State Research Agency. In 2024, IGFAE renewed this accreditation, becoming the only Galician center with two such distinctions. Additionally, it has been part of the CIGUS network of research centers of the Xunta de Galicia since 2019, which certifies the quality and impact of its research.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6279\" data-end=\"6684\">Over the past decade, the Institute\u2019s staff has stood out for its success in international funding calls, such as the prestigious European Research Council (ERC) grants or the Marie Curie fellowships from the European Commission. IGFAE was also honored in 2017 and 2025 with the Breakthrough Prizes, known as the \u201cOscars of Science,\u201d for advances achieved as part of the LIGO and LHCb-CERN collaborations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20666\" style=\"width: 1510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20666\" class=\"wp-image-20666 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/igfae.usc.es\/igfae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Inauguracion-IGFAE-06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/igfae.usc.es\/igfae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Inauguracion-IGFAE-06.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/igfae.usc.es\/igfae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Inauguracion-IGFAE-06-750x424.jpg 750w, https:\/\/igfae.usc.es\/igfae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Inauguracion-IGFAE-06-30x17.jpg 30w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-20666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fotograf\u00eda: Santi Alvite &#8211; USC.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6279\" data-end=\"6684\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Instituto Galego de F\u00edsica de Altas Enerx\u00edas (IGFAE), a joint center of the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela and the Xunta de Galicia, inaugurated its new headquarters this Wednesday, June 25th, with the aim of strengthen its already prominent participation in the world\u2019s most cutting-edge experiments in the field of physics. 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