He received a PhD degree in Physics from Brown University (USA). He is a UPC professor and since 2005 he is also the Head of the organic nanostructured photovoltaics group at ICFO. Prof. Martorell focused his research on the experimental study of new optical concepts to shape the properties of photonic materials, a field where he has made several breakthrough contributions. In 2010 Jordi Martorell took a major turn in his research activities and began to focus the core of his research to study fundamental aspects of photonics applied to thin-film photovoltaics. Twelve PhD students graduated under the supervision of Jordi Martorell. The research carried out by the group, during the 2011-2019 period, has been supported by more than 15 competitive funded projects.