Biography:Antia Botana

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Short description: Spanish-American physicist

Antia Sánchez Botana is a Spanish and American physicist whose research involves the theoretical and experimental investigation of quantum materials[1] such as nickelate superconductors,[2] quantum spin liquids,[1] and multiferroics.[3] She is an associate professor of physics at Arizona State University.[4]

Education and career

Botana grew up in northwestern Spain,[5] and was educated at the University of Santiago de Compostela, where she received a bachelor's degree in 2008, a master's degree in 2010, and a Ph.D. in 2013.[6]

Next, she became a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Davisfrom 2013 to 2015, and at the Argonne National Laboratory from 2015 to 2018. She joined Arizona State University as an assistant professor of physics in 2018 and was promoted to associate professor in 2023.[4]

Recognition

The Laboratoire d’Alliances Nanosciences-Energies du Futur in Grenoble, France, named Botana to a three-year visiting chair of excellence position in 2022.[7] Botana was a 2025 recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.[8]

References

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  2. Dubrow, Aaron (May 25, 2022), Finding superconductivity in nickelates, Texas Advanced Computing Center, https://tacc.utexas.edu/news/latest-news/2022/05/26/finding-superconductivity-nickelates/, retrieved 2026-04-27 
  3. Caspermeyer, Joe (April 8, 2022), "ASU physics professor makes an impact on the material world", ASU News (Arizona State University), https://news.asu.edu/20220408-discoveries-asu-physics-professor-makes-impact-material-world, retrieved 2026-04-27 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Antia Sanchez Botana", ASU Search (Arizona State University), https://search.asu.edu/profile/3316902, retrieved 2026-04-27 
  5. Perkins, Dominique (September 26, 2018), "Passing on the spark: New physics professor aims to inspire", ASU News (Arizona State University), https://news.asu.edu/20180926-passing-spark-asu-physics-brings-new-professor, retrieved 2026-04-27 
  6. "Antia S. Botana", ORCiD, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5973-3039, retrieved 2026-04-27 
  7. Moss, Kiersten (April 5, 2022), "Department of Physics assistant professor selected for chair of excellence position at LANEF", ASU News (Arizona State University), https://news.asu.edu/20220405-department-physics-assistant-professor-selected-chair-excellence-position-lanef, retrieved 2026-04-27 
  8. "Antia Botana", PECASE recipients (National Science Foundation), https://www.nsf.gov/honorary-awards/pecase/recipients/antia-botana, retrieved 2026-04-27