Carles Solà was born in Xàtiva

Xàtiva

Xàtiva is a town in eastern Spain, in the province of Valencia, on the right bank of the river Albaida and at the junction of the Valencia–Murcia and Valencia Albacete railways....

, Valencia Province on 1 January 1945.

He awarded a PhD degree in Chemistry

Chemistry

Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....

 at the UV

Universitat de València

The University of Valencia is a university located in the Spanish city of Valencia. It is one of the oldest surviving universities in Spain,and the oldest in the Valencian Community, and is regarded as one of Spain's leading academic institutions...

, he has carried out research in Biochemical Engineering

Biochemical engineering

Biochemical engineering is a branch of chemical engineering or biological engineering that mainly deals with the design and construction of unit processes that involve biological organisms or molecules, such as bioreactors...

 with 130 publications, having tutored 22 doctoral theses and directed various research projects. He was Rector of the UAB (1994-2002). He was a lecturer in Chemical Engineering

Chemical engineering

Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with physical science , and life sciences with mathematics and economics, to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms...

 at the UAB.

President of the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (1996-98). Member of the Executive Committee for the International Association of University Presidents (2000-2002). Member of the Board of the European University Association

European University Association

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 (2001-05). Member of the Executive Committee of the Spanish Society of Biotechnology (2002-06). Doctor Honoris Causa in Science

Science

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 from the University of Southampton

University of Southampton

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 (1999). Member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers

American Institute of Chemical Engineers

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. Member of ACPV. Member of the IEC

Institut d'Estudis Catalans

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