Jose Callejas Fernández obtained his M.S and Ph.D. degrees in Physics from the University of Granada. After a period of nine academic years in a secondary school, he definitively joined the Applied Physics Department in 1989. During his academic career he has been secondary teacher, lecturer and full professor at the University of Granada, respectively.
He has taught several courses in different undergraduate and graduate degree programmes. Initially, he taught General Physics and Fundamentals of Physics for Computer in the Computer Engineering degree. After this period, his teaching has been focused in the Degree in Physics, both on experimental and theoretical subjects. In short, Experimental Techniques, Classical Mechanics and Colloidal Physics. Also, he has participated at several Masters and Doctoral Programmes.
His area or research lies in Soft Matter Physics, in particular, Colloidal Physics. His main interest has been the study of colloidal structures using light scattering techniques. “Colloidal Aggregation” is included in the category “colloidal structures”. He is an expert in static and dynamic light scattering, including cross-correlation techniques. Recently, he has incorporated the Diffusing Wave Spectroscopy technique to his laboratory. In addition to participating in several research projects, he has been the head of five projects of the National Research Plan of Spain. He is co-author of near one hundred of research papers in international journals, book chapters and scientific meetings. The main results of his research can be found in Physical Review E, Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science among others journals.