The plenary hall of the A Pobra do Brollón City Council hosted the recognition ceremony for the researcher from the University of Santiago de Compostela and neighbor of the City Council, Jose L. Rodriguez Sanchez. This young man from Ferreirúa is a renowned nuclear physicist, who was awarded by the European Physical Society for his thesis on nuclear fission; and the Nuclear Physics division of the European Physical Society awarded him the prize for the best new researcher of the Community of Exotic Nuclei of the FAIR particle accelerator.He recently received another award from theJapanese Society of Nuclear Physics for the hypernucleus studies he is developing.
He closed the year at home, with the event that took place on Friday at the city hall and in which his family participated. The mayor, Xosé Lois Maceda, presented him with a plaque in recognition of her professional work and as a thank you for carrying the name of A Pobra do Brollón around the world.
“With this brief but solemn act I act as a representative of all the neighbors. It is a pleasure and also an obligation to show you all our consideration as a professional and as a neighbor. We are talking about one of the most important researchers, nuclear physicists, in this country. Congratulations on the successes and recognitions, hopefully there will be many more. I want to congratulate you not only as mayor but also as a friend”, Xosé Lois Maceda pointed out.
The mayor explained that he has known José Luis since childhood and that he has always been a humble and hardworking person who “doesn’t let recognition go to his head.” The award-winning researcher received applause and affection from his family and neighbors, and signed the city council's golden book, as a gesture of gratitude for carrying the name of A Pobra throughout the world. The mayor concluded with a wish, “we hope to see you here more often with new professional achievements.
