The Jakiunde 2024 calendar presents academics who have achieved excellence in their disciplines after a long professional career, as well as younger members who are doing cutting-edge work in their profession. The protagonist of October is Juan Colmenero, physicist and traveler... He believes that one should be ready to travel in life, in the broadest sense of the word! The video was made by Marina Palacio. Juan Colmenero de León is Professor of Condensed Matter Physics at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Vice President of the DIPC (Donostia International Physics Center), and member of the Polymers & Soft Matter research line at the Center for Materials Physics (CFM-CSIC). Professor Colmenero has a degree in Condensed Matter Physics and a PhD in Physical Sciences from the University of Navarra. In 1982, he joined the Department of Materials Physics at the UPV/EHU, where he was Head of the Department from 1989 to 1999. Between 1995 and 1998, he was a visiting professor at the Institut für Festkörperforschung (IFF) - the institute for solid state research - and the Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany for various periods. Professor Colmenero has participated in many international scientific committees, including: the European Spallation Source (ESS); the Laue-Langevin Institute (ILL) in Grenoble (France); the Jülich Centre for Neutrons Science (JCNS) in Jülich (Germany). He is also a member of the Editorial Board of the following international journals: Journal of Polymer Science B: Polymer Physics and Colloid & Polymer Science. He has developed his scientific career at the interface between modern condensed matter physics and advanced materials science, working on the following areas, among others: the physics of non-crystalline solids, polymeric materials, soft matter, bio-polymers and nanostructured materials. In addition to publishing over 400 scientific articles, he has given over 60 lectures; He is the author of one book (with other authors), and the publisher of two others (with other editors). He has received the following awards, among others: the 1998 Xabier Munibe Award, the 2000 Basque Research Award for Science and Technology and the Medal of the Spanish Royal Society of Physics (2003). ------------------------------------------ The Jakiunde 2024 calendar presents academics who have a long professional career and have achieved excellence in their respective disciplines, as well as younger members who are developing a cutting-edge work in their profession. The protagonist of October is Juan Colmenero, physicist and traveler... Consider that in life you must be ready for travel, in the broad sense of the word. The author of the video is Marina Palacio. Juan Colmenero de León is professor of condensed matter physics at the UPV/EHU, vice president of the DIPC (Donostia International Physics Center) and member of the polymer and soft matter research group of the Materials Physics Center (CFM-CSIC). Graduated in Physics and PhD in Physical Sciences from the University of Navarra, his scientific career has developed at the interface between modern condensed matter physics and advanced materials science. In 1982 he joined the Materials Physics Department of the UPV/EHU, being its director during the years 1989-1999. Between 2000 and 2013 he was also Director of the DIPC and the CFM. He has published more than 400 scientific articles, given more than 60 lectures at international conferences, is co-author of one book and co-editor of two others. Professor Colmenero has received, among others, the Xabier de Munibe Prize (1998); the Euskadi Prize for Research in Science and Technology (2000); and the Medal of the Real Spanish Society of Physics (2003). He has participated in numerous international scientific committees, among others: Fuente Europea de Espalación (ESS); Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), Grenoble (France); Jülich Center for Neutron Science (JCNS), Jülich (Germany). He is a member of the Editorial Board of international journals: Journal of Polymer Science B: Polymer Physics and Colloid & Polymer Science.