(Zaragoza. Wednesday, July 2, 2025). On Tuesday, July 1, the solemn inauguration ceremony of Dr. Blanca Bauluz Lázaro as Dean of the Faculty of Sciences was held in the Sala de Grados.

The ceremony was presided over by the Rector of the University of Zaragoza, Dr. Rosa María Bolea Bailo, and attended by Mr. Javier López Sánchez, Secretary General; Dr. Pilar Pina Iritia, Vice-Rector for Scientific Policy; and Mr. Luis Alberto Morellón Alquézar, outgoing Dean of the Faculty of Sciences. Blanca Bauluz is a Full Professor of Crystallography and Mineralogy, a Full Member of the Academy of Sciences of Zaragoza (Natural Sciences Section), and has served as Director of the Department of Earth Sciences since 2018.

The event was also attended by representatives of the Rector’s Office, CSIC, the Dean’s Team, Deans of other faculties, Directors of Research Institutes and Departments, the Academies of Sciences and Medicine, the Scientific Senate, Professional Associations and Scientific Societies, the Ebro River Basin Authority, Coordinators, faculty, and administrative and service staff of the Faculty.

After the reading of the appointment resolution by the Secretary General and the official oath of office, the outgoing Dean and the new Dean delivered heartfelt speeches. The event concluded with an address by the Rector.