Our newest member, José Lopes Roque arrived one week ago in Strasbourg. He was born and raised in Leiria (Portugal). He holds both a bachelor and a master degree in chemistry from the University of Coimbra (Portugal), oldest University in Portugal (1290) and one of the oldest in Europe. In 2020, he started a PhD in chemistry at the same institution, under the supervision of Pr Rui Fausto. His work focused on chemical reactivity driven by quantum tunneling, in particular for reactive intermediates trapped in cryogenic noble-gas matrices. He spent one year at the Justus-Liebig Giessen University (Germany) in the group of Pr Schreiner, as part of his PhD, and defended in February 2025. Welcome José !