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Alicia Sintes named one of the 50 most influential women in the Balearic Islands by Forbes Women

17 July, 2025

Alicia Sintes, professor of theoretical physics at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) and director of the Institute of Computational Applications and Community Code (IAC3), has been recognized as one of the 50 most influential women in the Balearic Islands in 2025 by the prestigious magazine Forbes, as part of its special edition Forbes Women Illes Balears.

Forbes highlights Alicia Sintes as a leading expert on gravitational waves. She earned her PhD in Physics at the UIB and has developed part of her academic career at the prestigious Max Planck Institute, as well as through collaborations with numerous research centers across Europe and the Americas. Throughout her career, her contributions have been crucial to major international collaborations such as LIGO, GEO, and LISA, which focus on detecting gravitational waves. Her research output includes over 300 publications in prestigious scientific journals, including Nature and Physical Review Letters. In addition to her scientific achievements, she has held leadership roles within organizations such as the European Space Agency (ESA). Sintes also maintains a strong commitment to education, supervising numerous theses and playing a key role in training future generations of physicists.

Through this list, Forbes celebrates the work, talent, and influence of women from a wide range of fields within Balearic society, from business, culture, and public institutions to science and research. In addition to Alicia Sintes, the list includes prominent women from the Balearic Islands, such as entrepreneurs, executives, artists, media professionals, and public figures.

This recognition helps to highlight the essential role of women in driving scientific, social, and economic progress and reinforces the need to keep working towards a fairer and more equal society where women can fully develop their talent and take on leadership roles across all sectors. Initiatives like this list underscore the fact that women’s contributions are key to building the future in science and beyond.