Laura Castro Santos

Dr. Laura Castro-Santos is Industrial Engineer in the speciality of Energy and she obtained the International PhD at University of A Coruña in 2013. Nowadays, she is Associate Professor at the Naval and Industrial Engineering Department of the Polytechnic College of Engineering of Ferrol. Her research focuses on the technical-economic study of marine renewable energies: offshore wind energy, wave energy, hybrid systems of marine energy, solar offshore energy, etc. Her research activity was developed in various international research projects and in several foreign research centers in the field of marine renewable energy. She was principal investigator of the UDC of several research projects focused on offshore renewable energies, such as ARCWIND, SEARENEW or the SEASUN, and in several Erasmus+ projects to promote engineering, and particularly offshore renewable energies, at schools and high schools, such as “STEM Is Inspiring Future Careers”. As a result of these investigations, several articles in high-impact journals have been published.

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Carolina Camba Fabal

Industrial Engineer specializing in materials and PhD in Materials Science and Technology from the University of A Coruña in 2012. Her doctorate is related to the wear of castings, specifically of the “silal” type. She has published 3 books and more than 20 articles. She has more than 30 contributions to national and international conferences and has participated in 8 competitive research projects. Her main research is carried out in the field of mechanical and tribological characterization of metallic materials.

She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Naval and Industrial Engineering at the Polytechnic School of Engineering of Ferrol (EPEF). She has been part of thesis committees on more than 100 occasions and has supervised more than 25 theses. She has held management positions at UDC, coordinating degree programs or carrying out duties as deputy director.

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Carla Fernández Blanco

PhD in Advanced Biotechnology from the University of A Coruña (2024), with international mention and Extraordinary Doctorate Award, in the field of Chemical Engineering. She graduated in Chemistry (2018). Currently, she is a Substitute Professor in the Department of Naval and Industrial Engineering at UDC, in the area of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering.

In the research field, she is the author of 12 scientific articles in JCR-indexed journals, 6 of which are as first author, and has participated in more than a dozen international conferences, with both oral and poster presentations. In addition, she has participated in 4 competitive national projects. Currently, she is a researcher within the framework of the SEAPLAN project, whose objective is to develop a tool for planning energy storage from marine renewable sources.

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Almudena Filgueira Vizoso

Dr. Almudena Filgueira Vizoso is Industrial Engineer in the speciality of Energy and she obtained the PhD at University of A Coruña in 2012. Nowadays, she is Associate Professor at the Chemist Department of the Polytechnic College of Engineering of Ferrol. Her research focuses on the technical-economic study of marine renewable energies: offshore wind energy, wave energy, hybrid systems of marine energy, solar offshore energy, etc. and the and on higher education issues. Her research activity was developed in various international and national research projects and in several foreign research centers. She was principal investigator of the UDC of several research projects focused on offshore renewable energies, such as SEASUN, “European Energy Efficiency towards Mutually Reinforcing Partnership with Georgia, Azerbaijan and Ukraine”, etc. As a result of these investigations, several articles in high-impact journals have been published. 

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Ana Isabel García Diez

She obtained her PhD in Industrial Engineering in the University of A Coruña in 2004. His field of research is the mechanical and tribological characterization of metallic materials.
According to Scopus, she has published 45 research papers and has an h-index of 8, with more than 350 citations. She has participated in more than 100 international conferences.
She has directed five doctoral theses qualified with cum laude.
She collaborates as a reviewer and editor with several international journal included in the JCR index.
She has been a professor at the University of A Coruña for more than 20 years, in various degrees in the field of Industrial and Naval Engineering. She has also participated and participates in the teaching of different master related to Industrial and Naval Engineering.

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Manuel Ángel Graña López

Manuel Ángel Graña López has a PhD in Knowledge Promotion Program of the Polytechnic University of Valencia (Electrical Engineering Department). He is a Professor in the Industrial Engineering Department at the Polytechnic University School of the University of A Coruña. His main research is carried out in the field of energy efficiency, including the study and analysis of load imbalances, reactive and harmonic phenomena, and he is coordinator of the research unit Efficient Electricity Management. This research has led to numerous publications in high-impact journals and participation in international conferences. He has been Director of the UDC Polytechnic University School for twelve years, where he has also held other university management positions (academic secretary, member of the quality commission, member of the academic commission ...).
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Javier Lamas Vigo

He is Industrial Engineer in the speciality of Energy and he obtained the PhD at University of A Coruña in 2015. Nowadays, he is Associate Professor at the Naval and Industrial Engineering Department of the Polytechnic College of Engineering of Ferrol. His research focuses on the automatic path generation for robots, sensor signal processing, real time control systems and process optimization. He combines his academic career with professional work through his own company, Anta Norte S.L., as CTO. His research activity was developed in various research projects, mainly in the field of laser automation systems. As a result of these investigations, several articles in high-impact journals have been published.

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Antonio Enrique Masdías Bonome

Full professor in the field of electrical engineering in the Department of Industrial Engineering. Doctorate from UDC with a doctoral thesis titled: "Influence of technical management systems of installations (home automation) on the energy qualification of buildings," his thesis and research and teaching activity are linked to the energy efficiency of installations. He teaches subjects in Energy Audits and Smart Grid within the Master's in Energy Efficiency and Sustainability, as well as electrical engineering subjects in the degrees of Naval Machines and Electrotechnical Officer at the ETS of Nautical and Machines. He has combined his teaching and research activity with management positions such as Director of the Study Support Building program, Deputy Director of Quality of the EUP, and currently Academic Secretary of the ETS of Nautical and Machines.

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José Luis Mier Buenhombre

PhD in Chemistry from the Complutense University of Madrid with the thesis title “Studies of Catalysis and Toxicity with Metal Ions in the Bioleaching of Chalcopyrite by Thermophilic Organisms”. Extraordinary degree award in Chemistry for the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain).
He stayed at the Department of Biological Sciences of the University of Coventry (Great Britain) from September 1, 1988 to August 31, 1989 with a research grant from the Spanish Training Program for Research Personnel. He was an Assistant Professor and Full-Time Associate Professor at the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain) between 1989 and 1995. He is a Titular Lecturer in Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering of the University of A Coruña (Spain) since June 20, 1995.
He has been the main researcher in two research projects funded by the Xunta de Galicia, as well as a collaborating researcher in two international, four national and three regional research projects. He has published twenty-seven articles in international journals and twenty-three articles in national journals. He has supervised four doctoral theses. His research has focused on the fields of hydrometallurgy, thermal analysis of materials and tribology of metallic materials. He was a member of the Spanish Committee of the International Society for Engineering Education (IGIP).
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Félix Puime Guillén

Degree in Economics and Business Administration, Doctorate in Business Administration and Management. Nowadays, He is Associate Professor at the Business Department of the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of A Coruña. His research focuses renewable energies: offshore wind energy, solar offshore energy and circular economy. His research activity was developed in various international research projects and in several foreign research centers and universities. He was investigator of the UDC of several research projects focused on offshore renewable energies, such as , SEARENEW or the SEASUN, and in several Erasmus+ projects to promote engineering, and particularly offshore renewable energies, at schools and high schools, such as “STEM Is Inspiring Future Careers”. As a result of these investigations, several articles in high-impact journals have been published.
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David Cordal Iglesias

He studied higher technician in systems administration (2009) and in development of computer applications (2011) at CIFP Rodolfo Ucha Piñeiro in Ferrol. Since July 2018, he has been part, as a research support assistant, of the marine renewable energy projects ARCWIND and SEARENEW. He is currently developing a web application within the SEASUN project.

Arlene Dámera Figueredo

Pre-doctoral student of the Doctoral Program in Naval and Industrial Engineering at the University of A Coruña and pre-doctoral FPI research staff. She is an Engineer in Nuclear and Energy Technologies from the University of Havana, holds a Master's Degree in Energy Efficiency and Sustainability from the University of A Coruña, and has a postgraduate degree in Materials Technology from the National University of Science and Technology MISIS (Russia). Her research trajectory combines sustainability, energy transition, and technologies applied to engineering, with international experience developed between Cuba, Russia, and Spain.
His research activity focuses on marine renewable energies, green hydrogen, energy storage, and life cycle analysis of offshore systems. He has participated in research projects related to nanotechnology, nuclear technologies, industrial safety, and environmental assessment, in addition to collaborating in national and international congresses on renewable energies, sustainability, and engineering education. Likewise, he has experience in technology transfer, scientific outreach, and technical training in international settings.

Daniel Fernández Mira

Daniel Fernández Mira is a recent graduate in the degree of industrial engineering and product development. He currently combines his work supporting research in the Mares group in areas focused on the analysis of the feasibility of marine solar systems with studies in the master's degree in additive manufacturing.