Science and Technology in feminine
"OUTSTANDING WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF..."
Marga Torre Fernández
Asturias, Spain (1978)
She studies how to avoid discrimination and flight of occupational minorities, and achieve a gender inclusive labor market
Ph.D. in Sociology (Universitat Pompeu Fabra 2011) and Master in Big Data & Data Science (AFI Escuela de Finanzas 2017). She is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Master in Computational Social Sciences at UC3M. She has lived and worked in the USA, Germany and Israel. In 2023 she received the Excellence Award of the Social Council.
Her research focuses on occupational gender segregation, more specifically, the attrition of women from male-dominated sectors.
She is an Associate Editor of European Societies and a member of the Editorial Board of prestigious international journals. She also contributes to specialized blogs such as those of the American Sociological Association, the London School of Economics or the Economics or the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Tajadura Jiménez
Madrid, Spain (1979)
Wearable technology design to “hack” the senses, change the perception of the body and improve physical and emotional health
Telecommunications Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, she obtained master's degrees in Communication Systems and Digital Technologies and a doctorate in Applied Acoustics from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. She is a researcher in the areas of human-computer interaction, virtual reality, and neuroscience, working at UC3M and the University College London.
Her research focuses on designing wearable interaction technologies that use sensory signals to alter people's perception of their own bodies, with potential applications in physical and emotional health. Her work has led her to be named "Future Research Leader" in 2012 by the UK Social and Economic Research Council, "Ramón y Cajal" researcher in 2015 by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, to receive funding from the European Research Council in 2020, and the Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Science and Engineering in 2021.
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Alicia Santos Jiménez
Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Spain (1978)
Her leadership has been instrumental in fostering equal opportunities and diversity within the CPS Group
Graduated in Industrial Engineering (Electricity, Electronics and Automation) from the University of Castilla y La Mancha & León and has more than 10 years of experience. He has led large-scale and complex projects in the field of maintenance and installations in railway infrastructures. Throughout his career he has held different positions, highlighting the activities of design, programming and commissioning of control and protection equipment for direct current and medium voltage energy, project management or in the sales area, and from the year 2020 leading the management of SISTEM projects (CPS Group).
With a team of more than 700 people under his supervision, he leads the renewal of the energy and telecommunications systems of the Madrid-Seville AVE, the maintenance of DGT telecommunications, and the maintenance of the communications systems of the Alfonso Suarez Madrid-Airport. Barajas, among many others.
Ana Ye Zhang
Madrid, Spain (1992)
She has invented a medical device that helps restore the ability of an ostomized patient to decide when and where to defecate
With a solid background in nursing and biomedical enginee ring, her experience as a nurse has provided her with a deep understanding of patient needs and the challenges of the heal thcare system, playing a key role as a CEO of Ownmed Inno vation.
After colon or bladder cancer, inflammatory bowel diseases, etc., some patients require part of their intestine to be remo ved, so they involuntarily defecate/urinate through the abdo men. To solve this situation, there are the well-known "ostomy" bags, which are attached to the abdomen to collect waste ma terial.
The invention developed and patented by Ana Ye, Ostofix, is an alternative to these bags. With Ostofix, feces remain inside the intestine, and the patient can decide when and where to remove them using a syringe, eliminating the need for adapted bathrooms.
Her dedication and focus have earned her recognition and awards, including the UC3M Social Council TFG Emprende Award 2023.
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