Science and Technology in feminine

"OUTSTANDING WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF..."

Leonor Hernández López

Palencia, Spain (1975)

Research into the use of nanoparticles in fluids to improve energy efficiency

Degree in Physics from the Universitat de València and PhD from the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. Currently Professor of Fluid Mechanics at the Universitat Jaume I of Castellón and researcher in the Multiphase Fluids Group and the FACSA Chair.

She has collaborated with multiple research centres at European level, participating and directing several projects related to the development of nanofluids to increase the efficiency of heat exchange, heat storage and solar energy collection systems, highlighting the COST Nanouptake Action.

Moreover, she has coordinated inter-university cooperation projects (both at international and local level) linked to rural development and focused on the use of small-scale renewable energies.

Vanessa Moreno Huerta

Castellón, Spain (1976)

First woman holding management positions in the production department of Ube Corporation Europe

Chemical Engineer from the Jaume I University of Castellón with Extraordinary Final Degree Award.

For 13 years she worked as an R+D+i technician and later as R+D+i Deputy Director at Roig Cerámica SA in Vila-real (Castellón), attending to the needs of the company's new products as well as quality and design improvements in printing technologies both with rollers and in digital printing.

Since 2011 she has held management positions in the production department of Ube Corporation Europe leading a team of 35 people.

Currently its area of responsibility is Manufacture of Caprolactam and Fertilizers, her task is to optimise the production process both in terms of quality and energy efficiency and improvement of environmental impact.