Science and Technology in feminine
"OUTSTANDING WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF..."
Samira Khodayar
Head of the Meteorology and Climatology department at the Mediterranean Center for Environmental Studies (CEAM). She is an expert in extreme meteorological phenomena and Climate Change in the Mediterranean basin
Graduate in Physics from the University of Valencia and PhD in Physics from the University of Karlsruhe (Germany), and Researcher of Excellence of the GenT plan (CIDEGENT-GVA), a talent recovery program of the GVA for re-
Member of GEWEX (Global Energy and Water Exchanges) World Climate Research Program (WRCP), Member of the Board of the Harry Otten Foundation, for innovation in the field of Meteorology, member of the Steering Committee of the COST MedCyclones Action and principal coordinator of the COST FutureMed Action. She was awarded the LEVANTE-EMV2022 prize in the Environment category.
cerning thermal and mechanical stability and food contact compatibility. Moreover, even the stable CO2 molecule can be converted, thanks to the use of catalysts, into polymers, solvents, inks or electrolytes for batteries.
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Science and Technology in feminine
"OUTSTANDING WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF..."
Patricia Pons Mayte Gil Borja
Valencia, Spain (1989)
Research into the design and development of immersive experiences to support the treatment and improvement of mental health
PhD in Computer Science from the UPV in the field of Human Computer Interaction, her thesis studied improving the welfare of humans and animals through technology, developing playful and intelligent interactive systems.
In 2016 she did a research stay at the University of Melbourne in Australia, and in 2019 she received the 2019 Young Computer Science Researchers award from the Computer Science Society of Spain and BBVA Foundation for her PhD thesis. She was selected to participate in the Heidelberg Laureate Forum 2019, which brings together promising researchers with Turing Awards in Computer Science.
She is currently a researcher at ITI, private technological center specialized in ICTin the field of immersive technologies and natural user interfaces, and has given talks at events such as TEDx, Ignite or Google Women Techmakers.
Valencia, Spain (1972)
Genomic technology serving patients and society
Doctor in Molecular Biology, with over 20 years of experience in the Healthcare sector, working with highly innovative public and private companies. The guiding principle throughout her professional career has been to contribute to genomics beco ming a valuable tool in the Biomedical sector, always in servi ce to the patient.
With her expert technical knowledge, she has led the develop ment of high-innovation product and service strategies, as well as pioneered service models that have been recognized as 'success stories' by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
Mayte possesses an in-depth understanding of every link in the genomics industry value chain, having led various teams in these areas. Currently, she holds the position of CEO at Sis temas Genómicos (Synlab Group).
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