Science and Technology
in feminine "OUTSTANDING WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF..."
Esther Merlo Valdepeñas, Ciudad Real, Spain (1968) Pioneer in Spain to evaluate stiffness of the wood inside the tree using the velocity of displacement of a sonic wave Esther Merlo is PhD in Forestry Engineering to the Polytechnic University of Madrid (2002). She founded the technology-based company MADERA PLUS CALIDAD FORESTAL S.L. in 2012, after more than 15 years of research experience at the Forestry Centre of Lourizán- Xunta de Galicia (1995-2006) and at the Centre for Innovation and Technological Services for Wood in Galicia- CIS MADEIRA (2007-2011). Businesswoman and mother of Martín. She carries out international forestry research from the rural areas of Galicia. With a creative, collaborative, very rewarding, to optimize sustainable forest management and use of wood. Selected enterprising woman in 2014. Outstanding research career, Isidro Parga Pondal, 2011. Galician researcher of reference in 2008.
Mª Azahara Soilán A Coruña, Spain (1978) Specialist in the use of wood as a structural material for environmentally friendly construction Doctorate in Forestry Engineering from the USC, with the thesis "Creation of numerical models for the dimensioning of dovetail joints between structural wood beams". Graduate in Forestry Engineering and Forestry Engineering from the USC and Angela and Alvaro's mom. Her professional activity began as a researcher at the USC, then she made the jump to the private company working in Navarra and Castilla y León, specialized in design and calculation of wooden structures. Since 2007 she works at CIS-Madeira, Centro de Innovación e Servizos Tencolóxicos da Madeira de Galicia, Axencia Galega da Industria Forestal (XERA Xunta de Galicia). She performs technological services promoting the use of wood in construction, focusing on the design and calculation of wooden structures, both new and old. She has carried out numerous reports, inspections and advice on historical heritage buildings (Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, Pazo de Fefiñáns, etc.) and new construction (Uvigo R+D headquarters, A Estrada Municipal School, etc.). She has also participated in research projects, congresses and courses of international impact.
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