Sergio Chapela López
Five year degree in Industrial Engineering, specialized in Mechanical Engineering (2014) by the University of Vigo. M.Sc. in Thermal Engineering (2015). Ph.D. in Numerical simulation of biomass combustion (2020). Full time R&D engineer and lecturer, working fields: CFD & FEM tools, CAD design, biomass thermal processes, heat-exchange and civil structures related studies.
Luis González Varela
B.Sc. in Computer applications developer (2010), Computer Engineering, specialized in Software Engineering at Universidade de Vigo (2016). M.Sc. for Secondary Education teachers, High School, Vocational Training and Language Teaching, specialized in Experimental Sciences, Mathematics and Technology at Universidade de Vigo (2018). Currently working at GTE-UVigo as Full-Time Researcher in the field of CFD biomass combustion simulation and thermal analysis.
César Álvarez Bermúdez
B.Sc. in Energy Engineering (2015) at University of Vigo and M.Sc. in Energy Engineering (2020) specialized in Renewable Energy at Technical University of Madrid (UPM). Full-Time Research Engineer at the GTE-UVigo in the fields of CFD simulation of biomass gasification and combustion systems and thermal analysis. Currently Ph.D. student in the inter-university doctoral program in Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Engineering and Architecture, studying fouling processes in biomass combustion systems by CFD simulation.
Raquel Pérez-Orozco
B.Sc. in Energy Engineering (2014) and M.Sc. in Mining Engineering (2016) at University of Vigo. Ph.D. in Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Engineering and Architecture at University of Vigo (2020). Currently working as experimental researcher on the field of solid-fuel combustion processes, being specialized in the characterization and reduction of particulate matter emissions.
Juan Jesús Rico Fuentes
B.Sc. in Energy Engineering (2018) and M.Sc. in Mining Engineering (2020), both by the University of Vigo, including a six-month stay at the Hochschule Flensburg. Currently working as a full time researcher on the fields of biomass combustion and reduction of pollutants.
Natalia Cid Rodríguez
B.Sc. in Energy Engineering (2016), M.Sc. in Energy and Sustainability (2017), both from University of Vigo. Currently pursuing the Ph.D. from the same institution. Experimental research focused on biomass combustion in small-scale devices and emissions minimization.
Ana Larrañaga Janeiro
B.Sc. in Energy Engineering at University of Vigo (2019), including a seven-month stay as staff researcher in the Department of Energy and Process Engineering at NTNU (Norway). M.Sc. in Industrial Mathematics (M2i) (specialty in Numerical Simulation) jointly delivered by the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), University of A Coruña (UDC), University of Vigo (UVigo), Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M) and Technical University of Madrid (UPM) (2021). Predoctoral Researcher working on Data Mining and Artificial Intelligence applied on diverse ongoing research projects, and also on CFD simulations of biofuel combustion.
Javier Blanco Rodríguez
B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (2016) and M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering (2018) at University of Vigo. Working at GTE as research engineer since 2018, in charge of simulation models development (GT-Suite and Converge CFD) to optimize oil and gasoline formulations for Repsol motorsport.
Lorena Sampedro Oliveira
B.Sc. in Energy Engineering (2016) by the University of Vigo and M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering by Polytechnical University of Valencia (2019). Currently working on an investigation to improve high performance lubricants and fuels for competition engines in a partnership between University of Vigo and Repsol Company.
Laura López Rodríguez
B.Sc. in Mining and Energy Resources Engineering (2019) and M.Sc. in Occupational Risk Prevention (2020). Full-time R&D engineer working on the project management field.
Antonio Sixto García
B.Sc. in Energy Engineering, Energy Technology specialization (2016), and B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (2020) at University of Vigo. Full time CAD and Research Engineering, currently working in the 3D priting area.
Javier Pereiro Matalobos
HNC in Self-Propelled Vehicle Maintenance (2004), B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical, Machinery and Design specialty by the University of Vigo (2010). B.Sc. in Automation and Electronic Engineering (2014). M.Sc. in Thermal Engineering (2018) by the University of Vigo. Full-time researcher and developer of electronic systems for data acquisition, automatic control and technical support.
Ana Ogando Martínez
B.Sc. in Energy Engineering (2014) by the University of Vigo and M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering (2016) by the University of Oviedo. Full-time PhD researcher currently pursuing an inter-university Doctoral Program in Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Engineering and Architecture at the University of Vigo. Working field: Use of simulation and model calibration technics to improve the modelling of lighting scenes and assess the actual lighting conditions of a road.
Sandra Martínez Mariño
B.Sc. in Energy Engineering at University of Vigo (2014), M.Sc. in Energy Engineering with specialization in Renewable Energies at Polytechnic University of Catalonia (2016). Ph.D. in Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Engineering and Architecture at University of Vigo (2020). Currently working as a researcher in the field of building energy simulation.
Javier López Gómez
B.Sc. in Energy Engineering (2014) by the University of Vigo. M.Sc. in Mining Engineering (2016) and M.Sc. in Industrial Mathematics, specialised in Numerical Simulation (2018). Currently full time pre-doctoral researcher enrolled on the inter-university Doctoral Program in Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Engineering and Architecture. Working field: Numerical weather prediction models and geostatistical interpolation techniques applied to energy efficiency simulation of buildings and energy production facilities.
Miguel Martínez Comesaña
Bachelor in Economics at University of Vigo (2017), M.Sc. in Statistical Techniques at University of Santiago (2019). Currently working as a full time researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence (Machine and Deep Learning) applied to energy efficiency in buildings.
Francisco Troncoso Pastoriza
Five-year degree in Telecommunications Engineering (2013), M.Sc. in Signal Theory and Communications (2014) at University of Vigo. Ph.D. in Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Engineering and Architecture at University of Vigo (2019). Currently working in the fields of artificial vision applied to the automation of thermal modelling and optimization of buildings and facilities.
