Short Bio:
I was born in Riohacha, La Guajira, Colombia. Coming from a low-income family, I could pursue all my studies thanks to scholarships that I have been granted. I got a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronic engineering at the Technological University of Bolivar (Colombia). After working as a young researcher at the Administrative Department of Science, Technology, and Innovation (Colciencias), I pursued a master’s degree in Nanotechnology, in a joint program between the universities of the Politecnico di Torino, the Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, and the École Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). After completing my graduate thesis at the Interuniversity Microelectronics Center (IMEC), I got a PhD in Physics from the Institut für Angewandte Photophysik (IAPP) of the Technische Universität Dresden.
I have been working in semiconductor physics and sustainability ever since. I currently work as a Carbon expert at Sweep, after having been a Senior Researcher at the technology transfer unit of the Institut Photovoltaïque d’Ile-de-France (IPVF) and a product designer at the company Intelligent Fluids GmbH.
Parallel to my professional career, firstly I am a proud mother and wife, secondly, I actively work on gender equality in the STEM areas, among other activities related to the outreach of science and technology. I am an active member in the Colombian chapter of the OWSD (Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World), the Latin American Open Chair “Matilda y las Mujeres en Ingeniería en America Latina” and greenlight for girls. Finally
