WiS News

Thursday, 22 October 2020

Top female researchers in renewable energy discuss gender balance at the WiRE-SO workshop

The 2nd annual Women in Renewable Energy workshop, hosted under the umbrella of the ICN2 Severo Ochoa workshops, was held online on the last 16 October. This event, dedicated to energy storage application and key trends in sustainability, was organized by Prof. Mónica Lira from the ICN2 and Prof. Zakya Kafafi from Lehigh University in Bethlehem (USA). The excellent scientific sessions were followed by a roundtable on the role of women in science, their challenges, permanent discrimination, and the possibility of transforming scientific research into a more inclusive environment.

Tuesday, 20 October 2020

Prof. Laura Lechuga awarded the 2020 Rei Jaume I Prize in New Technologies

The prestigious Rei Jaume I Award, sponsored by the Valencian Government (Generalitat Valenciana), is conferred to experts who have significantly contributed to the advancement of their research fields. It recognises the accomplishments in six categories with a golden medal and a 100,000-euro cheque to be used mainly for research and innovation activities. Prof. Laura M. Lechuga Gomez receives the New Technologies Award for her long innovative career in the field of nanobiosensors.

Monday, 05 October 2020

2nd Women in Renewable Energy Day - Severo Ochoa Workshop dedicated to the Energy Application Domain

The ICN2 invites you to attend the 2^nd Severo Ochoa Workshop on Energy and the 2^nd Women in Renewable Energy (WiRE) Day, which will be held jointly on 16 October 2020. Register now to learn about new trends in renewable energy and the important role played by female researchers and engineers in this field.

Thursday, 15 October 2020

Prof. Laura Lechuga receives the 2020 Ada Byron Award to Women Technologist

The 2020 Ada Byron Award and Ada Byron Young Award to Women Technologist have been conferred respectively to Prof. Laura Lechuga, CSIC research professor and group leader at the ICN2, and to Prof. Susana Ladra González, professor at the University of A Coruña.

Monday, 28 September 2020

A Female Perspective on Robotics and Information Technology: Prof. Clivia Sotomayor at Future Tech Week 2020

ICREA Prof. Clivia Sotomayor-Torres, leader of the ICN2 Phononic and Photonic Nanostructures group, participated in the Future Tech Week 2020, an initiative of the European Innovation Council Pathfinder. She talked about PHENOMEN, the H2020 FET-Open project that she coordinates, and shared her personal experience with the European Commission FET Programme.