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Dr

Eva Peláez Álvarez

Research Fellow in Advanced Materials

Manufacturing, Materials and Design

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  • Research Fellow in Advanced Materials
    Manufacturing, Materials and Design
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BIO

Eva graduated in 2018 from Aerospace Engineering at the University of León (Spain), gaining valuable experience in various additive manufacturing technologies during an internship in a research group at said institution. She later came to Cranfield University to study the MSc in Aerospace Materials during the academic year 2018/2019. During that MSc, she was the leader of the group project 3D printing of latex gloves in partnership with Malaysian leading medical glove manufacturer Meditech Gloves with the aim of developing a proof-of-concept of a novel 3D printing technology for manufacturing latex gloves. The success of the group project, which later won The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining Prize for the Best Group Project in the field of Materials for the academic year 2018/2019, led to Eva continuing the research first into her MSc individual research thesis and later into a funded PhD at Cranfield to develop further the proof of concept technology towards industrial implementation. Her previous experience in 3D printing technology proved to be extremely valuable in facing this challenge that could significantly improve in the near future the sustainability of the rubber sector. Her PhD thesis later received The Professor and Mrs McKeown Prize for the best thesis in Applied Nanotechnology for academic year 2022 to 2023.

 

After her PhD thesis submission in October 2022, Eva joined the Composites and Advanced Materials Centre in which she had completed her PhD research at Cranfield. She is now a Research Fellow in Advanced Materials at the Centre for Materials.

CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS

  • Research Fellow in Graphene Paint Development for Corrosion Protection Coatings
    Cranfield University, Composites and Advanced Materials Centre, Manufacturing and Materials, SATM, Cranfield, United Kingdom
  • Research Fellow in Advanced Materials
    Cranfield University, Composites and Advanced Materials Centre, Manufacturing and Materials, FEAS, Cranfield, United Kingdom

MEDIA

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NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Internship
    Universidad de León, Research Group TAFI, León, SpainJul 2017 - Jun 2018

DEGREES

  • BEng Aerospace Engineering, Aerospace Engineering
    Universidad de León, León, Spain2014 - 2018
  • Aerospace Materials MSc
    Cranfield University, Cranfield, United KingdomSep 2018 - Sep 2019
  • PhD in Manufacturing, Manufacturing
    Cranfield University, Cranfield, United KingdomOct 2019 - May 2023

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Certificate of Proficiency in English
    Cambridge University Press & Assessment EnglishJun 2018 - present
  • The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining Prize for the Best Group Project in the field of Materials for the academic year 2018/2019
    Cranfield University, Cranfield, United Kingdom2020 - present
  • Finalist, 2021 Top 50 Women in Engineering: Engineering Heroes
    The Women's Engineering SocietyJun 2021 - present
  • 1st Prize Winner Cranfield University 3MT Competition 2022
    Cranfield University, Cranfield, United KingdomJun 2022 - present
    Three Minute Thesis (3MT) challenges doctoral candidates to present a compelling spoken presentation on their research topic and its significance, to a non-technical audience, in just three minutes, using only one slide. It was developed by The University of Queensland in 2008, and soon the competition spread around the world.
  • The Professor and Mrs McKeown Prize for the best thesis in Applied Nanotechnology for academic year 2022 to 2023
    Cranfield University, Cranfield, United KingdomJun 2024 - present
    The Professor and Mrs McKeown Prize for the best thesis in Applied Nanotechnology is given to the best research thesis in Applied Nanotechnology from graduating students taken from all PhD, MRes and MSc courses in Manufacturing and Materials for that academic year.
  • Alumni destacada de la comunidad de egresados de la Universidad de León
    Universidad de León, León, SpainMar 2024 - present
    Translation: Outstanding alumni from University of León (Spain)

PERSON TYPE

  • Staff

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