Name Julia Hernández Ruiz Promotion 2022/2023 Position PhD student Company ICMM-CSIC What is current occupation? I am currently doing my PhD at the Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid. In particular, studying hybrid devices of thin films and two-dimensional materials. How has the...
Name Manuel Funes Promotion 2023 Position Technologist Company Aurinka Photovoltaic What is current occupation? The technology department in Aurinka PV is focused on a project aimed to achieve the complete recycling of the photovoltaic modules. The final purpose is reintroducing all de materials in...
The photovoltaic effect refers to the experimental observation of a voltage arising as a result of light shining on a system. The most common observation of this phenomenon occurs in the context of solar cells, where it is used to extract electrical energy from...
It is fair to say that the first great success of photovoltaic solar energy occurred in outer space. In 1958, the Vanguard I satellite – the third human device put into Earth orbit after Sputnik 1 and 2 – was equipped with modest solar...
Name Natalia Fano Promotion 2017/2018 Position Project Engineer Company Enerside Energy What is current occupation? Design and dimensioning of photovoltaic utility-scale power plants. How has the Master impacted your career? Thanks to the master’s degree I have been able to meet important people in...
Name Mario Ochoa Promotion 2018 Position Postdoctoral researcher Company Universidad de Cantabria What is current occupation? Researcher in photonics. Specifically on the development of Lab-on-Chip devices and optical fibre sensors. How has the Master impacted your career? Profoundly. The Master’s studies promoted my passion...
Name Mario Martínez Promotion 2019 Position PhD Student Company Universidad Politécnica de Madrid What is current occupation? I am currently doing my thesis on photovoltaic solar energy at the Solar Energy Institute of the University of Madrid. How has the Master impacted your career?...
Name Manuel Castillo Promotion 2009/2010 Position COO and founding partner Company QPV What is current occupation? I am currently COO of the company that I founded 6 years ago with 2 other colleagues from IES-UPM and that already has about 20 workers. Company specialized...
Name Jesús Heras Promotion 2014/2015 Position Technical Director South West Europe Company Wattkraft What is current occupation? Currently I work at Wattkraft, a general European distributor and systems integrator for major international corporations. I am Technical Director for South West Europe market where we...
Name Inés Durán Promotion 2020/2021 Position PhD Student Company Instituto de Energía Solar What is current occupation? I am currently following a PhD program at Instituto de Energía Solar, specifically in the group “Silicio y Nuevos Conceptos”. I study the optoelectronic properties of two-dimensional...
