Dra. Aitana Tamayo

Graduated in chemistry, in 2004 I joined the Institute of Ceramics and Glass defending in 2007 my Doctoral Thesis entitled “Synthesis and characterization of porous and non-porous oxycarbon glasses” and as porous acoustic absorbent materials for aeronautical applications. In 2008 I joined as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Colorado at Boulder (Boulder, Co, USA) under the supervision of Prof. Raj, developing fibers and ceramic membranes of functionalized carbon nanotubes and in 2009 and 2010 I joined the Technische Universität Darmstadt (Darmstadt, Germany) and worked with Prof. h.c Dr. Ralf Riedel for structural modeling of materials using SAXS. In 2010 I returned to the ICV conducting research on anti-icing coatings for wind turbine blades and the reduction of greenhouse gases.

From 2012 to 2015, with a JAEDoc contract from the CSIC, I developed new porous materials for concentrated solar thermal energy receivers to later be contracted by the CSIC General Foundation (COMFUTURO call) for the development of thermocatalytic materials for the efficient generation of hydrogen and synthesis gas. Currently, the main objective of my research is the development of ceramic and vitreous materials to be used in double-layer supercapacitors, as well as the development of porous materials for the release of drugs especially for protection against AIDS. During these periods of research I have published 75 articles in journals indexed in the SCI as well as 7 complete books. I have also participated in more than 65 national and international congresses (4 of them as a guest speaker). I am also a university professor accredited by ANECA and highlights my involvement in scientific dissemination activities in schools, institutes and different social activities.