Dr. Beatriz Merillas currently serves as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Chemical Engineering Department of the University of Coimbra. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry and Master’s degree in Synthetic and Industrial Chemistry from the University of Valladolid in 2016 and 2017, respectively. She obtained her Ph.D. in Physics in 2023 from the same university with the title "Synthesis, Characterization, and Structure-Properties relationship of Aerogels and Aerogel-based composites". She has participated in numerous and relevant international congresses where she has obtained several conference awards. Her research keywords include aerogel, thermal insulation, foams, nanoporous materials and biopolymers.
University of Valladolid
Valladolid, Castille-Leon, Spain
Real Sociedad Española de Química
Madrid, Spain
International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED)
Valencia, Spain
European Chemical Society
Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Society of Plastics Engineers
Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
AERoGELS COST Action
Hamburg, Germany
German Materials Society
Berlin, Germany
Collaboration Grant
Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports
Collaboration Grant in the Department of Physical Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry in the University of Valladolid (2016-2017)
Second prize: IV Edition “Three-Minute Thesis”.
School of Doctoral in the University of Valladolid
2019
Second prize: Best Poster Presentation from Early Career Researchers in International Conference o
AERoGELS COST Action
2020
First prize: Best Oral Presentation from Young Researchers in the Spanish-Portuguese Industry-Acad
AERoGELS COST Action and University of Coimbra
2022