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Sandra Carolina Cifuentes Cuéllar
Profesor/a Ayudante Doctor/a
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Quinquenios
2021
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Sexenios investigación
2022

Centro

E.S. CC. Experimentales y Tecnología

Departamento

Matemática Aplicada, Ciencia e Ingeniería de los Materiales y Tecnología Electrónica

Área

Ciencia de los Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica

Grupo docente

Grupo de Innovación Docente Emergente de Implementación de Metodologías Activas en Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales

Contacto

sandra.cifuentes@urjc.es
Información general
Información general
Presentación

  • I started working on biomaterials in 2008 with my final degree project (performed at the Friedrich Alexander University and National University of Colombia) on the manufacturing of Polylactic acid/calcium phosphate scaffolds by Fused Deposition Modelling for bone tissue engineering. My PhD research work (Spanish National Research Council - CSIC), pioneered the development of new Polymer/Mg composites suitable for resorbable osteosynthesis implants and led to ground-breaking contributions in the field of biodegradable materials. As a result, I was acknowledged by the Massachusetts Institute of technology- MIT as an Innovators Under 35-TR35 (https://www.innovatorsunder35.com/the-list/sandra-cifuentes/). 
    I did a post-doctoral stay at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid where I focused my research on two main lines: (1) Powder Injection Molding technology - development and rheological study of feedstocks, (2) Manufacturing by powder metallurgy of biodegradable alloys for applications in bone regeneration. Currently, I am Assistant Professor at the King Juan Carlos University focusing my research on degradable biomaterials.      

    EDUCATION
    2020       Master in Education
    2015   PhD in Materials Science and Engineering/ National Centre for Metallurgical Research (CENIM-CSIC) and Institute of Polymer Science and Technology (ICTP-CSIC) both belong to the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) 
    2011   Master in High Specialization in Plastics and Rubbers/ Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo -UIMP and CSIC. Madrid, Spain
    2010   Master in Structural Materials for the New Technologies/ Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC). Madrid, Spain  
    2009               Chemical Engineering/ Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL). Bogotá, Colombia
    2008-2009      Academic exchange program. Chemical and Biological Engineering/ Friedrich Alexander University (FAU), Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany       

Méritos
  •  PREVIOUS POSITIONS  
    2018 - 2020    Juan de la Cierva Fellow and Assistant Professor/ Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), Spain 
    2016 - 2018     Assistant Professor/ Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain   
    2009 - 2015    Research Personnel/ Spanish National Research Council - CSIC/National Centre for Metallurgical Research (CENIM-CSIC) / Madrid, Spain
    2008 - 2009    Research Assistant (Wissenschaftliche Hilfscraft - HiWi)/ Lehrstuhl für Kunststofftechnik - LKT/ Friedrich-Alexander Universität/ Erlangen Nürnberg, Germany 
    2007 - 2008    Academic and Research Assistant/ Department of Chemical Engineering/ Universidad Nacional de Colombia/ Bogotá, Colombia 

    FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
    2018            Juan de la Cierva Fellowship (UC3M)
    2016    Award received at the International Young Talent Seminar (IYTS) for scientific merits  2015    Award received from Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) for scientific merits 
    2014    Immersion Program to Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT.
    2014    Award received from Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT. Recognition as Innovators under 35 Spain - MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW  (TR 35-MIT) for ground-breaking scientific work on materials for bone regeneration.
    2014    Selected as a member of talents in the Spanish prestigious CELERA Association, dedicated to foster and boost the potential of talented young people in Spain.
    2012    Fellowship at the Polymer Engineering Centre (PEC). University of Wisconsin, Madison. United States of America
    2010 - 2015     Scholarship for the development of PhD/ Junta de Ampliación de Estudios (JAE predoc)/ Spanish National Research Council - CSIC
    2008 - 2009    Scholarship for studying and working in Germany/ Young Engineer Program/ German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and Departamento Administrativo de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (Colciencias) Colombia
    2004 - 2009    Full scholarship in university studies/ Best Students Admission Program  (PAES - UNAL)/ Universidad Nacional de Colombia      
Docencia y asignaturas impartidas en el curso actual

  • Grado

    PLAN ASIGNATURA
    (2163) DOBLE GRADO EN INGENIERIA DE MATERIALES-ING DE LA ENERGIA (MOSTOLES)FUNDAMENTOS DE BIOMATERIALES
    (2122) DOBLE GRADO EN INGENIERIA DE MATERIALES-ORGANIZACION INDUSTRIAL(MOSTOLES)FUNDAMENTOS DE BIOMATERIALES
    (2031) GRADO EN CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA DE LOS ALIMENTOS (MOSTOLES)ENVASADO Y CONSERVACION DE ALIMENTOS
    (2338) GRADO EN CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA DE LOS ALIMENTOS (MOSTOLES)ENVASADO Y CONSERVACION DE ALIMENTOS
    (2229) GRADO EN INGENIERIA BIOMEDICA (FUENLABRADA)BIOMATERIALES
    (2291) GRADO EN INGENIERIA BIOMEDICA (INGLES) (ALCORCON)BIOMATERIALS
    (2029) GRADO EN INGENIERIA DE LA ENERGIA (MOSTOLES)INTENSIFICACION EN ENERGIA SOLAR, HIDRAULICA Y EOLICA
    (2030) GRADO EN INGENIERIA DE MATERIALES (MOSTOLES)FUNDAMENTOS DE BIOMATERIALES
    (2286) GRADO EN INGENIERIA MECANICA (MOSTOLES)PROCESOS DE FABRICACION I

    Máster universitario oficial

    PLAN ASIGNATURA
    (6258) MÁSTER UNIVERSITARIO EN INGENIERÍA INDUSTRIALMATERIALES PARA SISTEMAS DE TRANSPORTE AÉREO Y DE SUPERFICIE
    (6257) MÁSTER UNIVERSITARIO EN TECNOLOGÍAS DE PROCESADO DE MATERIALESMATERIALES EN EL SECTOR DE LA SALUD
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