Affiliation: University of Granada
Keywords: Printed electronics; sensors; sustainable electronics; energy harvesting; RFID technology
Full profile: Dr. Almudena Rivadeneyra completed 5 different master’s degrees in telecommunication engineering, environmental sciences, electronics engineering, industrial management and marketing studies. In 2014 she obtained the Ph.D. degree in design and development of environmental sensors from the University of Granada and moved to the Institute for Nanoelectronics at the Technical University of Munich (Germany). In 2018 she obtained a Marie Curie fellowship, moving back to Granada, and currently is Ramón y Cajal Fellow at the University of Granada.
Almudena was awarded the Young Researcher Award in 2019 by the Consejo Social UGR and has been listed among the 2% most influential researchers by the Stanford University. She was nominated for the Early Career Distinguished Presenters recognition at the Material Research Society Fall Meeting 2024. She has been principal investigator of 10 research projects, including a preclinical study. She has been invited to give several talks and webinars at different institutions (University of Malaga, TUM, DAAD, COIT-AORM) and conferences (2024 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit, Multimat 2018, Symposium “Selected Topics in Science and Technology”). Almudena belongs to several technical committees, including IEEE RFID Technical Committee on Additively Manufactured Electronics Systems and IEEE IES Technical Committee on MEMS and Nanotechnology (TC-MICRO). Also, she is member of various executive committees of conferences, such as “International Conference on Nanotechnology & Materials Science 2023”, “The Electron Devices Technology and Manufacturing Conference” (EDTM 2022 and 2023). In addition, Almudena has organized 2 workshops and 4 special sessions at international conferences. She was co-chair of the IEEE International Flexible Electronics Technology Conference (IFETC) 2024 awards.
Almudena actively participates in dissemination and communication activities giving talks and workshops at different events, such as the European Research Night; Science week; Engineering Fair; Women and Girls in Science Day.