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Día Internacional de la Mujer y la Niña en la Ciencia. Conoce a Alicia Arce

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¿Cómo ha sido tu paso por el mundo de la investigación y la ciencia?

Estudié Ingeniería Industrial especialidad control y robótica, un máster en automatización y robótica y un doctorado en sistemas de control avanzados para pilas de combustible. Empecé mi carrera en el ámbito académico y científico trabajando en diferentes universidades y centros de investigación en diferentes países (USA, UK, Francia y España). He contribuido a la comunidad científica con más de 40 artículos en revistas y congresos con alto impacto científico. En los últimos años decidí cambiar la dirección y moverme al ámbito empresarial para poder aplicar dichos conocimientos en proyectos comerciales.

¿Qué te motivó a estudiar una carrera STEM?

Desde pequeña tenía mucha curiosidad por saber cómo funcionaban las cosas y esa misma curiosidad me llevó a estudiar una carrera como Ingeniería Industrial que proporcionaba un conocimiento técnico generalista de muchas disciplinas. Más tarde incluso decidí empezar mi carrera profesional en el ámbito científico y estudiar un doctorado.

¿Quién es tu referente femenino en el mundo de la ciencia?

Hay muchas mujeres cuyas contribuciones han impactado la ciencia en muchos aspectos pero tengo especial cariño a mi tutora durante el doctorado de la universidad de Michigan (Prof. Anna Stefanopoulou) la cual tiene una carrera impresionante en el mundo científico y muy reconocida en Estados Unidos en el sector del transporte.

¿Por qué crees que sigue siendo un mundo predominantemente masculino?

La educación en los años tempranos influye muchísimo y además el no ver referentes femeninos y un mundo técnico muy masculino donde reflejarse o imaginarse hace que las niñas pierdan interés en las ciencias.

¿Qué le dirías a las niñas que están estudiando y aún no tienen claro su camino?

Les diría que investigaran en qué consiste una carrera técnica y que intentaran buscar ejemplos femeninos que cada vez hay más.

¿Qué te aporta tu conocimiento de ciencias en tu trabajo actual?

Mi trabajo actual requiere un conocimiento muy profundo en ciencias para poder definir nuevos proyectos y resolver problemas técnicos que van surgiendo en el día a día. Ese conocimiento es fundamental para guiar equipos técnicos de alto rendimiento.

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