Prof. Dr. Carolina Parada | Nanopartículas Awards | Women Researcher Award

Dr. Diana Carolina Parada Quinayá is an accomplished researcher and educator in the field of material engineering, specializing in structural, thermal, and mechanical characterization of materials. She is currently a faculty researcher in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC) in Peru. Dr. Parada Quinayá earned her postdoctoral experience at the Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro in the Civil Engineering Department and previously worked on a university-industry project at Colciencias in Colombia. She has also served as an adjunct faculty member at the Universidad Industrial de Santander. With a robust academic background and a keen interest in advancing material engineering, Dr. Parada Quinayá has guided numerous thesis projects and contributed significantly to her field.

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🎓Education:

Dr. Diana Carolina Parada Quinayá earned her Ph.D. in Engineering and Materials Science from Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia, in 2018, where she focused her thesis on the structural, thermal, and mechanical characterization of composite materials. She also holds a Master’s in Chemical Engineering from the same university, completed in 2012, with a thesis on the development of nanostructured materials for catalytic applications. Additionally, she obtained her Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering from Universidad Industrial de Santander in 2008.

🏢Work Experience:

Dr. Diana Carolina Parada Quinayá is currently a faculty researcher in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC) in Peru, a position she has held since 2019. She previously completed a postdoctoral research position in the Department of Civil Engineering at Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 2018 to 2019. From 2011 to 2012, Dr. Parada Quinayá was involved in a university-industry project on the electrodeposition of copper with Colciencias in Colombia. She also served as an adjunct faculty member in the School of Petroleum and Metallurgical Engineering at Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia, from 2008 to 2010, and as a lecturer and researcher in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the same university from 2010 to 2011.

🏆Awards:

Dr. Diana Carolina Parada Quinayá has received several prestigious awards throughout her career. She was honored with the Excellence in Research Award from Universidad Industrial de Santander in Colombia in 2017. In 2012, she earned the Best Thesis Award from the same institution for her master’s thesis on the development of nanostructured materials for catalytic applications. Most recently, in 2021, Dr. Parada Quinayá was recognized with the Distinguished Faculty Award from the University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC) in Peru, highlighting her significant contributions to the field of material engineering and her excellence in teaching and research

Publication Top Notes:

Title: Stability and content of anthocyanins in Peruvian purple potato INIA 328 – Kulli Papa

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Title: Analysis of Water Absorption on the Young’s Modulus and Damping of Sponge Gourd (Luffa cylindrica) Composites

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Title: Thermochemical isolation and characterization of nanofibrillated cellulose from Stipa obtusa fibers

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Title: Bibliometric Analysis of Fourth Industrial Revolution Applied to Material Sciences Based on Web of Science and Scopus Databases from 2017 to 2021

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