Nataly

Vidal Realpe

I completed my bachelor’s degree in Physics Engineering at the University of Cauca, Colombia. During this time, I participated in an exchange semester at the University of Guanajuato in Mexico, where I synthesized calcium aluminate materials with thermoluminescent properties.

I then pursued a master’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering at Queen’s University Belfast, UK, where my thesis focused on the application of neural networks to clay materials. Following this, I undertook a one-year internship at the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) in Sedgefield, UK, gaining hands-on experience in materials synthesis and characterization. In this role, I worked with nanomaterials such as dielectric inks and graphene oxide, and I also conducted molecular dynamics simulations of modified graphene oxide structures.

Currently, I am a PhD student in the Doctoral Programme in Technology at the University of Turku, under the supervision of Prof. Alberto Sacchi, where my research involves simulating HEUR polymers to investigate their linking behavior and rheological properties.