12 Nov Samantha Flores

Samantha Flores is a Biochemical Engineer with a Master’s in Chemical Engineering from the Tecnológico Nacional de Mexico and a Ph.D. in Materials Science from the University of Oviedo.

After completing her master’s degree focused on water treatment, she began her professional career in the technical department of Carbotecnia (Jalisco, Mexico). There, she gained experience as a technical-commercial specialist, conducting activities related to the marketing of water treatment equipment and supplies, as well as providing solutions through the design of treatment trains, project execution, and installation support. Later, during her doctoral and post-doctoral phase, she worked at the Institute of Carbon Science and Technology INCAR-CSIC (Oviedo, Spain), focusing her research on the synthesis and characterization of porous carbon and silicon materials. In addition to optimizing the synthesis route of these materials, she validated their applicability in separation processes (for identifying micropollutants in water), catalysis (in by-product valorization), and energy storage (as electrode materials for Na-ion, Li-ion, and Al-ion batteries), with results contributing to the publication of over 10 scientific articles and more than 30 conference presentations.

As part of the Water2kW team, her work focuses on developing solid-state hydrogen storage systems, undertaking projects related to the optimization of advanced materials, their validation, and their integration into systems adaptable to Water2kW technologies.

In addition to Spanish (her native language), she is fluent in English (professional level) and Italian (basic level).