José Luis Solis Veliz
FC UNI, Perú
Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees from the National University of Engineering. He obtained his doctorate in cooperation with the University of Oulu, Finland. He has been a visiting researcher in Brazil and Finland. He has completed postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Oulu, Finland (1998), Uppsala University, Sweden (2000), and Texas A&M University, United States (2002).
In December 2010, he was inducted as a Full Member of the Peruvian Academy of Sciences. He has published over 60 articles in international journals and is a reviewer for several journals published by the Institute of Physics Publishing and Elsevier.
He has participated as a speaker at numerous national and international conferences and has been the principal investigator on various national and international research projects. In 1998, he received the Young Researcher in Physics Award from the National Academy of Science and Technology (Peru) and The Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). He was a researcher and head of the Materials Division at the Peruvian Institute of Nuclear Energy from 2003 to 2012, and from 2014 to 2016 he was head of the National Materials Program at CONCYTEC. He is currently a full professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the National University of Engineering and a RENACYT Level I Researcher, Carlos Monge.
Mónica Marcela Gómez León
FC, UNI Perú
Researcher and professor at the National University of Engineering (Lima, Peru). Specialist in the synthesis, development, and application of multifunctional nanomaterials for environmental and energy applications.
She holds a PhD in Physics from the National University of Engineering and a Bachelor’s degree from Uppsala University (Sweden). She is a recipient of the L’Oréal-CONCYTEC-UNESCO Award for Women in Science (Lima, 2011) and the Graña y Montero National Peruvian Research Award, 5th Edition (2014). She is currently leading projects related to water treatment and bioclimatic applications for rural areas in Peru.
César Manuel Castromonte Flores
CER UNI, Perú
Distinguished Researcher Level RENACYT. Current Director of CER-UNI.
Bachelor’s degree in Physics from the National University of Engineering (2001, Lima, Peru). He obtained his Master’s (2004) and Doctoral (2008) degrees in Physics from the Brazilian Center for Physics Research, analyzing data from the E831/FOCUS fixed-target experiment at Fermilab (Chicago, USA).
She completed postdoctoral fellowships at the Brazilian Center for Physics Research (Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2008-2010), the University of Rochester, New York, USA (2010-2012), and the Federal University of Goiás, Goiás, Brazil (2012-2015), working on the MINERvA and MINOS/MINOS+ neutrino experiments at Fermilab until the end of 2016.
She has experience in the field of High-Energy Particle Physics, with an emphasis on the study of hadron physics containing charm quarks, neutrino physics, and cosmic ray physics, using various data analysis techniques and computer simulations.
Ener Orlando Salinas Flores
HER, Suecia
Principal Scientist of the Applied Physics Group at Hitachi Energy Research in Sweden. He previously worked at ABB Corporate Research from 2008. In Peru, he studied theoretical physics (UNI) and electronic engineering (UNMSM). He obtained his PhD from Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden). He worked at London South Bank University in the Electronic Physics group (2002-2008) and was a visiting researcher until 2014. At ABB, he contributed to several developments, such as the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) switch and long-distance power transfer for various applications.
He is the author of 25 inventions/patents. In 2002, he received the ELFORSK award for best work in power technology in Sweden, and in 2014, he received ABB’s “Mission of the Year” award. He maintains scientific collaborations with several organizations, including CIGRE, KTH (Sweden), and UNI (Peru).
Gerardo Juan F. Cruz Cerro
UNT – Tumbes
Full Professor in the Department of Forestry Engineering and Environmental Management at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, National University of Tumbes. He holds postgraduate degrees in Environmental Sciences and coordinates the research group on “Utilization of Agro-industrial Residual Biomass Applying Nanotechnology and Biotechnology for Different Applications.” He has conducted numerous research projects and has publications related to the production of materials derived from agricultural and aquaculture waste for applications in water treatment and biodegradable packaging.
Jessica Roxana Molina Castillo
CER, UNI Perú
Postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Renewable Energies and Rational Uses of Energy (CER-UNI) and lecturer in the Master’s program in Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency at the Faculty of Sciences of the National University of Engineering (UNI). Experienced in research projects on thermal comfort in the high Andes. Physics Engineer, Master’s in Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency, and PhD in Sciences with a specialization in Energy from UNI.
Victor Luis Nakama Martinez
CER, UNI Perú
Researcher at the Center for Renewable Energy and Rational Energy Use of the National University of Engineering (CER-UNI) and professor in the Master’s Program in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency at the Faculty of Sciences of the National University of Engineering.
Research areas: Mathematical modeling of photovoltaic systems and their components (photovoltaic module, charge controller, batteries, and inverters).
Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Master’s degree in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, and PhD candidate in Physics, from the National University of Engineering.
Renzo Alexis Aira Moreno
CER, UNI Perú
A Physics Engineer from the National University of Engineering, he conducts research and technical development work on various projects at the Center for Renewable Energies and Rational Energy Use (CER-UNI). His undergraduate thesis focused on the evaluation of photovoltaic modules using I-V curve tracers under real-world weather conditions.
He has experience in photovoltaic and photothermal solar energy systems.
Gaus Abdul Gonzales Sáenz
CER, UNI Perú
Bachelor’s degree in Physics Engineering and Master’s student in Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency at the National University of Engineering.
Leader of the Helios team that participated in the 2024 High Altitude Student Platform (HASP) program, studying perovskite solar cells under stratospheric conditions.
Currently a supervisor at the Center for Renewable Energies (CER-UNI), conducting research related to scientific projects.