Dr. Yaiza Gonzalez Garcia

Biography

Yaiza Gonzalez-Garcia obtained her MSc degree in Chemistry from the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of La Laguna, Spain, in 2003. She received her PhD degree in October 2007 from the Physical Chemistry department, focusing on the novel application of microelectrochemical methods to study the degradation of coated metals. She performed post-doctoral research at the Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel, Germany, under the national project 'Function Switching' (SFB677) and was awarded a Humboldt Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship for her project titled 'In Situ Study of Early Stages of Polyurethane Degradation Under Aqueous Exposure at Nanoscopic Level'. In 2010, she joined the Corrosion Technology Electrochemistry (CTE) group at Delft University of Technology, working on the local microelectrochemical evaluation of self-healing coatings as part of the IOP-Self Healing Materials framework. Yaiza's work includes participating in national research projects such as 'Design Prediction of Nanostructured Metal Surfaces (NANOMET)'. She has been awarded a Delft Technology Fellowship grant and currently holds a tenure-track position as an Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, where she leads the Localized Corrosion Electrochemistry team. Her research focuses on the relationship between microstructure and corrosion properties of metals, employing high-resolution electrochemical methods and applications in diverse fields such as energy storage and art heritage.

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