Tubacex are pleased to announce that Yasmina Portilla Nieto, a research engineer in our innovation department, has been awarded the Extraordinary Doctorate Prize for the 2022/2023 academic year by the University of the Basque Country.

Yasmina presented an international doctoral thesis titled “Design and development of mixed metal oxides for high temperature thermochemical energy storage in active thermal barrier coating applications.” This thesis was supervised by Estibaliz Aranzabe PhD from Tekniker and by Stefania Doppiu PhD from CIC energiGUNE, within the framework of the PhD Program in Physics.

The Extraordinary Doctorate Prize is an honorary mention included in the academic record of the recipients, reflecting excellence in research and commitment to scientific advancement.

At Tubacex, we are committed to scientific excellence and want to congratulate Yasmina and her thesis supervisors for this well-deserved recognition.