- Six students from the University of Cadiz stood out and won the award
- The awards ceremony will take place at the end of January 2026 at the Algeciras School of Engineering
The fundación Moeve Chair has awarded first place in the Biodiversity category to Atenea Rodríguez Luque for her project Visibility of benthic communities in environments with different invasive pressures, and second place to María José Romero Pérez for Effects of yellow artificial light at night (ALAN) on the physiology of the native macroalga Halopteris scoparia and the invasive species Rugulopteryx okamurae.
Meanwhile, in the Energy Transition category, Patricia García Herrera Cruces was awarded first place for her final project Evaluation of the mechanical and physical properties of new sustainable ceramic materials for construction. Second place was awarded to José Ángel Cano Sody for Crude oil production from the reuse of aeronautical resins through hydrothermal liquefaction and liquid-liquid extraction, and state of the art upgrading through catalytic hydrogenation.
In the Water Efficiency and Consumption category, first place was awarded to Julia Ortiz Serrano for her final project New developments in reverse osmosis for sustainable concentration of rare earths. Second place was awarded to Clara de Juan Simón for her project Study of the presence of microplastics in desalination plants. Impact on the marine environment.
The awards ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Algeciras School of Engineering (ETSIA) at the end of January 2026.
Since its foundation in 2005, the Chair's activity has focused on promoting and incentivizing aspects regarding education, research, technology transfer and dissemination, currently focusing on social innovation and student development. The relationship between the University of Cadiz and Moeve dates back to the founding of the Algeciras University School of Technical Industrial Engineering. Since then, the two institutions have collaborated on numerous occasions, and have signed a wide range of specific agreements.
The fundación Moeve Chairs
The fundación Moeve Chairs at the Universities of Cadiz and Huelva are continually strengthened thanks to the contributions and involvement of the company's professionals as well as the academic institutions committed to improving research, training, knowledge flow and innovation.
The fundación Moeve Chairs have enabled thousands of students to gain insight into the world of work and brought university professors closer to the reality of the energy sectors. Knowledge and experience exchange between Moeve professionals and university teachers and students has led to the professional enrichment of all of them. For all these reasons, Moeve stands out as a valuable partner to these universities.
