Curriculum Vitae
Raquel Rodríguez Solana
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Raquel Rodríguez Solana
Citation names
- Solana, Raquel
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- FE10-7889-0562
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-4204-7387
Websites
- https://www.med.uevora.pt/pt/perfil/154/ (Scholar)
Knowledge fields
- Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology - Agricultural Biotechnology and Food Biotechnology
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| Spanish; Castilian (Mother tongue) | |||||
| Galician (Mother tongue) | |||||
| Portuguese | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) |
| English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
| Catalan | Upper intermediate (B2) | Advanced (C1) | Upper intermediate (B2) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2014/12/18
Concluded
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Study of the elaboration of Orujo spirits drinks, from the raw materials used to the final product (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Vigo - Campus Ourense, Spain
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2010
Concluded
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Agri-food science and technology (Mestrado)
Universidade de Vigo - Campus Ourense, Spain
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2006
Concluded
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Chemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Vigo - Campus Lagoas Marcosende, Spain
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Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/02/01 - 2029/01/31 | Postdoc (Research) | Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y Formación Agraria Pesquera Alimentaria y de la Producción Ecológica Centro Rancho de la Merced, Spain |
| 2020/03/01 - 2023/02/27 | Postdoc (Research) | Ministerio de Educación Consejo de Universidades, Spain |
| Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y Formación Agraria Pesquera Alimentaria y de la Producción Ecológica Centro Alameda del Obispo, Spain | ||
| 2015/03/01 - 2020/02/27 | Postdoc (Research) | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
| Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal | ||
| 2013/10/16 - 2014/01/24 | Research Trainee (Research) | Universidade de Vigo, Spain |
| Agricultural University of Athens Department of Food Science and Technology, Greece | ||
| 2010 - 2014 | Research Trainee (Research) | Universidade de Vigo - Campus Ourense, Spain |
| Universidade de Vigo - Campus Ourense, Spain | ||
| 2007/07/18 - 2007/07/18 | Research Trainee (Research) | Xunta de Galicia, Spain |
| Estación de Viticultura e Enoloxía de Galicia, Spain |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015/03 - 2020/03 | Postdoctoral grant from Fundaçao para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
SFRH/BPD/103086/2014
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020/03 - 2023/07 | Postdoc Grant Juan de la Cierva-Incorporation
IJC2018-036207-I
Post-doc Fellow
Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y Formación Agraria Pesquera Alimentaria y de la Producción Ecológica Centro Alameda del
Obispo, Spain
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España Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación Gobierno de España Ministerio de Universidades Ongoing
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| 2015/03/01 - 2021/02/28 | Chemical characterization, biological activity and quality assessment of traditional liqueurs of Algarve
SFRH/BPD/103086/2014
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Other
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/02/15 - 2024/08/14 | Grandes oportunidades numa pequena semente: valorização dos subprodutos da alfarroba em novos hidrogéis para agricultura sustentável
2022.07519.PTDC
Researcher
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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| 2018/09/29 - 2022/09/28 | Reabilitando Residuos Agrofloestais: Das Interações Intermoleculares em Polifenois Naturais ao Desenvolvimento de Novos Biomateriais
de Valor Acrescentado.
PTDC/ASP-SIL/30619/2017
Researcher
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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| 2021 - 2022 | Effect of postharvest conditioning of cocoa beans on nutritional and organoleptic quality
Researcher
Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo, Ecuador
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Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo
Concluded
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| 2020 - 2022 | Characterisation, bioavailability and health potential of bioactive compounds from foods
Researcher
Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y Formación Agraria Pesquera Alimentaria y de la Producción Ecológica Centro Alameda del
Obispo, Spain
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Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y Formación Agraria Pesquera Alimentaria y de la Producción Ecológica
Concluded
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| 2020 - 2022 | Influence of raw material freezing temperature on quality parameters and food safety in tuna mojama. Monitoring of processing,
shelf life and seasonality of raw materials
Researcher
Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y Formación Agraria Pesquera Alimentaria y de la Producción Ecológica Centro Alameda del
Obispo, Spain
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Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y Formación Agraria Pesquera Alimentaria y de la Producción Ecológica
Concluded
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| 2020 - 2022 | Biomolecules of interest for the food industry from Galician Camellias
Researcher
Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Spain
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Universidad Internacional de La Rioja
Concluded
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| 2019 - 2022 | Evaluation of the traceability of new supplies derived from protein hydrolysates (DHP) used in organic farming regarding the
origin of the starting products, synthesis methodologies and their integrity (
Researcher
Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y Formación Agraria Pesquera Alimentaria y de la Producción Ecológica Centro Alameda del
Obispo, Spain
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Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y Formación Agraria Pesquera Alimentaria y de la Producción Ecológica
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
| Book chapter |
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| Journal article |
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Activities
Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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| 2021/12/09 | Recuperación y potenciación de cultivos Mediterráneos tradicionales: el caso del Algarrobo y la revalorización de la pulpa de algarroba como subproducto del proceso industrial | Congreso Internacional de desarrollo universitario. III Simposio Internacional de Ciencias de la Industria y Producción
Universidad Estatal de Quevedo (Quevedo, Ecuador)
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| 2021/05/06 | Carob: a nutritious and functional fruit with industrial projection | VIII Jornada Técnica Fomento y Mejora del Cultivo del Algarrobo
University of Córdoba; Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries of the Junta de Andalucía; Innovative Companies of La Garrofa (Córdoba, Spain)
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| 2018/11/29 | Differences in the phenolic and furanic composition of carob liqueurs elaborated using different extraction methods | 4th National Symposium on Fruticulture
Associaçao Portuguesa de horticultura (Faro, Portugal)
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| 2017/10/11 | Influence of Carob Pod (Ceratonia siliqua L.) Variety and Processing on the Antioxidant Capacity and Total Phenolic Content of Carob Liquors | International Congress on Engineering and Sustainability in the XXI Century (INCREaSE 2017)
University of Algarve (Faro, Portugal)
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Supervision
| Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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| 2018/03/01 - 2023 | Study of the volatile and bioactive profile of new Ecuadorian accessions of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.). Influence of processing
on the aromatic quality of commercial varieties
Co-supervisor
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Doctoral Program: Agricultural, Food, Forestry and Sustainable Rural Development Engineering (PhD)
Universidad de Córdoba, Spain
Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y Formación Agraria Pesquera Alimentaria y de la Producción Ecológica, Spain |
| 2020/10/01 - 2021 | The influence of processing steps and varieties on the volatile profile (HS-SPME/GC-MS) of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.)
Co-supervisor
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Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro, Italy
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| 2016/10/01 - 2017 | Study of the bioactivity of carob liqueurs obtained through different forms of elaboration. Influence of the raw material
used
Co-supervisor
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Universidade do Algarve - Campus de Gambelas, Portugal
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| 2011/10/01 - 2012 | Aromatic characterization of plants with medicinal properties used in the elaboration of traditional liqueurs. Optimization
of Soxhlet extraction
Co-supervisor
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Universidade de Vigo - Campus Ourense, Spain
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2006/04/21 - 2006/04/24 | Organization and development of the XIX National Chemistry Olympiad (21-24/04/2006) (2006/04/21 - 2006/04/24)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, Asociación Nacional de Químicos (ANQUE) and Real Sociedad Española de Química, Spain |
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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|---|---|---|
| 2023/04/15 - 2023/04/15 | I participated in the science walk (Córdoba, Spain) organized by several institutions including IFAPA. During the workshop,
I explained to the general public factors that affect climate change in olive cultivation and some solutions to try to mitigate
it (use of plant covers, avoid tilling the land, etc.).
Workshop
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"Paseo por la Ciencia" (Science Walk)
Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y Formación Agraria Pesquera Alimentaria y de la Producción Ecológica Centro Alameda del
Obispo, Spain
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Jury of academic degree
| Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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| 2022/07/22 | Chemical composition and antioxidant capacity of products obtained from Galician camellias | Rocío Barreiro Rodríguez (PhD)
Universidade de Vigo, Spain
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Committee member
| Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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| 2022/12 - Current | Section Board Member of the open journal Foods
Member
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MDPI AG, Switzerland |
| 2022 - Current | Topical Advisory Panel Member of the Processes Open Access Journal
Advisor / Consultant
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MDPI AG, Switzerland |
Evaluation committee
| Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | Funding entity | |
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| 2022/10/01 - 2022/10/24 | Dr. Raquel Rodríguez Solana collaborated as an external evaluator of the following research project:Study of the oleic properties,
composition and determination of the profile of fatty acids and total sterols, of non-traditional agricultural products from
Ecuador, to obtain food grade oil through the application of quality standards. It should be noted that the assigned projects
are part of the proposal selection process, within the framework of the Ninth Call for Competitive Funds for Research, Science
and Technology FOCICYT 2022-2023.
Evaluator
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Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo, Ecuador | Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo |
| 2019/07/01 - 2019/07/30 | Peer review of a scientific project submitted to the Croatian Science Foundation in 2019 under the call for proposals “Cooperation
Programme with Croatian Scientists in Diaspora 'RESEARCH COOPEABILITY'”, PZS-2019-02.
Evaluator
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Croatian Science Foundation national evaluation panel, Croatia | Croatian Science Foundation national evaluation panel |
Interview (newspaper / magazine)
| Activity description | Newspaper / Forum | |
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| 2015/03/18 | Researcher escape. Description of the research carried out during her PhD at the University of Vigo and her research that she would carry out in her new postdoctoral position at the University of Algarve | El Correo Gallego |
| 2015/02/27 | Interview with Raquel Rodríguez Solana, author of a thesis on the preparation of drinks with Orujo from Galicia. In the article, the results of her doctoral thesis are mentioned, highlighting the importance of Galician oak as a better option compared to traditional American or French oak for the aging of Galician grape marc spirit based on physical, chemical and sensory parameters. | Campo galego Xornal dixital agrario |
| 2012/09/26 | The interview is based on the research study that supports the incorporation of eucalyptus, laurel and nettle in the production of Galician herbal liqueurs and spirits as a plus of differentiation | Agrodigital |
| 2012/09/25 | The article is based on the study that leads to promoting the use of laurel, nettle and eucalyptus for Galician herbal spirits and liqueurs | La Voz de Galicia |
Interview (tv / radio show)
| Program | Topic | |
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| 2023/01/28 - Current | Interview about the benefits of carob fruit. I also made a cookie recipe with carob pulp flour as the main ingredient. | Carob, an antioxidant legume that is increasingly in demand worldwide |
| 2015/03/12 - Current | "O Agro" program from Galician television | Raquel Rodríguez Solana's thesis about the medicinal compounds of Galician herbal liqueurs and spirits |
Journal scientific committee
| Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 - 2023 | Journal Foods; SI: The Influence of the Elaboration and Preservation Processes on the Sensory and Bioactive Characteristics of Food Products and Beverages | MDPI |
| 2022 - 2023 | Journal Processes; SI: Phenolic Profiling and Antioxidant Capacity in Agrifood Products (Volume II) | MDPI |
| 2021 - 2022 | Foods Journal; SI: The Metabolism and Health Benefits of Bioactive Compounds in Foods | MDPI |
| 2021 - 2022 | Journal Processes; SI: Phenolic Profiling and Antioxidant Capacity in Agrifood Products | MDPI |
Distinctions
Award
| 2015 | Extraordinary PhD Award
Universidade de Vigo, Spain
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