Members of the Committee

Liliana Galindo is a psychiatrist, PhD in neuroimaging in psychosis (UAB). She is a Professor Ad Honorem of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana of Colombia and currently she is a Clinical Fellow at the NHS and Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Cambridge. She is interested in translational research in psychiatry, especially in psychosis, and in new psychoactive substances.

Constanza Arias Aldana is an Economist, specialist in Higher Education and Public Management with MSc in Economics. Her work focus primarily on supporting the University of Cambridge with the strategic planning, the management and allocation of resources and the provision of reporting and analysis.  She is one of the founder members of the University of Cambridge Colombian Society.

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Dr Felipe Hernández is an Architect and Director of the Centre for Latin America Studies at the University of Cambridge (CLAS). He is the first Latin American to have been appointed director of CLAS and remains the first Colombian to have held a permanent teaching position at Cambridge University. Felipe teaches Architectural and Urban Design and Theory and History of architecture and urbanism.

Francisco Daunas is a Mechatronic and Robotic Engineer. He holds a Masters’ Degree in Advanced Control and Systems Engineering from the University of Sheffield, where he was awarded the Laverick-Webster-Hewitt Prize for his outstanding performance on the maters programme. Currently, he works at Huber+Suhner Polatis Ltd. in Cambridge as a Control Systems Engineer. His primary interests are nonlinear control and information theory.

Laura Sierra is Product Designer and Marketing Consultant. She is a creative leader who connects people, creates great brands, and catalyzes disruptive ideas to solve the real problems of the world. Currently, Laura is in charge of the marketing area of CUCOL.

Ángela Franco is an Architect, Urban Planner, MSc in Sociology and PhD in Architecture from the University of Cambridge. Currently, she is a professor of Urban Studies at the Universidad del Valle in Colombia. Her research has been mainly focused on urban marginality and informality as well as planning and housing policies. Currently she leads the research group Observatory of Contemporary Architecture and Urbanism in Colombia.

Juan Sebastian Cañavera is a Colombian Civil Engineering Professional graduated with the Degree of Honour from the National University of Colombia. He is a DAAD Alumni and a scholar from the Rodolfo Llinas Scholarship. He is a PhD from the Future Infrastructure and Built Environment Centre for Doctoral Training of the Engineering Department at the Univeristy of Cambridge.

Carlos Morales s an engineering graduate of the National University of Colombia. He is a MBA of the Judge Business School (CJBS) of the University of Cambridge. At the present, Carlos is based in The Netherlands and works for EVBox, leading the introduction of infrastructure for charging of electric vehicles across Latin America

Gabriela Doria is a PhD in Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge. Her research interests are in the evolution and diversification of flowering plants and the interaction between flowers and their animal pollinators. Currently she is involved in the organization of academic events for the society, especially those related to the natural sciences.

Pascual González is a third year student of BA at the Department of Geography. He is currently studying topics related to economic geography, development and environmental sustainability in Latin America.

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