Prof Maria Romero-González
MSc, PhD, SFHEA
Professor of Engineering Science and Education
Executive Vice-Dean and Director
Queen Mary Engineering School at the
Northwestern Polytechnical University
Xi'an, China
Engineering 329, Mile End
| Expertise: | Curriculum design in Science and Engineering. Assessment and Feedback in STEM. Flipped learning and student centred learning strategies. Biomineralization, surface chemistry, biomaterials, environmental chemistry, engineering and sustainability. |
| Research Centre: | Research in Engineering and Materials Education |
| Affiliations: | Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. |
Brief Biography
Maria joined SEMS in 2018 with a focus on scholarship of teaching and learning, development, curriculum design and skills for future graduates. She is the Executive Vice-Dean and Director of the Queen Mary Engineering School and previously held roles as Director of Education for SEMS and Director of Learning Development for QMES.
Maria obtained her Bachelor and MSc degrees in Chemistry from the University of Zulia, Venezuela and her PhD in Analytical Chemistry from Sheffield Hallam University, UK. She worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate and Lecturer in Environmental Chemistry at the Faculty of Engineering and as Director of the Environmental Science Programme at the Department of Geography, The University of Sheffield.
Maria's research area is centred around bio-mineral interfaces using a wide range of analytical techniques. She has a long experience in consultancy working with the Coal Authority, the Sheffield Assay Office and in the Green Roof industry. She is a member of the NERC peer review college and regularly contributes as external reviewer to RCUK and other research funding agencies.
Maria obtained her Bachelor and MSc degrees in Chemistry from the University of Zulia, Venezuela and her PhD in Analytical Chemistry from Sheffield Hallam University, UK. She worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate and Lecturer in Environmental Chemistry at the Faculty of Engineering and as Director of the Environmental Science Programme at the Department of Geography, The University of Sheffield.
Maria's research area is centred around bio-mineral interfaces using a wide range of analytical techniques. She has a long experience in consultancy working with the Coal Authority, the Sheffield Assay Office and in the Green Roof industry. She is a member of the NERC peer review college and regularly contributes as external reviewer to RCUK and other research funding agencies.