ABOUT
Dr Nuria Tapia-Ruiz began her independent academic career in 2017 as a Lecturer in Chemistry at Lancaster University, where she was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2020. In November 2022, she and her research group relocated to Imperial College London, and in September 2025, she was appointed Reader in Energy Materials.
Dr Tapia-Ruiz has received several prestigious awards in recognition of her contributions to the field, including the SRUK Emerging Talent Award (2022), Lancaster Researcher of the Year Award (2021), Royal Society of Chemistry Mobility Award (2019), CAMS Fellowship Award (2019), and two STFC Batteries Awards for Proof of Concept (2017) and Experimental Design (2016).
Her research group is a multidisciplinary team of students and postdoctoral researchers focused on the physics and chemistry of materials for energy storage. Their work primarily explores electrochemical energy storage technologies, such as rechargeable batteries and supercapacitors.