MABEL RUIZ LÓPEZ
TIS/FBI OPTICAL ENGINEER
Mabel Ruiz López holds a degree in Optics from the University of Granada and an MSc in Photonics from the University of Barcelona. During her PhD at the University of Bern, she specialised in optical technologies, EUV radiation, and laser systems. Her research focused on developing a Schwarzschild objective for EUV lithography, addressing complex alignment challenges. During her tenure at DESY's Beamlines and Optics Department in Germany, she advanced wavefront sensor technologies and refined optical propagation codes. She joined the IAA-CSIC in September 2024, to work as an optical engineer for the EST TIS/FBIs.

JOSUÉ BARRERA MARTÍN
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Josué holds a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria since 2010 and a Master in Internet of Things from the International University of La Rioja. His professional career has been focused on industrial automation, mainly working as Certified LabVIEW Architect for several years on projects related with the automotive, railway and aerospace sectors. He joined the IAC in 2020 as software engineer for the New Robotic Telescope, working in the development of the control system using DevOps principles.
Since September 2024 he has been working with the EST team.

PEDRO JOSÉ GARCÍA MARTÍN
FACILITIES ENGINEER
Pedro José holds a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University and a Master in Renewable Energy and Energy Management from Escuela Europea de Dirección y Empresa. He has gained experience as a freelance engineer since 2013, working with enterpreuners to start up their business writting the technical projects and managing licenses with public administrations. Interested in making a more sustainable planet, he will put all his efforts in demissing the CO2 footprint of the EST facilities.
Pedro José joined the EST team to do facility support for all systems of the telescope.
