Dr. Huertas Cerdeira has broad research interests in the fields of Unsteady Fluid Mechanics and Fluid-Structure Interactions. Her group leverages a combination of experimental, analytical and data-driven tools to tackle problems ranging from bio-inspired robotics to efficient aviation, wind energy harvesting and heat transfer enhancement.

Education

• PhD., Aeronautics, California Institute of Technology, 2019
• M.S., Aeronautics, California Institute of Technology, 2015
• B.S/M.S., Mechanics and Aeronautics, ENSMA Poitiers (France), 2014
• B.S., Aeronautics, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (Spain), 2014

Honors

• Rising Stars of Mechanical Engineering, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2025)
• NSF CAREER Award (2024)
• William F. Ballhaus Prize, California Institute of Technology (2019)
• Charles D. Babcock Award, California Institute of Technology (2018)
• Victoria Alegria Tracy Scholarship, The Aerospace Historical Society (2018)
• La Caixa Fellowship Grant , La Caixa Foundation (2015-2017)

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