Biography:
Ana Megía got her Doctoral Degree in Science and Technology Applied to Industrial Engineering in 2014. She has worked in research centers such as ESS BILBAO (Bilbao, Spain) or the European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN (Geneva, Switzerland). She worked as a professor and researcher at the University of Deusto (Bilbao) and in 2020 she joined ICAI where she teaches subjects such as Physics, Engineering Thermodynamics or Design, Integration and Verification of Machines. She carries out his research work in the area of plasma engineering for ion sources and has participated in various R&D projects with public funding. She maintains several international collaborations and she is a reviewer for different scientific journals.
Areas of interest:
Production, diagnosis and applications of plasmas. --- Techniques: --- Plasmas for ion sources, cold atmospheric plasma, diagnostic tools with temporal resolution. --- Areas of application: --- Ion sources, particle beam medical therapies, surface cleaning and treatment, disinfection, plasma medicine.
Experience:
Design and construction of plasma generators, plasma diagnostics for ion sources, construction and commissioning of ion sources.
Skills:
Design and construction of complex equipment involving high voltage, high vacuum, mechanics and microwave systems. Extensive interdisciplinary technical knowledge. Computer-aided design, simulation, and computer-aided manufacturing. Rapid prototyping and 3D printing tools. Manual and CNC machinery.
Current research interests:
Diagnosis and optimization of ion sources, applications of plasmas in medicine and biomedical engineering.
Johnson, M.A., Bertsche, W.A., Cortázar, O.D., Faircloth, D., Kalvas, T., Lawrie, S., Megia-Macías, A., Tarvainen, O., Barrios-Díaz, E., Development and commissioning of a hydrogen ion source for the CERN ALPHA experiment. Journal of Instrumentation. Vol. 19, nº. 1, pp. 1 - 11, January 2024. [Online: January 2024] 
JCR: 1,300 Q3 (2023) - SJR: 0,580 Q2 (2023) Cortázar, O.D., Megia-Macías, A., Moreno Fernández, S., Brun Torres, A., Gómez-Casado, E., Vulnerability of SARS-CoV-2 and PR8 H1N1 virus to cold atmospheric plasma activated media. Scientific Reports. Vol. 12, pp. 263-1 - 263-12, December 2022. [Online: January 2022]
JCR: 4,600 Q2 (2022); 3,800 Q1 (2023) - SJR: 0,973 Q1 (2022); 0,900 Q1 (2023)
JCR: 1,600 Q3 (2022); 1,300 Q3 (2023) - SJR: 0,413 Q3 (2022); 0,351 Q3 (2023)
JCR: 1,843 Q3 (2021); 1,300 Q3 (2023) - SJR: 0,606 Q2 (2021); 0,434 Q3 (2023)
JCR: 2,070 Q3 (2021); 0,800 Q3 (2023) - SJR: 0,160 Q4 (2021); 0,157 Q4 (2023)
JCR: 4,016 Q1 (2020); 5,600 Q1 (2023) - SJR: 0,820 Q1 (2020); 1,536 Q1 (2023)
JCR: 1,563 Q3 (2020); 1,300 Q3 (2023) - SJR: 0,531 Q2 (2020); 0,351 Q3 (2023)
JCR: 3,193 Q1 (2019); 3,300 Q1 (2023) - SJR: 1,033 Q1 (2019); 0,771 Q1 (2023)
JCR: 1,309 Q3 (2019); 1,300 Q3 (2023) - SJR: 0,478 Q2 (2019); 0,417 Q2 (2023)
JCR: 0,562 Q4 (2018); 0,800 Q3 (2023) - SJR: Q3 (2018); 0,157 Q4 (2023) Jauberteau, J.L., Jauberteau, I., Cortázar, O.D., Megia-Macías, A., Electron energy distribution function in a pulsed 2.45GHz hydrogen magnetoplasma: study of the decay. AIP Advances. Vol. 7, nº. 12, pp. 125107-1 - 125107-16, December 2017. [Online: December 2017]
JCR: 1,653 Q3 (2017); 1,400 Q4 (2023) - SJR: Q2 (2017); 0,337 Q3 (2023)
JCR: 1,941 Q3 (2017); 2,000 Q3 (2023) - SJR: Q2 (2017); 0,708 Q1 (2023)
JCR: 1,052 Q4 (2016); 1,300 Q3 (2023) - SJR: Q2 (2016); 0,417 Q2 (2023)
JCR: 2,115 Q3 (2016); 2,000 Q3 (2023) - SJR: Q1 (2016); 0,708 Q1 (2023)
JCR: 1,515 Q3 (2016); 1,300 Q3 (2023) - SJR: Q1 (2016); 0,434 Q3 (2023)
JCR: 2,207 Q3 (2015); 2,000 Q3 (2023) - SJR: 0,708 Q1 (2023)
JCR: 1,336 Q3 (2015); 1,300 Q3 (2023) - SJR: 0,434 Q3 (2023)
JCR: 1,200 Q2 (2015); 1,500 Q2 (2023) - SJR: 0,514 Q2 (2023)
JCR: 3,591 Q1 (2014); 3,300 Q1 (2023) - SJR: Q1 (2014); 0,771 Q1 (2023)
JCR: 1,614 Q3 (2014); 1,300 Q3 (2023) - SJR: Q1 (2014); 0,434 Q3 (2023)
JCR: 1,614 Q3 (2014); 1,300 Q3 (2023) - SJR: Q1 (2014); 0,434 Q3 (2023)
JCR: 1,584 Q3 (2013); 1,300 Q3 (2023) - SJR: Q1 (2013); 0,434 Q3 (2023)
JCR: 3,056 Q1 (2013); 3,300 Q1 (2023) - SJR: Q1 (2013); 0,771 Q1 (2023)
JCR: 0,868 Q4 (2012); 1,300 Q3 (2023) - SJR: Q2 (2012); 0,417 Q2 (2023)
JCR: 1,602 Q3 (2012); 1,300 Q3 (2023) - SJR: Q1 (2012); 0,434 Q3 (2023) 
