Olga Mena

Olga Mena is a Research Professor at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), affiliated with the Institute of Particle Physics (IFIC) in Valencia, Spain. She leads research in cosmology and astroparticle physics, focusing on neutrinos' role in shaping the universe. Mena holds prestigious awards, including the Excellence PhD Prize, and has accumulated 4 Sexenios and 5 Quinquenios for research excellence.

Education:

• PhD in Theoretical Physics (2002), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Research Interests:
Her work spans cosmology, astroparticle physics, and neutrino physics. She investigates neutrino mass hierarchy, CP violation, and large-scale structure formation. Mena collaborates on major experiments like SKA, DUNE, and BOSS, contributing to dark matter and cosmic microwave background studies.

Awards & Honors:

• Excellence PhD Prize
• 4 Sexenios de Investigación
• 5 Quinquenios de Investigación

Advising & Grants:

• Supervised 3 PhD and 2 Master’s theses (current) and 12+ past students
• Co-Principal Investigator (co-IP) of projects: GRAMOLA (ASFAE/2022/020), SOM (PID2020-113644GB-I00), and others
• PI of CSIC’s participation in InvisiblesPlus

Labs & Collaborations:
Member of SKA (world’s largest radio telescope), DUNE (neutrino experiments), and BOSS (SDSS III galaxy survey). Leads IFIC’s research team in InvisiblesPlus.