Godoy-Rangel, Caribay

Graduated in 2007 as a Civil Engineer in Venezuela. After working in the public and private sectors, she decided to become an entrepreneur and founded and co-directed Constructora GR from 2009 to 2012. She continued her studies in Mexico, graduating with honors in 2016 with a Master's Degree in Energy Management and Renewable Sources from the Tecnológico de Monterrey and representing Mexico in the Sustainable Building Science Virtual Studio Workshop organized annually by the University of Athabasca in Canada. In 2024, she graduated with a Doctorate in Engineering Sciences with the research topic ¿Use of Phase Change Materials in combination with ventilation to improve the thermal performance and energy efficiency of buildings in Mexico.¿ During her doctorate, she participated in the Challenge-Based Research competition, winning more than 2 million pesos for her research, which allowed her to conduct international research at Fraunhofer ISE in Germany for the development of new low-carbon building materials with high thermal properties. In her final semester of her PhD, she was awarded the People's Choice Award in the 3MT competition and came second in the 3 Minute Thesis competition for her PhD research work. As a researcher, she has published a series of scientific papers and a book chapter, participated in a variety of conferences, both educational and scientific, and been accepted into the National System of Researchers as a Candidate in 2025. In addition to her scientific career, she has been teaching for more than 12 years in different areas, mainly at the School of Architecture, Art, and Design at Tecnológico de Monterrey. Her teaching topics are related to the pursuit of energy efficiency, decarbonization, and resilience of the built environment through the use of materials and the design of different systems (envelope, installations, construction systems, etc.). Among her notable projects are her leadership in two NOVUS projects (2017 and 2018) on topics focused on passive design and Mexican energy efficiency regulations. Similarly, in his classes, he has developed and participated in different projects with students, key visits, and fieldwork that have allowed them to develop the expected skills. Among these, her participation in a research project funded by Yale University stands out, where she seeks to implement accessible materials for passive cooling in homes in vulnerable communities. She has also published a scientific paper on research carried out in class with her students. She currently works as a postdoctoral researcher at EAAD, where she has played a key role in organizing a research cluster on Resilience and Decarbonization of the Built Environment within the Sustainable Territorial Development research group. She has also supported various school initiatives, primarily the Cities Observatory. Among her notable achievements during her postdoctoral period have been the organization and leadership of the Efficiency and Energy Network for the Energy Transition of Vulnerable Communities (REETECV), in which seven countries and ten universities participate, and the acquisition of more than 1 million pesos from the Secretariat of Science, Humanities, Technology, and Innovation (SECIHTI) for the Decarbonization of Vulnerable Communities project for the next two years.