Verónica Díez Díaz

Dr. Verónica Díez Díaz completed her degree in Biology at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain), followed by a PhD obtained at the Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea/Universidad del País Vasco in Bilbao (Spain). During this period, she specialised in dinosaur palaeontology, focusing on the Late Cretaceous titanosaur sauropods of southwestern Europe. She continues to work with this group of sauropods, expanding his areas of study throughout Europe and North Africa. In 2015, Verónica Díez Díaz based herself and her research projects at the Museum für Naturkunde (MfN) in Berlin, where she obtained funding to research sauropod tail biomechanics. This project marked the beginning of her interest in 3D digitisation of palaeontological collections, becoming a recognised authority on best practices and ethics in this area. She has contributed significantly through the publication of guidelines, protocols and the teaching of specialised courses. Since 2021, she has held the position of Ethics Officer at the European Association of Vertebrate Palaeontologists (EAVP), where she led the drafting of the association's first Code of Ethics. Her time at the MfN has provided her with knowledge and experience in handling collections with a significant historical background. In recognition of her work, in 2018 she was awarded the Digital Female Leader Award in the Science category. In addition, her projects have received funding from major German institutions, such as the Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung, the Berliner Chancengleichheitsprogramm and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.