Sagunto honours Isabel Cordero and María Alpuente with 'Women in Science' distinctions
The Town Hall recognises two local references in science — mathematician Isabel Cordero Carrión and engineer María Alpuente Frasnedo — in an institutional ceremony.
Sagunto Town Hall has presented the 'Mujeres ConCiencia' (Women in Science) honorary distinctions to Isabel Cordero Carrión and María Alpuente Frasnedo, two women with outstanding careers in science and technology. The award highlights women's roles in STEM disciplines and showcases local figures who can inspire new generations. The choice carries particular weight as Sagunto positions itself as a major industrial hub — driven by projects such as the PowerCo battery gigafactory (a Volkswagen Group subsidiary) — opening technical career paths for local talent. According to elperiodic.com, the ceremony brought together municipal officials, the recipients' families and members of the local scientific and educational community. For reference, María Alpuente Frasnedo has been a full professor at UPV since 1985, where she founded the ELP programming languages research group; she has around 250 international publications (Wikipedia).