Graphic engineering and design
Engineering graphics, technical representation, technical office and project-based learning linked to professional contexts.
Associate professor · design, colour and sustainable materials
Bàrbara Micó Vicent
Associate Professor · Department of Graphic Engineering
Experimental design, colour science and sustainable materials to transform industry.
I combine teaching in engineering graphics and technical projects with research on nanopigments, colorimetry and materials valorisation.
- 52research articles
- 59degree projects supervised
- 75conference contributions
- 36research projects
Figures from UPV; articles updated using publisher sources in September 2026.
Profile
A career spanning design, colour and materials
I hold a PhD in Textile Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de València and am an associate professor in the Department of Graphic Engineering. My research explores how colour science, experimental design and materials characterisation can contribute to more sustainable processes and products.
I work especially with natural dyes, nanoclays, hybrid nanopigments and biopolymers. Collaboration across engineering fields allows me to connect laboratory research, quantitative analysis, design and knowledge transfer to industry.
Working approach
Design the experiment rigorously, understand colour and turn the findings into useful materials and processes.
- School
- Higher Polytechnic School of Alcoy
- Research centre
- Graphic Technology Research Centre
- PhD
- Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015
- Research assessment
- One six-year research period recognised by ANECA
Teaching, research and collaboration at the Higher Polytechnic School of Alcoy.
Research
Four areas connected by experimental design
The research combines colour measurement, statistics and materials science to develop lower-impact solutions.
Colour science and colorimetry
Colour measurement, characterisation and stability to control appearance and optimise formulations and processes.
Nanopigments and sustainable materials
Natural dyes, nanoclays and hybrid materials for textile, polymer and biomaterial applications.
Applied statistics and experimental design
Design of experiments, multivariate analysis and optimisation to study materials and solve industrial problems.
Recent publications
Five most recent publications
2026GeoHazardsTeaching Natural Hazards: A Systematic Narrative Review of Disaster Risk Reduction Education (2013–2026) · Opens in a new tab2026International Journal of Gastronomy and Food ScienceWild-associated taxa, multifunctionality, and regional homogeneity in the ethnobotany of culinary seasoning plants in the Valencian Community (SE Spain) · Opens in a new tab2026PlantsVisible Spectral, CIELAB and Putative Chromophore-Class Screening of Plant and Agro-Food Residue Extracts · Opens in a new tab2026MathematicsEnd-to-End Prediction-to-Decision Certificates for Inverse Design with Vector-Valued Response Surfaces · Opens in a new tab2026WaterWater-Risk Education in Times of Climate Change: Theoretical Foundations for an Essential Civic Competence · Opens in a new tab
Projects and knowledge transfer
Applied research with an industrial connection
Projects, theses and protected results reflect a career focused on dye recovery, hybrid materials and knowledge transfer.
MICROBIOMAT
Research on new natural dyes for plant-based textiles and leather-alternative biomaterials, with participation from industry partners.
BARBARA
Development of advanced-functional biopolymers from agri-food waste for additive manufacturing in construction and automotive applications.
Hybrid nanopigments
A procedure to optimise hybrid nanopigment synthesis with tunable mechanical, optical and thermal properties.
Teaching
Representing, designing and learning by doing
In the 2026/27 academic year, I teach Engineering Graphics I and Technical Office at the Higher Polytechnic School of Alcoy.
Teaching connects the foundations of engineering graphics with technical project development, visual communication and situations close to professional practice.
Published teaching
Engineering Graphics I and Technical Office · 2026/27 academic year.
Academic supervision
59 registered projects: 55 BSc, 3 MSc and 1 legacy degree project.
Innovation and social engagement
Service-learning experiences in Graphic Design and communication with social and community organisations.
Career
University, research and academic service
- 2008
Research career begins
Following the MSc in Textile Engineering, work on textile treatments develops towards colour science and nanopigments.
- 2015
PhD in Textile Engineering
A thesis on optimising natural-origin nanopigment synthesis for biopolymers through experimental design.
- 2020
Graphic Engineering and CITG
Full-time appointment in the Department of Graphic Engineering and the beginning of research affiliation with CITG.
- 2023
Permanent Lecturer
Consolidation of full-time teaching and research at the Universitat Politècnica de València.
- 2025
Associate Professor
Appointment at the Universitat Politècnica de València on 7 November 2025.
Participation in research, knowledge transfer and university service.
Education
- PhD, Textile Engineering programme, Universitat Politècnica de València, highest grade with honours (2015)
- Materials Engineering · Universitat Politècnica de València (2013)
- MSc in Materials Science · University of Alicante (2012)
- MSc in Textile Engineering · Universitat Politècnica de València (2008)
- Technical Industrial Engineering, Textile specialisation · Universitat Politècnica de València (2006)
Academic service
- Department of Graphic Engineering representative on the Campus d'Alcoi Council
- Scientific committee member, 13th Creando Sinergias R&D&I Conference (2026)
- Head of Equality, Cooperation and Social Affairs at Campus d'Alcoi (2017–2021)
- University Senate member (2019–2021)
Contact
Let’s discuss research, teaching or knowledge transfer
For academic proposals, scientific collaboration or industry projects, please contact me by institutional email or Microsoft Teams.
barmivi@upv.esInstitutional emailbarmivi@upv.es
Microsoft TeamsStart a Teams chat · Opens in a new tab
Telephone+34 96 652 84 47 · ext. 28447
OfficeC3DA1 · Plaza de Ferrándiz y Carbonell s/n · Higher Polytechnic School of Alcoy · 03801 Alcoy, Alicante, Spain