Alba Espina is a restorer of Cultural Assets from the Higher School of Art of the Principality of Asturias (ESAPA) and has a Master’s Degree in Materials Science and Technology from the School of Mining, Energy and Materials Engineering of Oviedo.

Currently studying an international doctoral program co-directed by the Pavol Jozef Šafárika universities in Košice and the Autonomous University of Madrid, developed at the Institute of Structure of Matter (IEM) belonging to the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC). Thesis title: “Spectroscopic characterizations of Ferrogallic Inks and related pigments with interest in Cultural Heritage.”

His interest and concern lead him to investigate new materials and methods of digital manufacturing and their application in uses as varied as the fins of surfboards.