Valeria Corrales, a 14-year-old teenager from Huesca, among the most influential people in science for the magazine 'Forbes'

People who become leaders or referents of innovation, and who serve as an example to other people, are known as 'changemarkers'.

magazine

has released this Tuesday

, professionals who will stand out this year for their ability to transform reality and lead civil society, with their vision and work, towards a more promising future.

In the select group of 23 people,

and co-founder of the robotics, electronics and programming channel ValPat Steam, appears well placed in fourteenth position.

Forbes

highlights that she has created a sort of R&D department in the form of a YouTube channel, together with her mentor, Patricia Heredia.

Both "

, as it happened to them".

Valeria wants to break down gender inequalities in the world of technology and, on the aforementioned channel, which

, she presents scientific content in a fun and entertaining way.

His project has received

from different organizations that have rewarded innovation in a short space of time.

Some recognition to which we must add the one now granted by Forbes.

"An Ordinary Girl"

In one of the channel's videos, Valeria said: "On TV,

Why don't they show them?"

Or "girls think technology is too difficult. I'm a normal girl, and if I can do it, so can you."

Valeria, the youngest of the group of 'changemakers' 2023, shares a list with other professionals from different fields such as chef

, who leads

a pioneering R&D laboratory in marine products from his restaurant

The neuroscientist

, promoter of the

project , which works on research towards technologies that allow us to delve into the human brain to find treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, depression or schizophrenia.

Marta Rodríguez Tobalo

, CEO of BlindStairs, software to end discriminatory biases based on gender, nationality, race, age, ethnic origin and sexual orientation, in selection processes.

Or the engineer

and the biotechnologist

, who are part of the new class of astronauts who will be able to travel to the Moon and Mars with the European Space Agency.

Patricia Heredia, a Telecommunications engineer, and Valeria Corrales,

student and a student at the MiniVinci academy of the first year, were Huesca ambassadors at the Steam Alliance meeting a year ago.

Under the motto

, it was held in Madrid to coincide with the International Day of Women and Girls in Science to promote scientific vocations in girls and young people.

There they explained that for 100 consecutive days, which began in a state of alarm due to the covid, they decided to make tutorials on their YouTube channel "

".

They approach different projects and tutorials in a fun and simple way to enter the

world (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics according to its initials in English).

Likewise, they are included in the book

among around 80 names.

The young student was also recognized by @inspiringirlse and

with her mastery of robotics.

Valeria Corrales

, being the only girl in a contest with children from 9 to 15 years old.

At the age of 11, she was named

by the Inspiring Girls Foundation, participating in different events with some of the most important women in Spain.

In 2020, at the STEM Talent Awards, she was chosen as the

STEM high school student in Spain.

In 2021, he achieved great visibility for his goals, by successfully participating in the Got Talent program, where he presented some of the technology projects he does on a daily basis.

Among others,

that solves the Rubik's cube.

Valeria wants to inspire other girls to follow in her footsteps, to try technology so they can see that "

."

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