Ana Arias

Ana Arias is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), funded by the Xunta de Galicia. She holds a BSc and MSc in Chemical Engineering and Bioprocesses from the same institution. Her research focuses on environmental management, waste valorization, and circular economy principles, with a particular emphasis on applying life cycle assessment (LCA) methodologies to lignocellulosic refinery and waste management systems.

Professional Affiliations:

• Department of Chemical Engineering
• School of Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela

Research Interests:

• Development of sustainable waste-to-resource strategies
• Integration of multi-criteria approaches in bioeconomy frameworks
• Evaluation of biofuel and biorefinery sustainability
• Environmental assessment of industrial symbiosis networks

Key Projects:

• NANAQUA (EU MSCA Project): Investigating nanomaterials in water treatment applications (€3.98M funding)
• SUSWELL (euniwell Project): Promoting circular economy in higher education institutions (€6,500 funding)

Awards & Recognition:

• 1st Best Oral Presentation Award at the V Simposio de Investigación en Tecnologías Ambientales (2021)

Grants & Advising: Supervised Master's thesis on aronia juice waste valorization (Isabella Narváez, 2024). Actively contributes to EU-funded research and international collaboration networks.

Labs/Teams: Member of the Sustainable Bioprocesses and Environmental Engineering research group at the University of Santiago's Department of Chemical Engineering.