Sara Gonzalez

Sara Gonzalez is an Associate Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Santiago de Compostela. She holds a Chemical Engineering degree (USC, 2005) and a PhD (2009), and is a postdoctoral researcher under the Ramón y Cajal fellowship. Her research focuses on sustainability assessment in industrial, agricultural, and food sectors using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and carbon footprint methodologies.

Education:

• Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering, USC (2005)
• PhD in Chemical Engineering, USC (2009)

Research Interests: Her work emphasizes sustainable transitions in agri-food systems, circular bioeconomy development, and environmental impact mitigation. She collaborates on projects like NUTRITIVE (manure management) and CerealMed (Mediterranean farming).

Grants & Projects:

• Main researcher in EU-funded NUTRITIVE (€919K, 2024–present)
• Lead of ALISE (NextGeneration EU, 2022–present)
• Coordinator of CerealMed (PRIMA, 2020–present)

Awards:

• Agustín de Betancourt y Molina Medal (2016)
• BEST LIFE Environment Project Award (2015)

Labs/Teams: Part of the Biogroup research team focusing on sustainable systems analysis and LCA applications.