Ana Arias is a postdoctoral researcher at CML working on harmonizing sustainability and circularity under a Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design framework.

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professional experience

2012-2014 International Baccalaureate® (IB) [Rosalía de Castro High School (Santiago de Compostela, Spain)] 

2014-2018 Bachelor of Science – Chemical Engineering [University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain] 

2018-2020 Master of Science – Chemical Engineering and Bioprocesses [University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain] 

2020-2023 Predoctoral Researcher on Chemical and Environmental Engineering [University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain] 

May-July 2022. 3 months PhD Stay at Agricultural University of Athens, in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition 

October 2022. 1 month PhD Stay at Brunel University London, in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 

March 2023. 1 month PhD Stay at University of Minho, Portugal, in the Department of Biological Engineering within a IACOBUS fellowship. 

17th July 2023 Doctor on Chemical and Environmental Engineering by the University of Santiago de Compostela 

research topic

Ana’s research topics are related with the application of circular economy, sustainability, and life cycle-based approaches to evaluate the different potential alternative biorefinery-based production process related with agricultural, forestry and food sectors, focused on proposing new waste management valorization routes. Large-scale modelling and definition of multi-criteria approaches, based on sustainability and circularity, are also part of my research line, aiming to evaluate the potentiality and feasibility of bio-technological and biorefinery scenarios. She also has worked with planetary boundaries perspective and Green Chemistry analysis, aiming to broader life cycle perspective and assessing the scenarios by using alternative frameworks. At present, her main objective is to combine my background knowledge with Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design framework, and also with prospective LCA, looking for achieving a combine method to effectively assess bio-based processing scenarios.