Full Professor IDAEA-CSIC, Spain. Since 2008 Director. Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA). Girona, Spain. 2016 – 2020 Full Professor Chair in Biology. College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program (DSFP). Doctor Honoris Causa by the Universities of Ioannina, Greece, in 2014 and by the University of Lleida and Almeria , Spain in 2020, Honorary and Guest Professor at Zhejiang A & F University (ZAFU), Hangzhou, China in 2019 and since January 2021 Talent Professor at ZAFU , Recipharm Environmental Award, Sweden in 2012 , Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW), 5th Award on Water Management & Protection, Saudi Arabia in 2012 and the Prize King Jaime I on the Protection of Nature from Generalitat of Valencia, Spain in 2007. SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS, 1992 – to date > 63 PhD thesis supervised, mainly in Spain except two in Lisbon and in Amsterdam and one in Riyadh.,1992 – 2020. EXPERTISE :Analysis, fate , risk and removal of emerging contaminants and microplastics from water, Sewage epidemiology of drugs and proteins. Since 2010 I am listed as highly cited scientists (ISI Highly Cited), , with a Hirsch-Index of 152 (121) and total number of citations over 107.000 thousand (> 70 k) and more than 1400 publications (source Google Scholar on the 07/12/2020, Scopus in parenthesis). EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES. Since 1990s, contributing editor of Trends in Analytical Chemistry (TrAC) and editor of three book series (Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry , The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry and Advances In Chemical Pollution, Environmental Management and Protection). Since 2012 Co-Editor-in-chief of the Science of the Total Environment , since 2017 Editor in chief of Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health. and since 2020 Co-Editor in Chief of Case Studies of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Elsevier.

Dr. Scannell is a Microbiologist and Food Technologist focused on improving food safety and sensory performance through multidisciplinary research. Her work explores how novel processing techniques, ingredients, and product development affect microbial safety and consumer acceptance, using both traditional microbiological methods and next-generation sequencing. Collaborating with institutions such as Teagasc, Technical University Dublin, and DCU, Dr. Scannell has optimized processing techniques for beverages and meat products. Her research investigates how technologies like plasma and acoustic processing impact microbes at a cellular level, with findings that guide policymakers on effective processing standards for food safety. In addition to her research, Dr. Scannell has secured significant grant funding from bodies like The Department of Agriculture, Enterprise Ireland, and Science Foundation Ireland. She actively mentors MSc and PhD students, supporting the next generation of food scientists, and contributes to the UCD Online Taught Masters in Food and Nutrition. Her innovative work advances both food safety and consumer-led product development.

Dr. Zhihui Yang, M.D., M.S., isa Biologist at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), specializing in foodborne virology, molecular biology, and medical science. With over 20 years of research experience in both federal government and academic settings, Dr. Yang's expertise centers on the development and application of advanced genomic and metagenomic technologies, including next-generation and third-generation sequencing for foodborne virus study. Her work is primarily focused on detecting, identifying, and genotyping significant foodborne viruses, as well as emerging viral species in food, clinical, and environmental specimens.Dr. Yang has served as a reviewer for numerous scientific journals and has been honored with multiple awards for her outstanding research achievements andcontributions at the agency. She leads the center’s Enteric Virus Sequence Program, which aims to enhance food and water safety through the development of novel sequencing methodologies for virus detection and analysis. Under her leadership, the program has established national and international collaborations and developed the ViroTrakr database which aids in virus pathogen identification, virus surveillance, and support of foodborne outbreak investigations.

Dr.Piergiovanni is a senior researcher inInstitute Biosciences Bioresources of National Research Council (CNR-IBBR) of Bari (Italy). Fellow of International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA, Nigeria) from 1988-to 1990. 30 years of experience in the research field of biochemical variation within segments of gemplasm collections of Mediterranean crop species; evaluations of seed nutritional quality of landraces, populations and cultivars of pulses and minor cereal species; analysis of protein fractions by using electrophoretic techniques (CE, SDS-PAGE and PAGE).Teaching activity: CE-Day (2004)organised by European Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development, University of Siena (Italy); specialist course on "Traceability and safety of plant products" (2008), organised by the University of Teramo (Italy); training course for high school teachers (2023-2024).Technical and scientific training of: thesis co-adviser of master students in Biology;supervisor ofItalian fellowship students and post-graduate students; visitors at CNR-IBBR. Member of:Italian Chemistry Society; AccademiadelleScienzedellaBiodiversitàMediterranea (Academy of Science of Mediterranean Biodiversity);Hulled wheat genetic resources Network; partner of Phaseomic Consortium; ECPGR European Evaluation Network (EVA) on grain legume (ForEVA). Several collaborations with international research institutes (IITA, IPGRI, IPK) and with several Italian Universities (Bari, Basilicata, Florence, Salerno)in the frame of International ((LEGU-MED PRIMA project) and Italian projects as a Principal Investigator and researcher. Dr.Piergiovanniis serving as guest editor of one special issue published by MDPI and as review for several international journals with IF. She is author of more than 250 scientific contributions, the 60% of which are papers published in international journals.

Daniela Lorena Lamas holds a Ph.D. in FoodScience and Technologyfromthe Universidad Nacional del Sur, Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sheiscurrentlyanassociateresearcher at CONICET, in theTechnology, Valorisation and Innovation of FisheryProductsProgramme at theNationalInstituteforFisheriesResearch and Development in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Herresearchactivitiesfocusontheapplication of greentechnologiesfortheextraction and refining of oilsrich in omega-3 polyunsaturatedfattyacidsfromfisherywaste and discards, with a triple-impactapproach. She has experience in extractionmethodssuch as hydrolysis, pressing, solventextraction, ultrasound and supercriticalfluids, and oilrefiningwithcommercialenzymes. In thesame line, sheworksontheextraction of biocompoundsfromfishby-products, includingcollagen, bioactivepeptides, minerals and biopolymersforapplications in food and polymer matrices. Othercollaborationsincludethedevelopment of snack and bakeryproductsusing vegetable beveragewaste, microalgae and brewer'sbagasse. He has experience in thecharacterization and fortificationwithprobiotics of differentfood matrices, and shelflifestudies. She has vastteachingexperience in thechemistry and thefoodindustryarea, and currentlyshehas a closerelationshipwiththeindustry, carryingoutoilrefining, extraction and omega-3 enrichmentdevelopment Ontheotherhand, he has carriedoutresearchstays in theDepartment of ChemicalEngineering of theFaculty of Sciences of theUniversity of Granada, Spain and in theDepartment of Biotechnology of theUniversity of Burgos, Spain.

Full Professor IDAEA-CSIC, Spain. Since 2008 Director. Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA). Girona, Spain. 2016 – 2020 Full Professor Chair in Biology. College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Distinguished Scientist Fellowship Program (DSFP). Doctor Honoris Causa by the Universities of Ioannina, Greece, in 2014 and by the University of Lleida and Almeria , Spain in 2020, Honorary and Guest Professor at Zhejiang A & F University (ZAFU), Hangzhou, China in 2019 and since January 2021 Talent Professor at ZAFU , Recipharm Environmental Award, Sweden in 2012 , Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW), 5th Award on Water Management & Protection, Saudi Arabia in 2012 and the Prize King Jaime I on the Protection of Nature from Generalitat of Valencia, Spain in 2007. SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS, 1992 – to date > 63 PhD thesis supervised, mainly in Spain except two in Lisbon and in Amsterdam and one in Riyadh.,1992 – 2020. EXPERTISE :Analysis, fate , risk and removal of emerging contaminants and microplastics from water, Sewage epidemiology of drugs and proteins. Since 2010 I am listed as highly cited scientists (ISI Highly Cited), , with a Hirsch-Index of 152 (121) and total number of citations over 107.000 thousand (> 70 k) and more than 1400 publications (source Google Scholar on the 07/12/2020, Scopus in parenthesis). EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES. Since 1990s, contributing editor of Trends in Analytical Chemistry (TrAC) and editor of three book series (Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry , The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry and Advances In Chemical Pollution, Environmental Management and Protection). Since 2012 Co-Editor-in-chief of the Science of the Total Environment , since 2017 Editor in chief of Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health. and since 2020 Co-Editor in Chief of Case Studies of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Elsevier.