Innovations and New Processes in the Olive Oil Industry

Sebastián Sánchez was Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Granada. Currently, he is Full Professor of the Department of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering of University of Jaén since 1993. His research interests are in the areas of, ‘Olive Oil Technology’ , ‘Use of By-products and Residues from Olive Oil Industry’, and 'Biofuels Production' at the ‘University Institute of Research in Olive Grove and Olive Oils’. He has extensive experience in Production of Virgin Olive Oils and Management of By-products'.  Head of the Research Group "Bioprocesses (TEP-138, Andalusia Government, Spain)”, since 1993/94 until present day.

Professor Juan Francisco García Martín's thesis (University of Jaén) was awarded 2 Spanish Research Environment Prizes. Afterwards, Professor Juan Francisco García Martín took postdoctoral positions at University of Granada, University College Dublin and Spanish National Research Council. Additionally, he did research stays at the Universities Paul Sabatier Toulouse III and Claude Bernard Lyon I. He was also lecturer at the Universities of Jaén, Granada and Málaga. Currently, his research interests focus on the use of by-products of the food industry and food quality. Since 2016, he has been Associate Professor at the University of Seville. In addition, Professor Juan Francisco García Martín is head of the Research Group ‘Obtaining Biofuels’ (AGR-155, Andalusia Government, Spain)’ and he is in the top 2% of the most cited scientists in the high scientific impact list published annually by Stanford University.