**About the Editor**

#### **Ana Mar´ıa D´ıez-Pascual**

Ana Maria Diez-Pascual graduated in Chemistry in 2001 (awarded Extraordinary Prize) at the Complutense University (Madrid, Spain), where she completed her Ph.D. (2002–2005) on dynamic and equilibrium properties of fluid interfaces under the supervision of Prof. Rubio. In 2005, she worked at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (Germany) with Prof. Miller on the rheological characterization of water-soluble polymers. During 2006–2008, she was a postdoctoral researcher at the Physical Chemistry Institute of the RWTH-Aachen University (Germany), where she worked on the layer-by-layer assembly of polyelectrolyte multilayers onto thermoresponsive microgels. Then, she moved to the Institute of Polymer Science and Technology (Madrid, Spain) and participated in a Canada–Spain joint project to develop carbon nanotube (CNT)-reinforced epoxy and polyetheretherketone composites for transport applications. Currently, she is a full professor at Alcala University (Madrid, Spain) focused on the development of polymer/nanofiller systems for biomedical applications. She has published over 200 SCI articles (97% in Q1 journals). She has an H-index of 43 and more than 4000 total citations. She has published 21 book chapters, 2 monographies, and edited 3 books, and is the first author of an international patent. She has been invited to impart seminars at prestigious international research centers (i.e., Max Planck in Germany, NRC in Canada, School of Materials in Manchester, U.K.). She was awarded the TR35 2012 prize by the Massachusetts Technological Institute (MIT) for her innovative work in the field of nanotechnology. She is member of the Young Academy of Spain.
