**Maria Beatrice Coltelli**

Maria-Beatrice Coltelli is an Associate Professor at the Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, in the sector of Materials Science and Technology (ING-IND/22). She obtained her degree in Chemistry in 2001 and her PhD "Galileo galilei" in Chemical Sciences in 2005, both at the Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry at the University of Pisa. As a post-doctoral researcher, she was involved in the scientific activities of numerous European and regional projects. Moreover, she developed a spin-off company, SPIN-PET, owned by the University of Pisa. She also worked as a technician in a laboratory for material testing (PONTLAB). In September 2013, she began her activity as a researcher at the Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering until 2019, when she was appointed as an Associate Professor.

Her research studies have focused on polymer science, in particular polymer blends and composites. She previously took part in research projects in the field of plastic recycling and plastics from renewable sources, with particular attention on reactive processing and bio-nanocomposites. She also taught a course on Managing and Treatment of Solid Wastes. Currently, she is engaged in didactic activity related to courses in Chemical Engineering (Materials Science and Engineering and Polymeric Materials Science and Technology) and Materials and Nanotechnology (Reactive Processing and Recycling of Polymers) and is involved in the scientific activities of several European projects. She is an author or a co-author of more than 100 international scientific papers with 2700 citations, 12 book chapters, 3 patents, and 1 book. She co-edited one book and six Special Issues in the field of sustainable materials.
