**Amanda Laca P ´erez**

Amanda Laca Perez obtained a bachelor ´ ´s degree in biology from the University of Oviedo in 2002. She completed her training with a master's degree in food biotechnology from the University of Oviedo (2004–2006) and with different specialization courses. In addition, she finished her PhD degree in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering of the same University in 2010.

She has published more than sixty book chapters and scientific papers in specialised journals, fifty of which were indexed in the JCR (Journal Citation Reports), and is a coauthor of multiple papers presented in national and international scientific congresses and conferences. She has been a member of the research team of different projects and a main researcher under several contracts with different companies.

Regarding her professional activity, she carried out internships in different companies and worked as Quality Manager. She was also a laboratory technician for three years at the Technical Scientific Services of the University of Oviedo. Since 2019, she has been Assistant Professor in the field of environmental technologies at this university.
