Lorena Cornejo-Ponce is an academic and researcher at UTA. She has a professional degree in laboratory chemistry, a master's degree in chemistry with a specialisation in analytical chemistry, a PhD in sciences from the Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas-Brazil, and a post-doctorate in environmental issues. Dr. Cornejo has developed a career in the research lines of solar water treatment, the development of solar technologies for water decontamination and disinfection, the implementation of adapted technologies for desalination of natural waters, and the evaluation of the distribution and dynamics of chemical elements in water and soil resources. She also has experience in the development and execution of R&D&I projects with desalination technologies and consultancy, solar water treatment, aquaculture systems, the use of models to characterise the operation of equipment, and work in research environments, standing out as the principal investigator in the Fondecyt 1201314 and SEQUÍA FSE FSEQ210016 projects, both from ANID, which are currently under execution. Currently, she is a full-time professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad de Tarapacá. In addition, she is the principal researcher and coordinator of Line Nº 1: Solar Water Treatment of SERC-CHILE, being part of the Scientific Committee.