Dr./Ph.D. habil., chem. eng.  Carmen Zaharia is currently an Associate Professor at the ‘Çr. Simionescu’ Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection, ‘Gheorghe Asachi’ Technical University of Iasi, Romania. She completed her PhD studies at the ‘Gheorghe Asachi’ Technical University of Iasi in 2000 and obtained her habilitation certificate as a Doctoral/Ph.D. program coordinator in 2021. Her research interests include environmental engineering and management, water and wastewater treatment technology and management, and environmental chemistry, among others.