Prof. Dr. Leonor Amaral is an Environmental Engineer, a Professor at NOVA/SST, and a full member of the Center for Sustainability and Environmental Research (CENSE). She has a Master's in Sanitary Engineering and a PhD in Sanitary Engineering from NOVA/SST. She is an author of papers in scientific journals, national and international congresses and conferences. She participated in and co-coordinated studies at the national level: INSAAR and Inventory of Industrial Waste, among others. She is a member of scientific committees of congresses and meetings in the area of sanitary engineering and has participated as a consultant in the area of wastewater treatment with several companies and public bodies. Her research includes biological treatment processes.