Prof. Dr. Željka Zgorelec is a Professor at the Division of Agroecology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb. She completed her Ph.D. in Biotechnology Science, with a focus on Agriculture, Ecology, and Environmental Protection, at the University of Zagreb in collaboration with University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU) in 2009. Her research interests include agroecology, soil degradation and protection, environmental analytics (soil, water, plant), instrumental analytical methods (including method validation), phytoremediation and phytoaccumulation of trace elements from contaminated and natural soils, as well as the biogeochemistry of carbon and nitrogen, and soil-related aspects of climate change.