Dr. Ildiko Lung works as Senior Researcher in the Department of Physics of Nanostructured Systems, National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. She is the Guest Editor of the Special Issue "Antibacterial Properties of Plant-Derived Natural Products—Preparation and Applications" in MDPI. Her research interests are mainly focused on plants, extracts, pollutants adsorption, material encapsulation, antioxidant properties, and bioactive compounds. Her scientific output includes 62 publications, corresponding to 965 citations (h-index 13) (Scopus, 14 December 2023).