Mirela Nicoleta Dinca is a lecturer at the Faculty of Biotechnical Systems Engineering at the National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest. She received her PhD in the field of chemistry (2012) with the thesis "Methods and methodologies in monitoring and evaluating processes and materials in the health-environment relationship" from the Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Material Science. She also holds a master’s degree in Materials Engineering, with a specialization in Biocompatible Substances, Materials, and Systems, and a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering. With over 15 years of academic and research experience, she has published more than 120 scientific papers, including over 42 indexed in ISI, over 70 in BDI databases, and 3 national books. Her main research activities include participation as a team member in over 15 national research projects.