María Asensio obtained a Master in Biotechnology, Research and Food Safety, at Miguel de Cervantes European University. In 2015, Maria began her career in research, starting with in situ polymerization of polypropylene studies. During her research, Maria has done impactful work concerning the environment and sustainability. She focused on the synthesis (in situ polymerization) and melting process modification of bio-materials such as biopolymides (bioPA) of 100% bio-based origin (bioPA11) and partially bio-based (bioPA4.10 and bioPA6.10) as substitutes for fossil raw materials. Following this concern for the environment, her thesis study consisted of industrial engineering covering the problem of recycling less recovered materials (such as colored polyethylene terephthalate (PET) containers and multi-layer PET) to introduce them into high-value and long-life products (thermoplastic composites). During this work, she specialized in the synthesis modification and characterization of polyester materials, as well as studied degradation methods to recycle polyesters. During her Ph.D., she stayed at the University of Porto (Portugal). There, knowledge of application processes to obtain high-performance materials demanded by industries was acquired. The works and achievements reached from these investigations have been published in high-impact journals (thirteen scientific papers) as well as exposed in national and international congresses.