Paula Rodríguez González obtained her degree in chemistry at Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM). She complimented her studies with a master in materials science and engineering (UC3M). She is currently working as a PhD student at the powder technology group (UC3M). Her research areas are focused on the study of new processing strategies for additive manufacturing (AM) of light alloys, in particular, the development of new wires of aluminium alloys for wire arc additive manufacturing.