Dr. Eliana Ramírez is an associate professor in the Chemical Engineering and Analytical Chemistry Department of the University of Barcelona. She attained her undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering in 1999 at the Industrial University of Santander (Colombia) and her Ph.D. degree in “Chemical Processes” in 2005 at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Spain). Her research is focused on heterogeneous catalysis, kinetics determination, and biomass transformation for the production of platform chemicals and biofuels.