Dr. Katherina Fernández is a Professor at the Chemical Engineering Department, University of Concepción. She completed her PhD studies in Engineering Sciences at the Catholic University of Chile. She has many Research Projects such as a Principal Researcher in the project of Development of reinforced graphene oxide (GO) aerogels with hermostatic performance (2017–2021), Formulation of conductive hydrogels to promote wound healing (2021–2025) also been an Alternate Director in project of the Development of multifunctional anti-corrosive coatings for the protection of materials (2017–2019) as well as a Co-researcher in the project of the Acquisition of an integrated system for the nanomechanical characterization of various types of materials (2019–2021), Probiotic formulation that reduces the antibiotic administration of gastrointestinal infections in pet (2020–2022). Her interests include biotechnology, biomaterials, bioactivities of natural compounds, biomaterials development, nanotechnology, and recovery of high-value components from waste.