Dr. Antonio Peñas is a distinguished researcher in the Department of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, University of Jaén. He completed his PhD studies in chemistry (2011) at the University of Jaén and has been awarded an EMERGIA Grant (2022). He leads several projects such as BeyondBattRec (Horizon Europe), Polybatt (EMERGIA-Junta de Andalucía) and ESP-Zn (FEDER-Junta de Andalucía), among others. Currently, he is a member of the Batteryplat and Batteries Europe platforms. He has published 26 papers in various journals and 5 patents. His teaching disciplines are related to organic chemistry, and his interests include organic chemistry, polymers, organic batteries, polymer-based cathodes and anodes, multivalent batteries and carbon-based nanomaterials.