María Teresa Doménech Carbó, B.Sc., D.Phil., in Chemistry  (Universitat de València) (1989), since 1990, has been a professor in Science of Conservation, Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and, since 2005 until 2016, was director of the Institut Universitari de Restauració del Patrimoni (IRP) of the UPV and editor-in-chief of Arché, the Journal of IRP Research. In a research career spanning 25 years, she has published over 200 papers on chemical and physical methods of analysis of artworks. She has made over 150 presentations of her research work at international seminars and conferences. She has directed over 12 regional, national, and European R&D. She has supervised 20 research students successfully for the Ph.D. degree. Her interests include chemical analysis of cultural heritage.