I am an Environmental Biotechnology Engineer who graduated from the Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo (ESPOCH) in December 2021. During my academic training, I was an ELAP fellow, completing research internships at Brock University focused on mapping social actors. I also represented ESPOCH in the scientific-cultural exchange of the Mercocities project between General Alvear (Argentina) and Riobamba (Ecuador). Additionally, I was part of the Research, Development for the Environment and Climate Change Group (GIDAC-ESPOCH) within the projects "Livelihoods as a strategy for planning and management in adaptation based on ecosystems-PACHA" and "Energy Poverty" in Chimborazo communities, where I worked as a volunteer researcher. Building on this background, I went on to earn a Master’s degree in Hydraulic Engineering and Environment at the Universitat Politècnica de València. I am currently pursuing my PhD, which focuses on microplastics in constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment. As part of my doctoral studies, I completed an Erasmus research stay at Ghent University, centered on applying spectroscopy techniques to evaluate the aging of microplastics in constructed wetlands. Alongside my PhD research, I serve as a researcher at the Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering (IIAMA-UPV) within the Nature-Based Solutions Group.