Gabriel Pinto holds a PhD in Chemistry (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, UCM) and is currently a full Professor at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM), where he has been teaching chemistry and the introduction of materials to engineers since 1986. His main areas of interest are: properties of polymer composites, optical properties of polymer films, science education, STEM education, inquiry-based learning, and history of science. He has published over 200 papers and he has also been involved in a large number of teaching training activities and STEM outreach programmes for students, teachers and the general public.