Maria Grazia De Angelis received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Bologna in 1998 and 2002, respectively. She joined the University of Edinburgh in 2020 as Chair in Thermodynamics of Materials and Processes after working for 15 years at the University of Bologna, Italy‚ where she holds an Associate Professorship in Chemical Engineering. Her international experience includes research stays at the North Carolina State University (USA), National Technical University of Athens (Greece), Universidad Nacional del Sur (Argentina), University of Melbourne (Australia). Her work is focused on the study and development of materials, processes, and simulation methods for fluid separations, CO2 capture, biofuels upgrading, water purification, packaging, and biomedical processes. Since 2022, she has been the chair of the Working Party on Thermodynamics and Transport Properties, European Federation of Chemical Engineers (EFCE).