I am Dr. Anna Khachatryan, a scientific researcher at the Laboratory of “Minerals Processing, Recycling and Environmental Protection” in the Scientific Production Center of “Armbiotechnology” of the National Sciences Academy of Armenia. My research focuses on environmental sustainability, especially Acid Mine Drainage (AMD), a worldwide problem that leads to serious ecological destruction. It involves studying chemolithotrophic acidophiles, microorganisms in the environment, and their responses to environmental changes, such as those driven by global climate change.