Prof. Dr. Maria Norberta de Pinho is a Full Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal. She obtained her M.Sc. (1974) and Ph.D. (1976) in Chemical Engineering from the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. Prof. de Pinho conducts her research at the Center for Physics and Engineering of Advanced Materials (CeFEMA). Her research primarily focuses on Membrane Synthesis and Characterization; Flow and Mass Transfer Modeling (Computer Fluid Dynamics), Design and Engineering of Separation Processes and Membrane Processes in Food, Pulp and Paper and Chemical Industries; Biorefinery; and Extracorporeal Medical Devices (Artificial Kidney, Artificial Lung). She is a member of AIChE and a member of the Membrane Working Party of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering.