Dr. Noemí Delgado-Mellado is a professor and post-doc researcher at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of ICAI-Comillas Pontifical University of Madrid. She is a chemical engineer from Complutense University of Madrid, where she obtained her PhD cum laude on ionic liquids as alternative solvents for the petrochemical industry in December 2019. Before her PhD, she worked as an Estimating Engineer for five years at Técnicas Reunidas S.A.. Her work ensured that estimates of all levels were complete, fully auditable, and accurate, per authorized estimate plans and client requirements. Her research interests are related to environmental pollution and solutions. She is currently working on ecological contamination analysis, focused on the detection and characterization of microplastics in salt, saline, and freshwater environments. ORCID: 0000-0002-8091-1706.