Márcia F. Mesko is full professor at Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), in Brazil. She has experience in Analytical Chemistry for the development of methods for sample preparation, ultrasound and microwave technologies, speciation analysis and quality control of food, pharmaceutical and other industrial products using ion chromatography and atomic spectrometry techniques. She was Director of Analytical Chemistry Division of Brazilian Chemical Society. She has presented national and international invited lectures and published more than 150 peer reviewed international papers. She was invited to collaborate in many special issues of scientific journals such as “Young Investigators in (Bio-)Analytical Chemistry” (2019) and “Female role models in Analytical Chemistry” - Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (2020). She has received several national and international awards, including the "L’Oréal Brazil – For Woman in Science" from L’Oréal, Brazilian Academy of Science and UNESCO 2012, JAAS-2018 Emerging Investigator Lectureship, and the “Periodic Table of Younger Chemists” to represent the element “Bromine” for celebrating 100 years of IUPAC/International Year of Periodic Table (2019), and "2023-IUPAC Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering". She is as a titular member of the National Academy of Pharmacy and as affiliate member of the Brazilian Academy of Science.