Scientific tenure at the Department of Chemistry and surfactant technology, Intituto de Química Avanzada de Cataluña, CSIC. BSc in Chemistry, University of Valladolid, 1988. PhD in Chemistry, University of Barcelona, Spain, 1992. Research focus on the development and applications of biocompatible and biodegradable amino acid-based surfactants,. Published > 100 ISI-indexed publications, h-index 35, 6 book chapters. Supervisor of 3 PhD theses, 12 Masters theses and > 20 BSc theses. Research projects and collaborations with national and international groups: Spain, Brazil, Italy, France, USA.