Dr. María de las Nieves González García. Full Professor of Prevention and Safety. Work at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), since 1996. Has three six-year research periods. Technical Architect in Execution of Works (1993), Master of Occupational Risk Prevention (1999), Master’s degree in Technological Innovation in Building (2008) and Doctor (2010), with Extraordinary Doctorate Award. All degrees obtained at the UPM. Coordinator of the UPM Research Group Pathology of Structures, Collective Protections and Auxiliary Means of Building. Two lines of research open: one in prevention and safety in buildings and the other in mechanical behavior of materials.