Prof. Dr. Isabella Lancellotti achieved her degree in chemistry in 1995 at the University of Modena (Italy). She achieved her Ph.D. degree in chemistry in 2000. In 2001 she enjoyed a short-term mobility (CNR) grant from the CSIC, Instituto de Ciencias de la Construccion Eduardo Torroja, Madrid, Spagna. Since 1 December 2005, she has been appointed assistant professor in chemistry (SSD CHIM/07), and from 31 October 2015, she has been an associate professor (SSD CHIM/07) at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia; in April 2018, she was granted the national qualification for full professor. She is the author of more than 170 publications (h-index 44) and several patents. Her scientific activity has always been focused on the inorganic chemistry of the solid state, which has been examined in both its theoretical and applied aspects. She participated to the constitution of the National Research Group on Geopolymers on 12 November 2008 in Italy.