Aneta Magdziarz has an undergraduate degree in Chemistry from the Jagiellonian University and a PhD in Metallurgy from the AGH University of Science and Technology (Cracow, Poland). After receiving a Ph.D. in 2005, she began her professional career at AGH as a lecturer of graduate and undergraduate courses in general chemistry, corrosion, and environmental protection and a researcher in the field of energy. In 2018, she reached the position of professor at AGH University. She conducts research as a Principal Investigator on both national and international projects (e.g., European Union) involving the thermal conversion of different waste (agriculture, woody, municipal solid) according to the circular economy concept (e.g., torrefaction, hydrothermal carbonization, pyrolysis, and gasification), ash chemistry, and high-temperature corrosion. She is a leader in the Thermal Processes group at AGH University. She has established cooperation with many universities, including Canada, China, Germany, Sweden, Romania and the United Kingdom, and has participated in many international scholarships. She is a Board Member of the Polish Combustion Institute and a member of the Combustion Institute in Pittsburgh, United States. She is one of the most influential scientists according to the list of World Ranking Top 2% Scientists (published by Stanford University and Elsevier BV).