Ph.D. in Sciences from the School of Engineering of Lorena (EEL/USP) with an emphasis in Applied Microbiology (2013), Master's degree in Chemical Engineering (2008), and Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering (2005) from the National University of Colombia, Manizales campus. During her doctoral studies, she was a FAPESP scholarship holder (Grant No. 2011/01226-7). She is currently an Assistant Professor (MS-3.2) in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Institute of Chemistry, UNESP, Araraquara (SP). Her academic and scientific career is marked by the development of innovative and sustainable solutions for the chemical and biotechnological sectors. She has extensive experience in industrial and biotechnological processes, with a focus on the valorization of lignocellulosic biomass and the production of biofuels, such as second-generation ethanol and biodiesel. Her work also includes the production of high value-added bioproducts, such as furfural, levulinic acid, oligosaccharides, biolipids, xylitol, and lactic acid. In addition, she conducts strategic research involving yeast and enzyme immobilization, synthesis of magnetic nanostructures, reaction-extraction processes, and thermal treatments of biomass for the production of biochar applied to both CO₂ capture and the removal of toxic compounds from hydrolysates. She works in the modeling and simulation of chemical and biotechnological processes, assessing their technical, economic, and environmental feasibility