Dr. Serena Molina is a researcher at the IMDEA Water Institute. She obtained her PhD from the Complutense University of Madrid. Her knowledge of material science has been complemented by a Master's Degree in Advanced Specialization in Plastics and Rubber at UIMP-CSIC. She joined IMDEA Water in July 2014. She has worked at the Institute of Polymer Science and Technology (ICTP-CSIC). She has experience in the evaluation, modification, and characterization (spectroscopic and morphological) of polymeric membranes (reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration membrane bioreactors, and electrodialysis). She has participated in 17 research projects about the development and testing of polymeric membranes for different water treatments. Currently, she is involved in different projects related to membrane recycling and the implementation of membrane technology in desalination, wastewater treatment, recovery of valuable compounds (zero liquid discharge, ZLD), and removal of emerging compounds.