Pilar Bernal Ortega obtained her degree in Chemical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), Spain. She went on to complete a master’s program in High Specialization in Plastics and Rubber at the International University Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP), also in Spain. In 2016, she was awarded a government grant to pursue a PhD in rubber technology with the Elastomers Group at the Institute of Polymer Science and Technology (ICTP), Spain. She successfully defended her PhD thesis, titled “Sulfur-Modified Carbon Nanotubes for the Development of Rubber Tire Tread Compounds”, on March 13, 2020. In December 2019, Pilar joined the Elastomer Technology & Engineering Group as a postdoctoral researcher, contributing to a collaborative project with the tire manufacturer Bridgestone. Since December 2022, she has been serving as an Assistant Professor within the same group.