Dr. Carmen-Alice Teacă is a senior researcher at the Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry in Iasi, Romania. She has a B. Eng. degree in chemical engineering (pulp, paper, and artificial fibers technology), and Ph.D. degree in photosynthetic biosensors as indicators of environmental pollution from “Gh. Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, Romania. Her areas of research include separation and characterization of polymer components from wood fibers and other renewable resources, chemical modification of wood fibers and natural polymers (cellulose, lignin, starch) for valorization in composite systems, and wood protection against degradation processes using natural products. She is a member of the editorial board of the BioResources journal and Forests journal. She is an active reviewer for high-ranking scientific journals and is member of the Romanian Chemical Society since 2000.