Dr. Jose David Badia is an Associate Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering (DIQ) of the University of València (UV), Spain. He is also the leader of the RDT Group of Materials Technology and Sustainability of the DIQ-UV. Dr. Badia holds M.Sc. degrees in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials, and Erasmus Mundus Materials and Sensor Systems for Environmental Technologies, and a PhD in Engineering and Industrial Production. His research activities mainly involve the design and functionalisation of polymer-based dispositives for application sectors such as energy, biomedicine, packaging and environmental technologies; and the valorisation of polymer-based materials through mechanical, chemical, thermal, and biological means.