Manuel Conde Cid obtained his Bachelor's degree in Environmental Sciences in 2015. He later completed a Master's in Agri-Food and Environmental Science and Technology (2016), which granted him access to the PhD Program in Agri-Food Science and Technology. He earned his PhD Cum Laude from the University of Vigo in 2021. During his research career, Dr. Conde Cid has focused on the dynamics of emerging contaminants in soils and their effects on soil organisms. His doctoral dissertation, “Retention, Transport, and Degradation Mechanisms of Antibiotics in Agricultural Soils”, was awarded the Extraordinary Doctorate Award from the University of Vigo and the 2022 Best Doctoral Thesis Award in Soil Science from the Spanish Society of Soil Science (SECS). He has taken part in two national research projects and is currently an active researcher in two Horizon Europe Pillar projects: SoildiverAgro and BIOservicES. Dr. Conde Cid is co-author of 40 articles in peer-reviewed journals indexed in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), with 1,460 citations and an h-index of 24. Notably, 80% of these are in first-quartile (Q1) journals in Environmental Science, Soil Science, or Agriculture. He has also co-authored 11 book chapters, most published by leading academic publishers such as Elsevier, Springer, MDPI, and CRC Press. He regularly serves as reviewer for high-impact journals in his field.