M. A. Martin-Luengo
Professor
Institute of Materials Science of Madrid, CSIC
Spain
Biography
M. A. Martin-Luengo, graduated in chemistry at the Autonoma University of Madrid (Spain) in 1980. In the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC, Spain), she presented her Master work in 1981 and PhD in 1983 on the characterization of surfaces. Then she worked with a CSIC grant in England and Belgium till 1987. From 1987 till 1991, she was awarded a fellowship IA from the UK´s Scientific Engineering Research Council and from 1992 she is permanent research staff of the CSIC.
Research Interest
Nowadays she carries out studies in the search for more sustainable materials and chemical processes based on preparing value added substances and materials from agriresidues, of outmost importance in less developed countries.