Ana C. Marques is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico and a full member of the Center for Natural Resources and Environment (CERENA). She established the Technological Platform for Microencapsulation and Immobilization (TPMI) at IST, which is currently her main research focus, along with the development of sustainable and biodegradable polymers. As part of a Pedagogical Innovation Project, she also implemented the Hands-on Polymers Laboratory. She holds approximately 15 international patents and has co-authored over 90 publications. She is currently the Principal Investigator of 5 research projects, co-supervisor of 12 PhD students (3 of whom have already completed their degrees), and supervisor of 4 postdoctoral researchers. She has been recognized for Excellence in Teaching in recent years and currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Department of Chemical Engineering as the member responsible for International Affairs (Mobility Coordinator). From 2007 to 2011, she was a researcher at Dow Corning SA (Belgium), and during a sabbatical, she joined Prof. Markus Niederberger’s group in the Department of Materials at ETH Zürich (Switzerland) from April to July 2019.