Liliana Martelo (LM) completed her Ph.D. in Chemistry (2012-16) at the Univ. of Lisbon (Instituto Superior Técnico) in collaboration with the Univ. of Coimbra, granted from FCT in a very competitive call (13.5% approval). Her Ph.D. thesis was approved with honor and distinction (Summa Cum Laude) in the subarea of Physical Chemistry. In this framework, LM spends time abroad at the Univ. of St. Andrews (U.K.) under a European project awarded by the EU Commission in the framework FP7-security (ID: 248747, 830K) After her Ph.D., LM gained a postdoctoral research fellowship (2016-19) from FCT under a very competitive call (12.5% of approval) to develop a portable device for the detection of explosives. In this context and to pursue her scientific research LM spends time at the University of Cranfield (U.K.) as visitor researcher. Since Sept. 2019, LM hold a Junior Researcher Position at LAQV/REQUIMTE at the Univ. of Porto (UP). Since then, LM gained expertise and knowledge in the field of Environmental Science, more precisely in recycling and recovering raw materials (specifically precious and critical metals) from electronic and electric waste. This expertise was acquired in participating in 2 funded projects by FCT, under competitive calls: 1 as Junior Researcher (WasteZero, 225K, 2018) and 1 as Co-Pi (SMARTE-WASTE, 250K, 2022, approval of 8.7 %). Although LM changed her scientific interest and research line at the end of 2019, her merit and efforts were recognized since LM won 1 project funded by FCT in a competitive call as Co-PI (SMARTE-WASTE, 250K in 2021), co-author of 2 patents in the field (both in 2021), was awarded with the FEUP Scientific Recognition Award in the last two editions (2020-21) and awarded with the prize iU25K for the Best Business Idea (2022) from the UP. Additionally, LM represented her Research Center and University at the largest pan-European Competition for the best Startups spinning out of leading Universities (Germany, 2022). His work has also been publicized in the media and radio for the general society. Since LM is working at LAQV, she was the co-supervisor of 2 MSc.Thesis in collaboration with the Univ. of Leuven and (co)-supervisor the research work of a fellowship researcher. At present LM is the co-supervisor of one Ph.D. student and 2 undergraduate students. LM is an Invited Professor at FEUP (2023) of the syllabus: Coatings and Surface Treatment for Materials Engineering master’s students. Her contributions since 2019 under these 2 projects are co-Inventor of 2 Patents, 2 publications in high-impact journals: Chem. Eng. J. as the corresponding author (Q1, IF =16.74), as first author Waste Manag. J. (Q1; IF = 8.82), first author in Chem. Eng. J., CEJ-D-23-03038, and as corresponding and first author in Minerals Eng., MINE-D-22-01333, Q1, IF = 5.48), 10 oral presentations in int. conferences (18th CEST 2023, 2nd RawMat, XXVI Encontro Galgo Portugués de Química, Raw Mat Summit, 8th Prometia Scientific Seminar, 1st RawMat and 17th CEST), and 2 proceeding paper (17-18th CEST 2021-23) and 5 participation in funding rounds for innovative ideas. LM is also committed to the dissemination of her scientific work to the general public and college students with the organization of events (Engineering Week and the UP Exhibition). LM main achievements (#last five years/ #whole path): 3/6 patents, 1 chapter of book, 6/16 papers, 3/7 proceedings, 11/26 oral communications (6 as invited), successful funding of FCT project, participation in 6 funded projects 1 by the EU Commission, 2 funded grants (Ph.D and Postdoctoral), co-supervision of 2 concluded MSc. thesis, co-supervision of ongoing Ph.D. thesis, co-supervision of 2 undergrad students projects and co-supervision concluded of 4 granted researchers, main jury of 2 MSc. thesis, 2 prizes of Scientific Recognition, 1 prize for the business idea, conference/events organizations, and reviewer in several journals.