Albina Ribeiro obtained her First Degree in Chemical Engineering by the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) in 1986. From 1989 to 1992, she was an assistant at the Chemical Engineering Department of the Higher Education Institute of Engineering of Porto (ISEP). In 1994, she obtained her PhD in Chemical Engineering by the University of Birmingham School of Chemical Engineering. Her PhD focused on the theme 'Studies of Gas-liquid Flow in Bends' and was recognized by the University of Minho. From 1992 to 1994, she was an Adjunct Professor at ISEP and, from 1994 until today, she has been a Coordinate Professor at the same institution. In addition, from 1994 to 2007, she was part of the research group 'Centro de Investigação de Engenharia Aplicada' (CIEA) and, from 2007 until today, she has been a research fellow at the 'Centro de Inovação em Engenharia e Tecnologia Industrial' (CIETI) of ISEP. During her academic career, she has published 20 scientific papers in international journals, 9 scientific papers in conference proceedings, and 19 conference abstracts. She has been lecturing courses in the areas of transport phenomena (Chemical and Mechanical Engineering Departments), thermochemical biomass processes, and also laboratory courses that include experimental work related to separation processes and heat transfer process units (Chemical Engineering Department). Furthermore, she has supervised and co-supervised more than 20 master theses and was part of the academic jury for more than 20 master theses. Her main areas of interest have ranged from gas-liquid flows and fluidized beds to thermochemical treatment of biomass.