Marta Carballa is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Santiago de Compostela. She holds a Degree in Chemical Engineering and a PhD in Chemical and Environmental Engineering. She belongs to the Group of Environmental Biotechnology and to Cross Research in Environmental Technologies Institute (CRETUS) Her current research interests include: anaerobic (co-) digestion processes, analyzing not only the technical aspects but also the study of the microbial community in order to relate the digester functionality with the structure of the microbial community, added-value product production from anaerobic fermentation and fate and removal of organic micropollutants in biological wastewater and sludge treatment processes, focusing on the identification and quantification of the biotransformation mechanisms.