Fernanda Margarido has a PhD degree in Materials Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico (Technical University of Lisbon). She is Associate Professor with Habilitation at IST/UL, on the scientific area of Environment and Energy of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. She is also President of the Scientific Council and researcher at the Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research (IN+). She is the Coordinator of the Waste Processing and Management Laboratory, leading a research group on Materials Recycling of Wastes and End-of-Life Products.