Alexandra Dubini is a research assistant at the University of Cordoba, Spain specialized in bioremediation, production of biofuels, especially hydrogen from green algae. She completed her PhD in molecular biology from the University of East Anglia (UK) in 2005 and then worked for 10 years as a permanent research staff scientist at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado (USA), funded by the US Department Of Energy. In total, she has been Principal or Co-Principal Investigator of 12 projects throughout her career. She’s currently the Co-PI of 2 projects funded by the Spanish ministry and one by the Andalusian council, which aim to reduce the use of water, and use the biomass generated for the production of other value-added compounds such as hydrogen, feed or fertilizers.  Since 2019, she is part of 2 European Commission expert groups related to energy, climate, environment, circular economy and resource efficiency, and also acts as a reviewing expert for European projects. She is vice-president of MCAA since 2022 and an advocate for women in science.