Silvia Lacorte
IDAEA-CSIC

Biography
Professor Silvia Lacorte (H-index 61) completed her PhD in Analytical 浪花直播 at the University of Barcelona (1997), undertook a post-doc in Carso Centre d鈥橝nalyse (Lyon, France) and in 1999 became full researcher at the Department of Environmental 浪花直播 in IDAEA-CSIC. Nowadays, she is vice-director of the IDAEA-CSIC and leads an interdisciplinary research group in the field of analytical and environmental sciences. Dr Lacorte is a fellow of the Catalan Society of 浪花直播 (SCQ) of the Institute of Catalan Studies and of the Spanish Society of Chromatography and Related Techniques (SECYTA). She is a member of the Division of Environment of the EUCHEMS and the Scientific Council of the Rovaltain Foundation (France). Her main research interest is to evaluate the presence and impact of organic contaminants (including microplastics) in the environment and find solutions to mitigate the overwhelming problem of chemical pollution. Special emphasis is placed on the protection of wildlife and natural resources. She has published 220 articles in SCI journals and several book chapters and has presented her work at numerous conferences and congresses. She has participated in or coordinated national and international projects related to water pollution, the impact of pollutants, and remediation actions, and has supervised 15 PhD students. S. Lacorte is a member of the Gender Commission in IDAEA and for the last 10 years she has organized a workshop with the support of the Catalan Chemical Society on 鈥淓nvironment and Society鈥 with only women presenters as a way to promote and visualize their work.
RSC affiliations
Editorial board, Environmental Science: Advances
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