BELEN GONZALEZ GAYA

Knowledge area

Department

Analytical Chemistry

Centre

Faculty of Science and Technology

Electronic mail

belen.gonzalez@ehu.eus

I started my high education in science with a MSC in Environmental Science in the Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain) and a MSC in Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality in Wageningen University (The Netherlands). I developed my PhD thesis Occurrence, transport and fate of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Global Ocean inside the Malaspina 2010 project at the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA, Barcelona, Spain) from the Spanish Research Council (CSIC), to become Doctor in Marine Sciences by the University of Barcelona in October 2015. During 2016, I enjoyed one year of postdoctoral experience on the Institute of Organic Chemistry (IQOG, Madrid, Spain) on the Environmental Vigilance Plan for the application of the Stockholm Convention in Spain, regarding persistent organic pollutants monitoring in air and water. A second postdoctoral position was settled at the IMDEA Water Research Center, within the European Project TAPAS, on the effects of organic and inorganic pollutants from fisheries on coastal areas of the Mediterranean Sea. At the moment, I am enjoying a Juan de la Cierva Formación postdoctoral fellowship at the Marine Station of Plentzia (Basque Country University, EHU/UPV), working at the Analytical Chemistry department. My research interests focus on environmental chemical sciences, including chemistry of the air, water, ocean, soil and sediment. My expertise includes environmental fate and effects of anthropogenic contaminants, as w