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Dr. Teresa Gea is Professor of the Department of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). She is Chemical Engineer (UAB, 1999) and PhD in Environmental Science and Technology (UAB, 2005).
Her research activity began in 1999 and focuses on the biological valorisation of organic waste. In a first stage, she worked on the composting process, its optimization and the analysis of physicochemical properties, as well as the use of respirometry techniques for the evaluation and control of processes. From her PhD thesis, she published 6 articles in SCI journals, 2 articles in an American technical journal and 2 articles in technical journals at national level. Her research has combined an applied aspect in the first years of her career, in contact with waste management companies or producers, with a more exploratory facet, searching for new bioconversion processes for the development of the circular bioeconomy in a second stage. As a member of the GICOM group, she has participated continuously since 2000 in the 7 R+D+I national projects awarded. In 2006, she did a short and inspiring postdoctoral stay with Dr. Tom Richard from Penn State University (USA), a pioneer in composting, bioenergy and solid-state fermentation. Without abandoning the composting and anaerobic digestion processes, essential for an integral waste management, her activity evolved into a new line of research in solid-state fermentation, with the aim of obtaining a greater recovery of organic waste, beyond the compost and biogas. Thus, in a first stage she studied the production of hydrolytic enzymes and biopesticides, within the framework of different projects.
She has co-supervised 9 doctoral theses and co-supervises three more in progress. According to Scopus (June 2022) her h-index is 29, and her 65 publications have received more than 2500 citations, with an average over 300 citations / year in the last 2 years. She has participated in a total of 8 national projects and a European project and currently co-leads a national project on the production of biosurfactants from waste. She has participated in numerous contracts with companies and administrations, leading several of them in the period 2002-2010. In 2015 she led a contract with the Belgian company Nutrition Sciences N.V. She has been a vocal member of the board of directors of the Spanish Composting Network since 2018.
Additionally, Dr. Gea began her teaching career in 1999 as a pre-doctoral fellow, as an assistant professor in 2005 and as a tenured professor since 2010. In addition, she is the coordinator of the teaching plan and the teaching staff in the Dpt. of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering since 2012. Previously, she collaborated with the management of the UAB School of Engineering, coordinating various initiatives to bring engineering closer to girls. Among them, she coordinated the FECYT Ingenionautas project (FCT-10-1034, PI Dr. Sorribes) and led the launch of the first edition of the FIRST Lego League at the school.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Ph. D., Doctora en Ciències Ambientals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Award Date: 1 Apr 2005
Engineer, Enginyer Químic, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Award Date: 8 Oct 1999
External positions
Professora Lectora, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
15 Sept 2005 → 14 Sept 2010
Professora Titular d'Escola Universitària, Escola Universitària Politècnica del Medi Ambient
15 Feb 2004 → 14 Sept 2005
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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SQUEEZER: Nanomateriales para la mejora de la digestión anaerobia: incrementando el contenido en metano y convirtiendo Co2 a metanol
Font Segura, X., Sanchez Ferrer, A., Gea Leiva, M. T., Artola Casacuberta, A., Barrena Gomez, R., Carrasco Garcia, A., Ghoreishi ., G., Moyano Dominguez, D., Vali , S. A., MOLINA PEÑATE, E., Moral Vico, A. J., Carrasco Garcia, A., Ghoreishi ., G. & Moral Vico, A. J.
1/12/22 → 30/11/24
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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Cierre de ciclos hacia la sostenibilidad local en la agricultura: producción de biofertilizantes enriquecidos en nutrientes y enmiendas orgánicas con propiedades biopesticidas y bioestimulantes (FertiLab)
Sanchez Ferrer, A., Artola Casacuberta, A., Baeza Labat, J. A., Barrena Gomez, R., Gea Leiva, M. T. & Font Segura, X.
1/12/22 → 30/11/25
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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Baterías biodegradables y compostables para agricultura de precisión y sistemas energéticos descentralizados (BIDEKO)
Barrena Gomez, R., Gea Leiva, M. T., Gabarrell Durany, X., Font Segura, X., Talens Peiro, L. & Muñoz Liesa, J.
1/10/21 → 30/09/24
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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BIOSURFACTANTES GLICOLIPIDOS A PARTIR DE RESIDUOS, UNA ALTERNATIVA A LOS SURFACTANTES QUIMICOS EN LA BIOECONOMIA CIRCULAR
Gea Leiva, M. T., Barrena Gomez, R., Eras Muñoz, E. N., Moral Vico, A. J., Artola Casacuberta, A., Font Segura, X., Sanchez Ferrer, A., Oiza Van Lochem, F. N., Carrasco Garcia, A., GOREISHI, G., MOLINA PEÑATE, E. & Bueno Mancebo, J. A.
1/09/21 → 31/08/24
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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Municipis resilients a les pandèmies mitjançant el nexe de l'agricultura de proximitat, energia, aigua i residus. Del pilot al municipi
Gabarrell Durany, X., Sanchez Ferrer, A., Villalba Mendez, G., Gea Leiva, M. T., Rovira Val, M. R., Barrena Gomez, R., Pont Castejon, I., Madrid López, C., Talens Peiro, L., Badia Moragas, A., Mendoza Beltran, A., Moral Vico, A. J., Gasol Martinez, C., Muñoz Odina, P., Arcas Pilz, V., Stringari ., G., Rufi Salis, M., Pena , A. M., Tonini ., P., Gonzalez Atero, R., Toboso Chavero, S., Parada Molina, F. A., Langemeyer , J., Molins Cabaní, S., Alejandra Cerda Llanos, Gassó-Domingo, S., Cuerva Contreras, E., Gonzalez Ale, D., Font Segura, X., Artola Casacuberta, A., Francisco, G. R., Velasco Fernandez, R., Evangelista ., G., Sanclemente Crespo, M., Appolloni, E., Orsini, F., Petit, A. & Zambrano, P.
14/05/21 → 13/11/22
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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Magnetite-based nanoparticles and nanocomposites for recovery of overloaded anaerobic digesters
Barrena Gomez, R., Vargas-García, M. D. C., Catacora-Padilla, P., Gea Leiva, M. T., Abomarkeb, A. M. A., Moral Vico, A. J., Sanchez Ferrer, A., Font Segura, X. & Aspray, T. J., Mar 2023, In: Bioresource Technology. 372, 12 p., 128632.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A plant-like battery: a biodegradable power source ecodesigned for precision agriculture
Navarro-Segarra, M., Tortosa, C., Ruiz-Díez, C., Desmaële, D., Barrena, R., Sabaté, N., Esquivel, J. P. & Gea Leiva, M. T., 30 May 2022, In: Energy & Environmental Science. 15, 7, p. 2900-2915 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Web of Science) -
A Simplified Techno-Economic Analysis for Sophorolipid Production in a Solid-State Fermentation Process
Martínez, M., Rodríguez, A., Font, X. & Gea Leiva, M. T., 1 Jun 2022, In: Energies. 15, 11, 23 p., 4077.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access5 Citations (Scopus) -
Co-composting of Biowaste: Simultaneous Optimization of the Process and Final Product Quality Using Simulation and Optimisation Tools
Soto-Paz, J., Gea, T., Alfonso-Morales, W., Caicedo-Bravo, E., Oviedo-Ocaña, E. R., Manyoma-Velásquez, P. C. & Torres-Lozada, P., 18 Jan 2021, In: Waste and Biomass Valorization. 12, 8, p. 4489-4502 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
4 Citations (Scopus) -
Agro-wastes and Inert Materials as Supports for the Production of Biosurfactants by Solid-state Fermentation
Rodríguez, A., Gea, T., Sánchez, A. & Font, X., 1 Jan 2020, (Accepted in press) In: Waste and Biomass Valorization.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
10 Citations (Scopus)
Thesis
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Diseño y validación de sistemas de compostaje a escala de laboratorio: aplicación al tratamiento de residuos sólidos urbanos y lodos de depuradora
Author: Gea Leiva, M. T., 12 Sept 2001Supervisor: Artola Casacuberta, A. (Director) & Sanchez Ferrer, A. (Director)
Student thesis: Final degree project (TFG)
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Estudi del compostatge de residus sòlids orgànics: optimització de la mescla inicial i seguiment de paràmetres d'activitat biològica del procés
Author: Gea Leiva, M. T., 1 Apr 2005Supervisor: Artola Casacuberta, A. (Director) & Sanchez Ferrer, A. (Director)
Student thesis: Doctoral thesis