Leyre Sillero
(Biorefinery Processes)
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Biography
She graduated in Industrial Chemical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of Vitoria-Gasteiz of the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU in 2013. Then she got a Master in Environmental Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of Bilbao of the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU in 2016. She received a grant from the Department of Economic Development and Infrastructures of the Basque Government to carry out the PhD within the program of Renewable Materials Engineering under the direction of Dr. Labidi at the Faculty of Engineering of Gipuzkoa, becoming a member of the group "Biorefinery Processes" (BioRP).
Research
Currently, she is in her first year as PhD student. Her research focuses on obtaining biomolecules from forest residues.