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Lorena Peñacoba Antona

Position: 
Predoctoral researcher METFILTER
Research: 
Wastewater treatment through the use of electrogenic wetlands with electroactive biochar as a biofilter substrate
Joining Date: 
02/2018
Address: 
IMDEA Water. Avenida Punto Com, 2. Parque Científico Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alcalá. Alcalá de Henares. 28805 MADRID
E-mail: 
lorena.penacoba@imdea.org
Short Bio: 

Lorena has a degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Burgos. She graduated with honors from the University of Alcalá and the University Rey Juan Carlos with a Master's Degree in Hydrology and Water Resources Management. Her project was titled "Bioelectrogenic wetlands (METlands): a sustainable strategy for treating wastewater generated in a work center". In addition, she did postgraduated work at the University of Alcalá, where she continued developing her skills in the field of wastewater treatment.

Contracted by the company METFILTER, she joined IMDEA Water as a predoctoral associated researcher in 2018. She was awarded an industrial scholarship for her doctorate by the Community of Madrid, within the framework of the Regional Plan for Scientific Research and Technological Innovation 2016-2020. This scholarship will be managed together between METfilter and IMDEA Agua.

She currently works in the Bioelectrogenesis group of Dr. Abraham Esteve Núñez. Her primary line of research is in wastewater treatment by microbial electrogenesis. Specifically, she investigates the application of bioelectrogenic wetlands (METlands) for the treatment of wastewater in small populations.