Meet the editors

Prof. Dr. Leila Queiroz Zepka is currently an associate professor at the Department of Food Technology and Science, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil. She has more than fifteen years of teaching and research experience. She has published more than 550 scientific publications/communications, including 15 books, 60 book chapters, 120 original research papers, 380 research communications in national and international conferences, and

12 patents. She is a member of the editorial board of five journals and acts as a reviewer for several national and international journals. Her research interests include microalgal biotechnology with an emphasis on microalgae-based products.

Dr. Mariany Coista Deprá is currently a researcher at the Department of Food Technology and Science, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil. She has published more than 100 scientific publications/communications, including books, book chapters, original research papers, research communications in national and international conferences, and patents. She acts as a reviewer for several international journals. Her research

interests include microalgae-based processes and products with an emphasis on sustainability metrics and indicators.

Prof. Dr. Eduardo Jacob-Lopes is currently an associate professor at the Department of Food Technology and Science, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil. He has more than fifteen years of teaching and research experience. He has coordinated/ coordinates more than fifty research projects and/or technological developments financed by public funding agencies and private initiatives. He has published more than 600 scientific

publications/communications, including 15 books, 60 book chapters, 150 original research papers, 400 research communications in national and international conferences, and 12 patents. He is a member of the editorial board of ten journals and acts as a reviewer for several national and international journals. His research interests include bioprocess engineering with an emphasis on microalgal biotechnology.
