Chemical and Environmental Engineering Group

Iris Perpinyà Fabra studied a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC). Her Final Degree Project focused on the Life Cycle Analysis of various types of water containers.
She holds a master’s degree in Agro-Environmental Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM).
She has worked in the private sector and on international initiatives related to the inclusion of Latin America and the Caribbean’s youth, in advocacy roles, with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
In March 2026, she joined the Department of Chemical and Environmental Technology at URJC as a researcher in the Chair of Circular Economy for Sustainable Waste Management, where she combines the academic perspective of waste management with an applied and social approach.
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