Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer is a distinguished Spanish engineer specializing in sustainable energy and industrial decarbonization. Born in Vitoria, Spain, she pursued Chemical Engineering at the University of the Basque Country and earned her Ph.D. from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland.
Currently, she holds the Robert Buchan Chair in Sustainable Energy Engineering at Heriot-Watt University, where she also serves as Deputy Principal for Global Sustainability. In this role, she leads initiatives to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals across the university's global campuses. As Director of the Research Centre for Carbon Solutions (RCCS), she oversees a multidisciplinary team developing low-carbon energy systems to meet net-zero targets.
Professor Maroto-Valer is the Champion and Director of the UK Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC), focusing on transitioning industrial clusters to net-zero emissions. Her research encompasses energy systems, carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), hydrogen technologies, and low-carbon fuels, resulting in over 580 publications and numerous international awards. She is a Fellow of several prestigious institutions, including the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Royal Society of Chemistry.
