Dr. Raluca Nicoleta Darie-Ni?a is curently a Senior Researcher at “Petru Poni? Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Iasi, Romania. She received her PhD in Chemistry (2009) and Postdoctoral degree (2013) in Biomaterials from Romanian Academy. MSc in Organic Physical Chemistry (2001) and license in Chemistry and Physics (1999) were awarded by Faculty of Chemistry, “Al. I. Cuza? University of Iasi, Romania. She has 20 years of experience in reactive processing (natural and synthetic, pure or recycled polymers), polymers compatibilization and chemical functionalization, physico-chemical characterization of polymers and composites, development of materials for food packaging and structural applications, durability testing of plastic materials. Scientific activity: 69 published papers (63 ISI), 2 books, 13 book chapters, 4 patents (1international), member in national and international grants (director for 2 national grants), over 150 conferences, oral presentations and posters in national and international symposiums, co-organizer of different national and international meetings, international training in Poland, France, The Netherlands, Germany. The high visibility of her activity is reflected in more than 1300 citations, H-index = 23 (source Web of Science, cumulative Darie R or Darie Nita R or Darie-Nita R).