He obtained his PhD degree (cum laude) in (bio-)chemical process design and assessment (National University of Colombia, 2011) and then worked as Post-Doctoral Researcher on “Environmental assessment of biobased products” (2011-2014, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development -Utrecht University, the Netherlands-) and subsequently as Senior Researcher in the area of “Design of sustainable biorefineries” (2014-2015, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development). He then joint TU Delft as Assistant Professor in the area of “Integral Sustainability for Biobased Economy”. His research interests cover, amongst others, techno-economic, environmental, social and integrated sustainability assessment for the biobased economy, with special focus on the integration of the three pillars of sustainability for biorefineries.