Beatriz Gómez defended her doctorate thesis “Advanced electrochemical and photochemical technologies for the treatment of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAs) in water”, developed under the supervision of Prof. Ane Urtiaga and Dr. Nazely Diban. The defense took place on January 28th, 2019 , in the University of Cantabria. The evaluation committee was formed by Prof. Aurora Santos (Universidad Complutense de Madrid), Prof. Raquel Ibáñez (Universidad de Cantabria) and Prof. Karine Serrano (Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III, Francia).