Congratulations to Ana Paulina on the successful defense of her PhD thesis focused in determine the limits at which microorganisms are able to detect and biodegrade organic micropollutants present in wastewater. Her work was carried out under an international cotutelle agreement between the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, under the supervision of Professor Emeritus Juan M. Lema Rodicio, and RWTH Aachen University, under the supervision of Professor Emeritus Andreas Schaeffer, within the framework of the European NOWELTIES ITN project. NOWELTIES is An European Joint Doctorate funded by the European Union's (Horizon2020 programme), dedicated to training researchers in innovative water treatment technologies.

Congratulations!