Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis, Habilitation, PhD, MSc (http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2198-6740/ https://www.cienciavitae.pt/4710-147D-FDAF) is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Science and Technology (http://fct.ufp.pt/en/), University Fernando Pessoa (http://www.ufp.pt/), Porto, Portugal. Graduated in Metallurgical Engineering (1992) and Master Science in Materials Engineering (1995) at the Faculty of Engineering (http://www.fe.up.pt), University of Porto (https://sigarra.up.pt/up/en/), Portugal. PhD in Earth Sciences (2010) and Habilitation in Ecology and Environmental Health (2023) at the Faculty of Science and Technology (http://fct.ufp.pt/), University Fernando Pessoa (http://www.ufp.pt/), Portugal. Co-Coordinator of the Earth Sciences doctoral program (https://www.ufp.pt/inicio/estudar-e-investigar/doutoramentos/ciencias-da-terra/). Researcher at FP-ENAS, UFP Energy, Environment and Health Research Unit (http://fp.enas.ufp.pt) in environment-related topics. Experienced author, editor and reviewer. Sustainability expertise.2017-Present: PUBLONS Academic Advisor (https://publons.com/about/company)2019-Present: Editorial Advisory Board Member, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, Taylor & Francis (https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ueso20/current)2020-Present: Editorial Board Member, Rudarsko-geološko-naftni zbornik (The Mining-Geological-Petroleum Engineering Bulletin), Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering, University of Zagreb (https://hrcak.srce.hr/ojs/index.php/rgn)2019-2022: Guest Editor, Sustainability, MDPI AG, Environmental Institutional Awareness in the Context of Sustainable Development (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/Awareness)2021-2022: Topic Editor, Frontiers, Waste Challenges in the Context of Broad Sustainability Challenges(https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/21107/waste-challenges-in-the-context-of-broad-sustainability-challenges#overview)2022-2023: Topic Editor, Frontiers, Sustainability Challenges Around Energy Poverty in an Era of Global Environmental and Economic Crisis(https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/42363/sustainability-challenges-around-energy-poverty-in-an-era-of-global-environmental-and-economic-crisi)(...)2022-2024: Deputy Editor, International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Emerald Publishing (https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/ijshe)