Bioprocess and Agro-industry Plant, Universidad de Caldas, Manizales, Colombia.

Sandra Montoya received BSc and MSc degrees in Chemical Engineering from the National University of Colombia, and a PhD degree in Agricultural Sciences from Universidad de Caldas. Her research focuses on biotechnology of macromycetes, composting, enzyme technology, and other agro-industrial bioprocesses. She was granted a US patent on a novel bioreactor for solid-state fermentations. She is founder and Director of the Bioprocess and Agro-industry Plant at Universidad de Caldas.