Dr M.Àngels Olivella (Navàs, 1969) obtained the Industrial Engineer degree in 1995 at the Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyers Industrials de Terrassa (ETSEIT) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Catalonia (Spain) with an excellent academic marks. She performed her phD at the department of Natural Resources and Contamination under de supervision of Dr FXC de las Heras. My background continued with a postdoctoral grant for two years on an European project at the Institute for Environment and Sustainability (Ispra, Italy) at the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission named Impact of land derived micropollutants on lakes and coastal waters. After this time I worked for 1 year and half at the JRC centre as invited scientific with the prof. JM Zaldívar. After this period, he moved back to Girona where, in 2006, was awarded a Ramón y Cajal fellowship in the area of Earth Sciences at the University of Girona and incorporated in 2008 for a maternity leave. From this time I have established my own research line, obtaining two national projects on the modality of young researchers.

She has published  18 scientific articles in prestigious peer-reviewed international journals (14 as main author, 4 as second author), 4 European reports, 1 book and 1 review book of which she was the main editor. In addition, she has one patent and has participated in over 10 international congresses. Of the peer-reviewed publications 70% were published in leading international scientific journals: 57% and 13% in journals included in the first and second quartiles, respectively. All the papers are referenced at JCR.

Enginyeria Industrial. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya 1995

Enginyeria Tècnica Química. Escola Universitària Politècnica de Manresa 06/07/1993

Recursos Naturals i Contaminació. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya 2000

1999 (15D). Study the behaviour of coals and oil shales by means of pyrolysis tecnique and to characterize leonardite humic acids using Thermochemolysis with Tetramethylammonium Hydroxide..  Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología, C.S.I.C. Seville (Spain). .  .  **Sense Especificar Ph.D. Student

1999 (10D). qualitatively and quantitatively study of different forms of sulfur in fossil fuels by means of the XANES (X-Ray Absorption Near Edge Structure) technique..  Brookhaven National Laboratory, New York (USA). .  USA.  **Sense Especificar Invited

2002 (02A). (1) Set up and validation of analytical methodologies for the analysis of organic compounds in waters by using the extraction technique ASE (Accelerated Solvent Extraction) followed by GC/MS analysis. (2) Analysis of priority pollutants identified within the Water Framework Directive.  Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.  .  ITALY Post-doctoral

2004 (01A 06M). Model the fate and impact of DDT on lake Maggioree ecosystem..  Joint Research Centre.  Ispra.  ITALY Invited

Organic Geochemistry of fossil fuels.  Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya  1996 -- 2002.

Environmental Chemistry: validation of analytical techniques for the analysis of PAHs in environmental compartments and monitoring of PAHs in environmental compartments of Lake Maggiore.  Joint Research Centre  01/03/2002 -- 31/08/2005.

Study of by-products of the cork industry as biosorbents of organic pollutants for water remediation. Understanding the role of biopolymers of cork on sorption of organic pollutants.  University of Girona  01/09/2008.

2008 - 2013.  Ramon y Cajal. (Altres Programes Nacionals). Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (MEC). PI: Maria Angeles Olivella Costa (2 Researchers).   183.800,00 €.

2009 - 2050.  Establir el marc de col·laboració en els aspectes d'investigació i de formació en matèria de la naturalesa del Suro.. (Contracte de recerca). Institut Català del Suro. Ref. R13/10 23/02/10. PI: Maria Angeles Olivella Costa

2010 - 2013.  Prorrogar per 3 anys el contracte inicial firmat el 01/01/09, referent al desenvolulpament conjunt del projecte 'Eliminación de plaguicidas y otros contaminantes orgánicos prioritarios mediante adsorbentes naturales de bajo coste'. (Contracte de recerca). Institut Català del Suro. Ref. ADR14/10 23/11/10. PI: Maria Angeles Olivella Costa

2010 - 2010.  Eliminación de plaguicidas y otros contaminantes orgánicos prioritarios mediante adsorbentes naturales de bajo coste.. (PN de Biodiversidad, Ciencias de la Tierra y Cambio Global). Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. Ref. CTM2009-07162. PI: Maria Angeles Olivella Costa (04 Researchers).   9.000,00 €.

2011 - 2013.  Investigación del papel de los biopolímeros en la sorción de contaminantes orgánicos. Estudio del corcho como nuevo biosorbente. (PN de Ciencias y Tecnologías Medioambientales). Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. Ref. CTM2010-15185. PI: Maria Angeles Olivella Costa (05 Researchers).   30.000,00 €.

M.À. Olivella; J.M. Palacios; A. Vairavamurthy; J.C. del Río and F.X.C. de las Heras.  (2002).  A study of sulfur functionalities in fossil fuels using destructive- (ASTM and PY-GC-MS) and non-destructive- (SEM-EDX, XANES and XPS) techniques. Fuel, 81,  405-411. 

M.À. Olivella and F.X.C. de las Heras. (2002).  Kinetic analysis in maximum temperature of oil generation by thermogravimetry in spanish coals and oil shales. Energy & Fuels, 16,  1444-1449. 

M.À. Olivella and F.X.C. de las Heras (2002).  Study of the reactivities of chars from sulfur rich spanish coals. Thermochimica Acta. Thermochimica Acta, 385,  171-175. 

M.À. Olivella; J.C. del Río; J. Palacios; Murthy A. Vairavamurthy and F.X.C. de las Heras.  (2002).  Characterization of humic acid from leonardite coal: an integrated study of PY-GC-MS, XPS and XANES techniques. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 63(68),  59. 

J.C. del Río; M.À. Olivella; Heike Knicker and F.X.C. de las Heras.  (2004).  Preservation of petide moieties in three Spanish sulfur-rich tertiary kerogens. Organic Geochemistry, 35,  995-999. 

M.À. Olivella; T.G. Ribalta; A.R. de Febrer; J.M. Mollet and F.X.C. de las Heras.  (2006).  Distribution of PAHs in riverine waters during Mediterranean forest fires. Science of the Total Environment, 355,  155-166. 

M.À. Olivella and F.X.C. de las Heras.  (2006).  Nonisothermal thermogravimetry of Spanish fossil fuels. Oil Shale, 23,  340-355. 

M.À. Olivella and F.X.C. de las Heras. (2006).  Evaluation of linear kinetic methods from pyrolysis data of spanish oil shales and coals. Oil Shale, 25,  227-245. 

M.À. Olivella; R. Gorchs and F.X.C. de las Heras (2006).  Origin and distribution of biomarkers in the sulphur rich Utrillas coal basin - Teruel mining district - Spain. Organic Geochemistry, 37,  1727-1735. 

M.À. Olivella and F.X.C. de las Heras (2006).  Study of the variations of the sedimentary organic fluxes in Ribesalbes and Organya Basins. Afinidad, 63,  444-448. 

M.À. Olivella (2005).  Trace analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in suspended particulate matter by accelerated solvent extraction followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 383,  107-114. 

M.À. Olivella.  (2005).  A comparison of different drying techniques for XAD-2 resin and glass fiber filters for the isolation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by accelerated solvent extraction. Afinidad, 62,  280-284. 

M.À. Olivella. (2006).  Isolation and analysis of semivolatile organic compounds from natural water using accelerated solvent extraction followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Talanta, 69,  267-275. 

M.À. Olivella.  (2006).  Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in rainwater and surface waters of Lake Maggiore, a subalpine lake in northern Italy. Chemosphere, 63,  116-131. 

Olivella, M.À.; Jové, P. and Oliveras, A.  (2011).  The use of cork waste as a biosorbent for persistent organic pollutants - Study of adsorption/desorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons'. Journal Of Environmental Science And Health Part a-Toxic/Hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering. 

P. Jové; M. À. Olivella; and L. Cano (2011).  Study of the variability in chemical composition of bark layers of Quercus Suber L. from different production areas.

R. Gorchs; M.À. Olivella and de las Heras FXC (2003).  New aromatic biomarkers in sulfur-rich coal. Organic Geochemistry, 34,  1627-1633. 

M.À Olivella and V. Salvadó (2009).  Methods & New Trends in Environmental, Biological and Food Analysis of POPs. A review. . ISBN: 978-81-308-0286-2.  

M.À. Olivella; J.M. Zaldίvar and M. Austoni  (2003).  Modelling the impact of contaminants in aquatic ecosystems. Part 1. Development of Lake Maggiore ecological model. Ed. European Commission. Joint Research Centre. Institute for Environment and Sustainability. Inland and Marine Waters. In Technical note I.03.182. pp.24. .

M.À. Olivella and J.M. Zaldίvar  (2004).  Impact of land-derived micro-pollutants on lakes and coastal waters. Ed. European Commission. Joint Research Centre. Inland and Marine Waters Unit. In Special publication No I04.25. pp.92. .

S. Dueri, J.M. Zaldívar and M.À. Olivella  (2005).  Dynamic modeling of the fate of DDT in Lake Maggiore: Preliminary results. In EUR report n° 21663. JRC, EC. pp. 33. .

FXC de las Heras; M.À. Olivella; J. Grimalt and Albaigés (1995).  Origin and distribution of the hydropyrolysate compounds in Utrillas coal. In Coal Science and Technology (pp. 107).

M.À. Olivella  Ref. P200502556.  Cartucho y método para la preconcentración de contaminantes orgánicos del agua  (SPAIN, 2005). 0000 - Sense Especificar

P. Jové; A. Oliveras and M.À. Olivella (2011).  The use of cork waste as a biosorbent for persistent organic pollutants- Study of adsorption/desorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Poster,  Symposium on emerging pollutants, water treatment and remediation., Barcelona, SPAIN.

M.À. Olivella and FXC de las Heras (2005).  Origin and distribution of biomarkers in Utrillas coal Basin. Presentation of communication,  22nd International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, Seville, SPAIN.

S. Dueri; J.M. Zaldívar and M.À. Olivella (2005).  Modelling the fate of DDT in Lake Maggiore (Northern Italy). Poster,  Proceedings of SETAC Europe 15th Annual Meeting, Lille, FRANCE.

M.À. Olivella; G. Hanke and R. Tilio (2002).  Trace analysis of organic compounds in suspended particulate matter. Poster,  International Conference: Science in Support of European Water Policies. Sustainability Ecosystems., Stresa, ITALY.

M.À. Olivella (2002).  Bioaccumulation of Organic Compounds and Mercury in Aquatic Food Webs. European Commission. Joint Research Centre. Institute for Environment and Sustainability. Inland and Marine Waters Unit. October 28-29, 2002. Invited workshop. Round table,  European Commission. Joint Research Centre. Institute for Environment and Sustainability. Inland and Marine Waters Unit. Workshop. , Ispra, ITALY.

J.C. del Río; M.À.Olivella and F.X.C. de las Heras (2003).  Identification of proteinaceous moieties in sulphur-rich tertiary kerogens upon pyrolysis in the presence of TMAH. Presentation of communication,  21st International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry. , Kraków , POLAND.

2001. Determinación de la reactividad en el desvolatilitzado de carbones mediterráneos. . Vilanova de Meià  (SPAIN). 2nd Simposium Transfronterizo.

2000. Caracterización de la leonardita de Torrelapaja. . Cubells (SPAIN). II Simposio Latino de Geología, Medio Ambiente y Sociedad.

The PI has established research collaborations with the following leading groups: Dr JC del Río in the IRNASE (CSIC, Sevilla), Dr J. Caixach in IDAE (CSIC, Barcelona), Dr Palacios in the ICPQ (CSIC, Madrid), Dr Vairavamurthy in the Brookhaven National Lab (USA), Dr Knicker in Germany and Dr Mosello in Pallanza (Italy). 

The PI is a reviewer of the leading international scientific journals of the Elsevier and Wiley (Journal of Chromatography A, Atmospheric Environment, Chemosphere, Fuel, Water and Environment) and Oil Shale journal published by the Estonian Academy Publishers.