The board of directors of the group of Biodeterioration, Biodegradation and Bioremediation It is made up of a President, a Vice President, a Secretary-Treasurer and three members.

Chairwoman

Ana M. García Ruíz

University Professor. Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) Higher Technical School of Industrial Engineers.

Vice president

Concepción Calvo Sainz

Professor Emerita. University of Granada

Secretary and treasurer

Elisabet Aranda Ballesteros

Professor in Microbiology. University of Granada

Vocal

Constantino Ruibal Villasenor

Researcher hired. Complutense University of Madrid

Vocal

Natalia Gonzalez Benitez

Titular teacher. King Juan Carlos University. Madrid.

Vocal

Marc Viñas Canals

Investigador Programa de Sostenibilidad en Biosistemas. IRTA (Instituto de investigación y tecnología agroalimentarias)

Members of the Biodeterioration, Biodegradation and Bioremediation group.

Societies Scientific

• The International Biodeterioration Society (IBBS)
• American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
• The Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS)
• The International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Society (IBBS)
• Society for General Microbiology (SGM)
• Latin American Association of Microbiology (ALAM)
• International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS)
• International society for MIcrobial Ecology (ISME)
• Society for Applied Microbiology (SFAM)
• Spanish Society of Lichenology (SEL)
• European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB)

Scientific magazines

• International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation
• International Microbiology
• Biodegradation
• Journal of Bioremedation and Biodegradation
• Biofilms
• Bioremedation Journal
• Coalition

Institutions

• International Biodeterioration Research Group
• Water Institute
• Institute of Cultural Heritage of Spain
• Higher School of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Assets

Thematic Networks and Projects

• Science and Technology Network for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage. TECHNOHERITAGE
• Geomaterials Project
• Agricultural Nitrogen Eutrophication Prevention Project-EUTROMED
• Red Lignocel

Ana M. García Ruíz
President of the BBB group
ana.garcia.ruiz@upm.es

Concepción Calvo Sainz
BBB Group Vice President
ccalvo@ugr.es

Elisabet aranda
Secretary and Treasurer of the BBB group

BBB Group WebMaster
earanda@ugr.es

If you have any news or events to publish in the group, job offers, dissemination of your project or research group, do not hesitate to contact us.

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Webinars repository organized by the BBB group.

1. Biorremedación at the groundwater pilot scale impacted by high concentrations of nitrates and microcontaminants through the sequential combination of different environmental biotechnologies (Life Spot Project). Marc Viñas Canals. January 29. Link to the Seminar.

2. Degradation of biodegradable and recalcitrant plastics: contributions from microbiam. Joseph A. Christie-Oleza. February 26. Link to the Seminar.

3. Biodegradation of steroids and their industrial applications. José Luis García López. March 26. Link to the Seminar.

4. Elimination of microplastics of treatment plant by micorremediation in composting processes for the production of biosafety amendments. Gabriela Angels of Peace. April 30. Link to the Seminar.

5. Haloarqueas as a biotechnological tool for the treatment of waste contaminated with nitrogen species. Eric Bernabeu. May 28 Link to the Seminar.

6. Estrogen biodegradation. Beatriz Galán Sicilia. June 25. Link to the Seminar.

7. Biodegradation of unregulated organic contaminants associated with PAHs. María Jordán Ramos. September 24. Link to the Seminar.

8. Microbial corrosion in industry (MIC). Diego A. Moreno. October 20. Link to the Seminar.

9. Biological photoproduction of hydrogen (H₂) from the recovery of contaminants. Emma Barahona. December 17. Link to the Seminar.

10. Sustainable biorecovery of rare earths and other strategic metals. Manuel Carmona. February 25, 2026. Link to the Seminar.

11. Applications of environmental proteomics for the identification of bacteria with the capacity to biotransform micropollutants from wastewater. March 25, 2026. Link to the Seminar.

12. Evaluation of methods for the elimination of fungal biodeterioration in paint on canvas. April 29. Link to the Seminar.

13. Study of the hydrolysis of biodegradable plastics in the psychrotrophic yeast Vishniacozyma dimennae blapla: potential of the CE5 cutinase family. May 27. Link to the Seminar.