Dr. Mar Ríos-Gutiérrez is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Valencia, and Director of the MEDT research group (GIUV2016-327). She obtained her PhD in Chemistry in 2018 under the supervision of Prof. L. R. Domingo, pioneering the application of the Molecular Electron Density Theory (MEDT) to the [3+2] cycloaddition reactions, shedding light on their classification and resolving long-standing controversies in the field. Her research focuses on understanding organic reactivity from the perspective of electron density, introducing new paradigms in the rationalization of chemical mechanisms.

She has authored over 110 peer-reviewed publications, with more than 4084 citations and an h-index of 28. She was awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (2019–2022) to expand MEDT through advanced quantum-chemical tools, with international stays in Canada, the UK, Chile, and Poland. She has delivered more than 30 talks, including plenary lectures in Japan and Poland, and actively collaborates with international groups. Throughout her career, she has continuously participated in competitive national and international research projects, and she is currently a member of two active funded projects.

In addition to research, Dr. Ríos-Gutiérrez is committed to teaching and mentoring, having delivered over 800 hours of lectures in organic and general chemistry, and supervised undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students. She is also an active editor and reviewer for leading chemistry journals, serving as guest editor of several special issues and contributing over 100 peer reviews.