María José Lavorante collaborates with the Research and Development Division of Renewable Energy at the Institution of Scientific and Technological Research for Defense (CITEDEF), Argentina. Her research interests include water electrolyzers, fuel cells, dark fermentation and conductometric titrations. She is Professor of Solids and Colloidal Chemistry at the Faculty of Engineering, National Defense University. From 2021 to 2024, she coordinated the CYTED H2Transel subnetwork “Electrolyzers for Industrial Use and Storage.” She has published numerous scientific articles in her areas of interest and has served as reviewer for international congresses and peer-reviewed journals.