Maribel Zapater Pereyra was born in Piura, Peru on the 26th January 1984. She graduated from the School of Civil Engineering in 2005 from the University of Piura, Piura, Peru. In 2009 she obtained her MSc in Desert Studies from the University of the Negev, Sde Boqer, Israel. In 2010 she initiated her PhD research in The Netherlands with the aim of designing and developing novel constructed wetlands with low space requirement.
During her PhD studies, she participated in different international conferences. She was also involved in internships with the company ECOFYT (The Netherlands) and with the University of Stuttgart (Germany). Ms. Zapater Pereyra has published several scientific publications, including proceedings and peer-reviewed journals. She continues to be an active young professional with an interest in the applied sector of sanitary and environmental engineering.