Carolina Guardiola Albert has a PhD in Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (2004) and a degree in Physical Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid (1997). He has two postgraduate degrees: in geostatistics from the Paris School of Mines (1998) and in hydrogeology from the International Hydrogeology Foundation (2004). In 2006 she began working as a researcher at the Geological and Mining Institute of Spain (IGME-CSIC). She is currently the President of the Spanish Chapter of the International Association of Hydrogeologists.