Ángel E. Muñiz Piniella obtained his marine science degree from the University of Vigo, Spain with specialisation on biogeochemistry and marine pollution. He has, in addition, a Master in Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management with specialisation on environmental impacts and remediation from the Free University of Brussels, University of Ghent and University of Antwerp in Belgium. After conducting an internship at EMB in 2012, he has held positions at the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), the Research Council of Norway (RCN) and the Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO), as member of the secretariats of the Joint Programing Initiatives on Oceans (JPI Oceans) and Climate Knowledge (JPI Climate). As Science Officer, he is involved in EOOS and the EMB Communications Panel, among others.