Dr. Marisol Madrid i Fernández is an Adjunct Professor and Researcher at the Cultura Material i Arqueometria UB (ARQUB) research unit, at the University of Barcelona.Her activity is focused on the application of analytical techniques to the study of archaeological materials, especially ceramics. She has participated in more than 40 research projects underlining the current Tecnolonial project, in which the main objective is to deepen the understanding of aspects of colonial interactions through the study of pottery.  She is author / co-author of over 50 publications and has been a co-organizer of two scientific international conferences. She has had longstanding activity in the field of Classical archaeology, highlighting the research project at the Roman town of Cosa (Italy), in which she leads the archaeological and archaeometrical study of Roman black glazed and Terra Sigillata ware.