After an undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering and a graduate degree in Materials Engineering, Zita pursued a doctorate at the interface of these two disciplines, namely in Surface Science: the study of physical and chemical phenomena occurring at the interface of two phases.
She has found her calling in being a ‘gatekeeper’ of science and works in science publishing, reviewing scientific content, and coordinating the peer-review process. Zita firmly believes that the fruits of scientific research must be communicated in layman’s terms to the taxpayers who have funded most of the fundamental research taking place in academia.