Prof. Dr. Violette Geissen is a Professor of Soil Degradation and Land Management at Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands. She studied Agricultural Sciences at the Universities of Giessen and Göttingen in Germany and completed her doctoral studies and academic qualification at the University of Bonn. Since 2009, she has been working at Wageningen University, where she was appointed Professor in 2016. Her research focuses on soil degradation, environmental pollution, pesticide residues, microplastics and their impacts on terrestrial ecosystems and human health. She has extensive international research experience, including her previous appointment as a visiting professor at El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR) in Mexico, where she investigated soil degradation and pollution. Professor Geissen has coordinated major international research initiatives, including the European SPRINT and MINAGRIS projects, addressing the environmental and health impacts of pesticides and microplastics. Her work contributes significantly to understanding the fate, transport and ecological risks of emerging pollutants in the environment. Through her scientific publications, international collaborations and research leadership, she has established an important contribution to environmental sustainability, soil protection and the assessment of emerging contaminants.