On June Inmaculada Simón, Marina Alfosea and Juan Carlos Fernández motivated the students of Virgen del Pilar School from Pilar de la Horadada to pursue higher studies in scientific careers. They stongly motivated the students, and showed the current research duties and details about the research. The students could touch crops and different soils.

With regard to their research work:

Immaculada Simon Vilella. PhD in Agronomic Engineering, Marina Alfosea Simón, PhD in agronomic engineering, works in the Bioestimulants and Climate Change Group, formed by CEBAS-CISC and UMH. Both work in the selection of aromatic and medicinal agroecological plants, tolerant to different climatic scenarios and with high bioactive functionality.
Inmaculada is director of the Agrobalia Chair – UMH, Marina is a researcher at CEBAS -CSIC. Juan Carlos Fernández is agronomic engineering and researcher.