Mar Cerdán has a degree in Chemistry and a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Alicante, and a Master's Degree in Fertilizers and Pesticides from the University Autonomous of Madrid. She is a member of the Agricultural Chemistry research group of the CIBIO-Ibero-American Center for Biodiversity, and the Department of Agrochemistry and Biochemistry of the University of Alicante. She is Contracted Professor of the University of Alicante. Her main lines of research are focused on the study of the effectiveness and improvement of micronutrient chelates, mainly iron, under different cultivation conditions; in the evaluation of physiological effects on plants of biostimulant substances and elicitors under different abiotic and biotic stress conditions; and in the development of new environmentally friendly pre- and post-harvest technologies that improve the organoleptic and nutritional quality of horticultural products. Her teaching focuses mainly on Edaphology, Agricultural Chemistry, Postharvest Conservation and Food Chemistry.