Handbook of Research on Bioenergy and Biomaterials Consolidated and Green Processes

Leopoldo Javier Ríos González, PhD, is Professor at the School of Chemistry, Autonomous University of Coahuila, México. He is a biologist chemist specializing in microbiology. He is an expert in the production of liquid and gas biofuels from biomass and is a member of the Bioenergy Thematic Network (REMBIO). Dr. Rios-González has developed research funded by the Secretariat of Agricultural and the National Council of Research and Technology and has handled projects with industry. He has published research papers in international journals and is a member of the National Researchers System in México.

Jośe Antonio Rodríguez-De La Garza, PhD, has been a full-time professor since 2008 at the School of Chemistry, Autonomous University of Coahuila, Mexico, in the area of environmental biotechnology. He currently is head of the biotechnology PhD program at the same institution. Dr. Rodriguez-De la Garza is developing a research project funded by the State Council of Science and Technology of Coahuila He has published research papers in journals and book chapters and has participated and contributed in over 40 scientific meetings.

Miguel Ángel Medina Morales, PhD, is Professor at the School of Chemistry, Autonomous University of Coahuila, Mexico, in the area environmental biotechnology. He is a member of the National Researchers System (SNI). In 2017 he was part of a research team that was honored with the Tritio Award given by the Autonomous University of Coahuila. He has published over 14 papers in scientific journals and several book chapters.

Cristóbal Noé Aguilar, PhD, is Director of Research and Postgraduate Programs at the Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila, Mexico. Dr. Aguilar has published more than 160 papers in journals, more than 40 articles in Mexican journals, and 250 contributions in scientific meetings. He has also published many book chapters, several Mexican books, four editions of international books, and more. He has been awarded several prizes and awards, the most important of which are the National Prize of Research 2010 from the Mexican Academy of Sciences; the prize “Carlos Casas Campillo 2008” from the Mexican Society of Biotechnology and Bioengineering; National Prize AgroBio–2005; and the Mexican Prize in Food Science and Technology.