Dr. Luis Cumbal received his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic School of the Army, Quito (Ecuador), as well as his MSc and Ph.D. from Lehigh University, Bethlehem (USA). He has been dedicated to the research and development of new materials to be applied in the treatment of contaminated soils and water. He has published more than 85 peer-reviewed papers, four books, participated in several scientific events worldwide, and is the owner of a commercialized invention. He was granted the best researcher of Ecuador, with the Premio Eugenio Espejo award, in 2015. Currently, Dr. Cumbal is the Director of the Centro de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología and Professor of the Departments of Life Sciences Energy and Mechanics at the Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas, Ecuador.