Dr. Luis Velazquez-Araque is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Chemical Engineering, University of Guayaquil. He completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague and has received awards for teaching merit and academic excellence. Currently, he is part of the Plastic Monitoring and Environmental Education Program at the Salado Estuary Research Project. He has published several papers in various journals and conference proceedings. His teaching disciplines include Fluid Dynamics, Thermodynamics, and Biofuels, and his research interests focus on multiphase flow, experimental and numerical aerodynamics, and solid biofuels.