Joaquín González Marrero is a Professor of Chemistry at the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), Mexico, where he has held a permanent academic position since 2010. He obtained his PhD in Chemistry from the Antonio González Bio-Organic Institute at the University of La Laguna, Spain, after completing his undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Chemistry at the same institution. His academic career includes postdoctoral research appointments at the University of Reading (UK) and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), as well as previous academic and industrial positions in Mexico and Europe. He is currently a Senior Level II Fellow of the National System of Researchers (SNI) and a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry. His research focuses on organic synthesis, natural product chemistry, Diels–Alder cycloaddition reactions, biomass valorisation, and the development of bioactive compounds for pharmaceutical, agricultural, and industrial applications within a circular bioeconomy framework. He has led and co-led numerous competitive research projects funded by national and industrial agencies, authored more than 25 peer-reviewed scientific publications and several book chapters, and actively contributes to the scientific community as a reviewer and member of international evaluation committees.