Professor Manuel de Jesús Castro-Román earned his Doctor of Science degree in 1991 from the Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine in France. He specialized in the fundamental aspects of solidifying industrial metal alloys and their applications in foundry processes. Throughout his career, at Cinvestav Saltillo, Mexico, he has led five CONACYT Basic Science projects, participated in two Iberoeka Mexico-Spain bilateral projects, and managed three FINNOVA projects. He has also overseen the Technology Transfer Office at Cinvestav Saltillo, completed 27 industrial projects and consultancies, and served on several external committees, including those for CIATEJ, COMIMSA, CIQA, Azterlán, and the SEP-CONACyT Basic Science committee.