Edgar R. López-Mena earned his B.Sc. in Applied Mathematics and Computing from the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, and an M.Sc., as well as a Ph.D., in Physics from the Universidad de Guadalajara. He then worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the CINVESTAV-Querétaro, and as a research fellow at Nanyang Technological University (NTU). He is now a researcher at the School of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnológico de Monterrey. His  current research is focused on developing new rare-earth-based nanostructures for various applications, such as cancer therapy, drug delivery, nanoantibiotics for drug-resistant bacteria, solar cells, water pollution, and biosensors. He is also interested in 3D scaffolds for biomedical applications and in printing semiconductor devices. In his recent publications, the machine learning approach is used to optimize/simulate nanomaterials properties. He also holds Mexican Researcher Certification—Level 1.