Fernando Martell Chávez was born in Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico, in 1971. He received a BS in electronics engineering (1993), MS in electrical engineering (2007), and PhD in electronics systems (2012) from Tecnológico de Monterrey. He has worked in industrial automation and energy efficiency projects for steel-making, cement, manufacturing, and automotive plants. He is currently a full-time professor and researcher at Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica, A.C., working in optomechatronics and solar energy.