Dr. María Aurora Armienta Hernández is a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Geophysics of the National Autonomous University of México (UNAM). She belongs to the National System of Researchers at the Emeritus level. She studied Chemical Engineering at the Autonomous University of Sinaloa and the Ibero-American University (1977) and holds a Master of Science (1987) and a PhD in Geophysics (Groundwater) from the UNAM (1992). Her research interests include hydrogeochemistry, environmental geochemistry, and geochemical processes associated with active volcanism. She has led projects to identify the origin and processes related to groundwater contamination and environmental impacts (soil, plants) due to heavy metals and arsenic in various areas of the country, and proposed alternatives for their solution. She participates in the geochemical monitoring of active volcanoes in Mexico. Her scientific work includes 153 articles published in international peer-reviewed journals, 38 book chapters, and 47 articles in peer-reviewed proceedings. In 2003, she received the Juana Ramírez de Asbaje recognition from UNAM, and in 2015 the Mexican Geohydrological Association distinguished her for her academic and research career. She belongs to the Scientific Advisory Committee of the National Center for Disasters Prevention (CENAPRED) for the Popocatépetl volcano. She is a fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and the Latin American Academy of Sciences-ACAL. ORCID: https://orcid.org/