Arturo Jiménez-Gutiérrez is a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya, Mexico. He is a Chemical engineer who graduated from the Celaya Institute of Technology. He holds a PhD degree in chemical engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. He has conducted research in the area of process systems engineering, among others, and is a member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Engineering in Mexico. He has received several awards, including the 2005 Academic Merit Award from the National Association of Engineering Faculties and Schools (ANFEI). In 2002, he received the distinction of Emeritus National Researcher from the National System of Researchers (SNI) of the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT), the highest distinction given by the Mexican government through this Council.