Karen Esquivel is a specialist in nanomaterial synthesis and advanced oxidation processes. She is currently working at the Engineering Faculty, Autonomous University of Queretaro, as a full-time professor, teaching relevant courses to nanotechnology engineering undergrads, as well as students in the Nanotechnology M.Sc. and in the Engineering Doctorate program. Her main research interests focus on nanomaterials applied to smart coatings, environmental technologies, and toxicology in plants.