Araceli Martínez has been a Researcher (National School of High Studies Morelia) at the National Autonomous University of Mexico since 2019. She was a Research Chair (Polymerization Processes) at the Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada from 2018 to 2019 and a Research Assistant (Polymeric Materials) at the National Autonomous University of Mexico from March 2013 to August 2013. She received an M.Sc. in Material Science and Engineering (Polymeric Materials) at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales from 2006 to 2008 and a PhD in Material Science and Engineering (Polymeric Materials) at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales from 2008 to 2012. She was a Chemical Engineer (Basic Sciences And Engineering) at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa División de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería from 1999 to 2003. Research interests include the synthesis and characterization of bio-based polymers; the application of polyesters as membranes for gas separation and packaging; and the synthesis of ruthenium-carbene catalysts.