Dr. Hilda Esperanza Esparza Ponce was born in Mexico City and graduated with a Ph.D. in Materials Science at the Center for Research in Advanced Materials, CIMAV, in Chihuahua, and achieved her Post-Doctorate at CINVESTAV Querétaro. She began her professional life in March 1996 at the Institute of Metallurgical Research. In September 1996, she joined CIMAV in Electron Microscopy. Since 2006, she has graduated 9 undergraduates, 18 master's students, and 12 doctoral students. According to Scopus, she has 107 publications, including 1 book, and 1 book chapter, and holds three patent titles, and 2 patent registrations. She is a member of the National System of Researchers. Her research interests are the synthesis and microstructural characterization of nanostructured materials. ceramics and thin films. She has been a reviewer for several journals such as Materials Chemistry and Physics,  Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, Solid State Sciences and others. She has also served as the Mexican Delegate to the International Technical Committee of ISO 229 Nanotechnologies. 2012 (ITALY), 2013 (FEB. MEXICO), 2013 (NOV. BRAZIL), 2014 (INDIA), and 2015 (CANADA). Starting in November 2024, she has been a Guest Editor for a Special Issue in the journal Materials, and is recognized as a level 2 member of the National System of Researchers (SNI).