Dr. Aguillón earned his degree in Geological Engineering from the UASLP School of Engineering in 1981, his Master of Science (Geology) from the Faculty of Sciences at UNAM in 1992, and his PhD from the University of Western Brittany in Brest, France, in 2002. He was a fellow of ANUIES (National Institute of Statistics and Geology) from 1998-1999 and PROMEP-SEP (National Institute of Geology) from 1999-2002. He joined the Institute of Geology in 1981 and completed his first geological mapping project, which led to his degree in Geological Engineering. He is currently Academic Secretary and full-time Research Professor (Level VI, Permanent, and Level II) in the National System of Researchers. Since joining the now Faculty of Engineering and Institute of Geology, he has taught at the undergraduate and graduate levels and has supported geological infrastructure projects in the southern portion of the state of San Luis Potosí. In 2005, he was appointed Head of the Geochemistry Laboratory at the Institute of Geology. His research include areas related to geoscience, regional geology, petrology of volcanic rocks, and geochemistry of volcanism in Baja California and the Mesa Central of Mexico have helped generate original and innovative models of volcanism evolution