Alma holds a degree in Chemical Engineering and a Master’s in Environmental Sciences from IPICYT. She obtained a dual doctoral degree in Environmental Sciences from IPICYT and in Process and Product Engineering from the University of Lorraine, France. Her thesis was supervised by Vladimir Escobar, Sandrine Hoppe, and Fernand Pla as part of the Mexico-France Postgraduate Cooperation Program. From 2015 to 2016, she was a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry at Stockholm University, Sweden, under Professor Niklas Hedin’s research group. Additionally, she worked as a guest researcher in the HiGradeGas Project, funded by the Innovation Fund Denmark, from 2016 to 2018. Since 2018, Alma has been a "Investigadora por México" researcher. She was affiliated with the Department of Biosciences and Agrotechnology at CIQA in Saltillo, Mexico, until April 2024, when she joined the Department of Materials Engineering and Chemistry at CIMAV Chihuahua, Mexico. She is a member of SNII 1. Her research focuses on photocatalysis for water decontamination, microplastics and bioplastics studies, and CO₂ capture technologies for biofuels. Driven by a passion for sharing knowledge and advancing the fields that inspire her, Alma seeks collaborations to propel and fund the generation of scientific knowledge from Mexico.