Manuel Burelo received his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Universidad Juárez Autonoma de Tabasco (UJAT), México. He also holds a master’s degree in Materials Sciences and Engineering and a doctoral degree in Chemical Sciences from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). He received the Santander University Scholarship for young professors and researchers in 2018, the Agilent Technologies 2019 scholarship for developing research techniques, and the award for the best doctoral thesis in polymer science and engineering from the Mexican Polymeric Society (SPM) in 2020. He has published more than 25 articles in indexed journals (h-index = 13). He holds the Mexican Researcher Certification from SECIHTI (SNII 1). Currently, Dr. M. Burelo is a full researcher in the Department of Advanced Materials at Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (IPICYT), Mexico. His research focuses on the synthesis and characterization of bio-based polymers, polymer recycling and degradation, and sustainable chemistry in polymers and materials.