Dr. Mauricio Sales-Cruz, PhD in Chemical Engineering by the Technical University of Denmark, is a professor and researcher at the Process and Technology Department, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana campus Cuajimalpa (UAM-C), Mexico, since 2006. He has held various leadership roles including Head of the Process and Technology Department (UAM-C, 2009-2013), Director of the Natural Science and Engineering Division (UAM-C, 2017 – 2021), Secretary of the UAM campus  Cuajimalpa (2016-2017),General Coordinator of Institutional Information at the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana (2021-2025), and presently, he is rector of UAM, Campus Cuajimalpa (2025-2029)

During his career, Dr. Sales-Cruz has also been a guest professor at the CAPEC, Technical University of Denmark (2014-2015), and has contributed significantly to various research and academic institutions. Notable among his previous roles are his contributions to the National Development Support for Handicrafts (FONART) in Mexico (1995-2000), and as a researcher at the Mexican Petroleum Institute (2000-2001), and as a professor at Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico (1994-1995) and Universidad del Valle de Mexico (1993-1996). He has also served as a guest researcher at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials, University of Cagliari, Italy (1992).

His areas of research interest lie in the domains of heat, momentum, and mass transfer, along with modeling, analysis, design, and simulation of chemical and biochemical processes, aided by computer. He has been recognized for his academic contributions, receiving awards such as the recognition of academic merit for the master’s degree awarded by the UAM-Iztapalapa (2001), the Who’s Who in Science and Engineering award by the Editorial Marquis (2006), and the “Most cited author 2006 -2009” award for Chemical Engineering Research and Design. A member of the National System of Researchers (SNI) at Level 1 from 2008-2022, and at Level 2 for the period 2023-2027, Dr. Sales-Cruz has a prolific publication record, including 12 book chapters, 65 papers in indexed journals with international arbitration, and numerous full-length reports. He has also shared his expertise through presentations at numerous national and international conferences, as well as through invited lectures.