Editor-in-Chief
Christopher René Torres San Miguel
Dr. Christopher René Torres San Miguel is a distinguished Mexican engineer, academic,
and researcher, widely recognized for his outstanding career at the National Polytechnic
Institute (IPN) within the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Postgraduate Studies
and Research Section (SEPI) at ESIME Zacatenco. Born in Mexico City, he graduated as an
Industrial Robotics Engineer in 2004 and consolidated his postgraduate education by
obtaining a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 2006, subsequently earning
his Doctorate degree in the same specialization. Throughout his career, he has
established himself as a key specialist in cutting-edge areas such as stress analysis,
the finite element method, and biomechanics. From these lines of research, he has
developed contributions of high social and technological impact, such as the design
and modeling of human prostheses, orthoses, tissue biomodels, and advanced medical
rehabilitation systems, collaborating closely on multidisciplinary projects oriented
toward the healthcare sector. His prolific teaching and mentoring work encompasses
the direction and advising of numerous postgraduate theses, guiding new generations
of researchers and driving the technological development of mechanical engineering
in the country.
In his current standing with the Secretariat of Science, Humanities, Technology,
and Innovation (SECIHTI), Dr. Torres San Miguel remains fully active as a National
Researcher Level II within the National System of Researchers (SNII), a
distinction that endorses the continuity, solidity, and quality of his
scientific production. His scientific leadership at the IPN is reflected in a
robust academic record exceeding 200 specialized publications, which include
articles in prestigious indexed national and international high-impact journals,
book chapters, and extended scientific proceedings; additionally, he holds 40
industrial property registrations (Patents, Utility Models, and industrial
designs). In recent years, his lines of research have successfully diversified
into smart electromobility and vehicle safety, ranging from the biomechanical
evaluation and impact/collision analysis in infants, to the study of the dynamic
behavior of lithium batteries for electric transport under extreme impact conditions.
This solid productivity, frequently developed in close connection with institutional
and international research networks, consolidates his position as a fundamental
pillar in technological innovation, numerical simulation, and applied bioengineering
in Mexico.
Honorary Editor
Guillermo Manuel Urriolagoitia Calderón
Dr. Guillermo Manuel Urriolagoitia Calderón is a prominent Mexican mechanical engineer,
academic, and researcher, widely recognized for his distinguished career at the National
Polytechnic Institute (IPN), which he joined as a faculty member in 1967 within the
School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (ESIME). A mechanical engineering
graduate from the same institution, he consolidated his international education by
earning a Master of Science from the University of Strathclyde (1971) and a Doctorate
(Ph.D.) from the University of London (1976), in addition to a postgraduate diploma
from the Imperial College of Science and Technology. Over more than five decades
of professional service, he has held key executive positions at IPN, including
Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering within ESIME’s graduate section
and Head of the Institute's Graduate Studies Division; furthermore, he served as
General Director of the Center for Engineering and Industrial Development (SIDESI)
in Querétaro. In the field of research, he initially focused his original contributions
on fracture mechanics and subsequently expanded his numerical methodologies into
biomechanics, collaborating closely with the healthcare sector on the three-dimensional
modeling of bone structures and the design of prostheses and medical distractors.
His prolific educational work includes directing more than one hundred undergraduate,
master's, and doctoral theses—achievements that earned him the prestigious National
Award for Mechanical, Electrical, and Electronic Engineering and Related Branches
granted by CIME, establishing him as a fundamental pillar of postgraduate studies
and technological development in Mexico.
| Regarding his current status with the Ministry of Science, Humanities, Technology,
and Innovation (SECIHTI), Dr. Urriolagoitia Calderón maintains his active standing
and distinction as a National Researcher Emeritus within the National System of Researchers
(SNII), a lifetime recognition of the continuity and robustness of his scientific output.
His leadership at the helm of the Biomechanics research group at SEPI-ESIME Zacatenco is
reflected in a robust academic record exceeding 50 specialized publications, including
articles in indexed journals, book chapters, and full-length proceedings from highly
competitive conferences. His most recent works—actively published in co-authorship
with institutional and family research networks—address innovations in personalized
biomodeling of trabecular bone, numerical analyses using the finite element method
applied to medicine, and complex biomechanical solutions, consolidating a legacy
of productivity that remains active, current, and firmly aligned with the standards
of technological excellence demanded by the country.