Cecilia Daniela Treviño Quintanilla obtained her degree in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Industrial Engineering from Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey, in 2007. In 2009, she began her Master of Science studies with a specialization in Manufacturing Systems and Materials Science at the same institution. As part of her training, she completed a research stay at Rice University (Houston, Texas), under the supervision of Dr. Enrique Barrera, in nanostructured materials. She received her degree in 2010.
Thanks to an excellence scholarship awarded by Tecnológico de Monterrey, she continued her doctoral studies at the University of Houston, conducting research in collaboration with the Research and Technology Center of Total Petrochemicals and Refining, Inc., under the supervision of Dr. Ramanan Krishnamoorti. In 2015, she earned her Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences.
She currently serves as a Research Professor at the Institute of Advanced Materials for Sustainable Engineering at Tecnológico de Monterrey, within the Smart Materials unit. Her research focuses on advanced and smart polymers, rubber degradation, sustainable plastics development, and mathematical modeling of polymer manufacturing processes. Since 2019, she has been a member of Mexico¿s National System of Researchers (SNI), Level 1.
Her recent projects highlight initiatives oriented toward sustainability and innovation in materials. She has worked on the chemical degradation of rubbers for the generation of sustainable raw materials, as well as on the recycling of carbon fibers to produce advanced composite materials. She has also explored additive manufacturing of carbon fiber¿reinforced composites and the design of structured materials for thermal dissipation in electric vehicle batteries. Additionally, she develops packaging films from biodegradable plastics and agro-industrial residues, as well as smart materials with applications in advanced fibers and textiles.
cdtrevino@tec.mx
