Viveros-Nava, Edna Lisdeth

Edna Lisdeth Viveros Nava holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), where she graduated in 2008. As part of her academic training, she completed a study stay at the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Ciudad Real, Spain. She later obtained a Master s degree in Chemical Engineering from BUAP in 2012, graduating with Ad Honorem distinction and receiving a graduate scholarship from CONAHCYT. She conducted water treatment analysis for auxiliary services in the petrochemical industry at PEMEX in 2007. Between 2009 and 2012, she participated in research on the synthesis and characterization of polymers and biopolymers, focusing on their applications in water treatment and controlled drug release at BUAP and at the Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada (CIQA), a Mexican research center within the CONAHCYT system. In 2012, she worked as a production and quality engineer in the development of vinyl-acrylic coating products. She has served as a science teacher in the Dirección General de Educación Tecnológica Industrial, as a lecturer at the Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla, and as a biotechnology instructor at the Universidad Politécnica de Puebla. Since 2016, she has been involved in educational and mentoring projects in biotechnology and chemical processes at Tecnológico de Monterrey. Currently, she is a Full-Time Assistant Professor at the School of Engineering and Sciences at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Puebla Campus, where she promotes educational innovation in engineering and international collaboration through Global Classroom initiatives and COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) projects. She is the National Leader of the Ingenia Women in Engineering and Sciences Promoter Committee, an Academic Senator of the School of Engineering and Sciences, a member of the Advisory Council for Chemical Engineering at Tecnológico de Monterrey Puebla Campus, and an advisor to student groups such as WaterTec. She has been a member of the Mexican Chemical Society (SQM) and is currently a member of IEEE, IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE), and the IEEE Education Society. She is also part of the Tec Xignux Challenge Experts Network, contributing to the evaluation of student projects focused on sustainable innovation. She actively participates as a speaker, panelist, and keynote presenter in academic and professional events focused on educational innovation, sustainability, and engineering education.