Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina

Omar studied chemistry at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP) (Argentina), receiving his Ph.D. in 2004. His postdoctoral studies were carried out at the University of Cambridge (UK) (2004–2006, Marie Curie Research Fellow) and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (Germany) (2007, Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow). He was then appointed as Max Planck Partner Group leader from 2009 until 2013. He has served as Vice-Director of the Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA) (2012–2015). He is currently a fellow member of CONICET and head of the Soft Matter Laboratory of INIFTA. Since 2009, he is also Adjunct Professor of Physical Chemistry at UNLP.

José Rubén Morones-Ramírez received his Ph. D. from the University of Texas at Austin and did his postdoctoral research at Boston University and Harvard University for four years in the areas of new antimicrobial development. He is now a Professor of Chemical Sciences in the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León and is currently the Director of the Research Center on Biotechnology and Nanotechnology of the School of Chemical Sciences at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. His main line of research involves the use of nanobiotechnology towards the design and development of novel therapeutic agents against multidrug-resistant microbial pathogens.

With a master’s degree in information science and extensive experience as a teaching professor focusing on the production, dissemination, use and application of scientific and technological information, Regiane A. Bracchi’s main role as the ACS Publications Latin America Manager is to support the scientific community in the region. This work centers on the development and implementation projects and partnerships associated to the access, use, and application of all ACS resources and solutions, as well as the promotion of opportunities and programs for the benefit of science in Latin America.

Betty C. Galarreta is a Full Professor of Chemistry and former Director of the Chemistry Undergraduate Program at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP). She received her Ph.D. from the University of Wester Ontario and did her postdoctoral research at Boston University Photonics Center. Her current research focuses on the development of optical methods based on vibrational spectroscopy, localized surface plasmon, and nanomaterials for the analysis of food products and cultural heritage materials. She is involved in various activities to promote chemistry education and interdisciplinary research in STEM. She is the Faculty Advisor of ACS PUCP Student Chapter and an active member of the ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry’s Education Committee.

Dr. Carlos Toro earned his Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from La Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela, where he started his professional career as a computational chemist. In 2010, Carlos obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Central Florida, where he used multi-photon absorption spectroscopy to study the nonlinear optical properties of chiral molecules. Afterwards, he held a position as the Ellen D. Williams Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Maryland, where his research focused on the study of high resolution transient infrared absorption spectroscopy of molecular super rotors. In Spring 2014, Carlos joined the ACS Publications Division and is now Associate Editor, overseeing nine journal titles with responsibility over their strategic development and management.

Fiorella Lisett Olivera Venturo, Doctor Honoris Causa, is a chemist recognized for her leadership in STEM education, scientific outreach, entrepreneurship, and academia. As President of ACS Peru, she promotes chemistry through events, workshops, and international collaborations. She leads Haciendo Ciencia EIRL, organizing science workshops for children, youth, and educators. As a professor at Universidad Continental and Universidad Tecnológica del Perú, she specializes in chemistry and physics education. Her research focuses on coordination chemistry and MOFs, with publications and conference presentations. Awarded the Order of Merit for STEM Contributions, she continues to drive science education and outreach in Peru and beyond.

Alfonso has been with CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) since August 2016. His initial role was as a Sales Manager for Mexico and he is now the regional sales manager for LATAM. Before joining CAS, Alfonso worked for two years as Technology Director for Tekniset de Mexico, a compounder of specialty polymeric materials. He also worked four years as Market Developing Manager and Managing Director of Macro-M, a startup company of KUO group in nanomaterials and nanotechnology and other four years as Managing Director of CID (R&D Center of KUO Group in Mexico). Alfonso holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico.