I obtained a degree in Physics from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in 2002 and a D.Phil (PhD) in Condensed Matter Physics from the University of Oxford in 2006 under the supervision of Prof. Michael Johnston in the area of terahertz spactroscopy. During 2007 I did a postdoc in the same group. In 2008 I was appointed research fellow at the Materials Department of the University of Oxford where I worked on characterisation of nanomaterials. Since January 2009 I joined Centro de Investigaciones en Optica (CIO) as a research professor. In 2021 I was honored with a Guest Professorship at Philipps-Universität Marburg and in 2022 I became a Full Professor also at the Philipps-Universität Marburg. In 2024 I returned to CIO as Full research professor.

I am National Researcher level III, fellow of the Mexican Academy of Sciences. Furhtermore, in 2006 I was awarded the Oxford Physics Nicholas Kurty Prize to the best doctoral thesis. I also received the Young Scientist Award from the IRMMW-THz society in 2018. In 2019 I was awarded the Alexander von Humboldt Experienced Research Fellowship hosted by Prof. Dr. Martin Koch. I was named Fellow 2026 by Optica (formerly OSA).

In addition, I am associate editor of Journal of Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves and editorial board member of Scientific Reports. I was general chair of the 42 IRMMW-THz 2017 conference held in Cancun, Mexico, and general co-Chair of both the OTST-2024 and the NOEKS-2025 conferences held in Marburg, Germany. I also chaired the THz Sensing committee of the OSA Advanced Photonics Congress 2013 and 2015 and have been part of the International Program Committees of Optical Terahertz Science and Technology (OTST) 2011, OSA Sensors topical meeting 2012 and 2014, and PHOTOOPTICS 2014, 2015 and 2016. I am also part of the boardo of directors (OIC) of the International Society of Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves.

I did some teaching at the University of Oxford in the courses of Mathematical Methods and Electromagnetism, and have tought various undergraduate and postgraduate courses at CIO and Philipps-Universität Marburg. I have also tought several courses at the Univesidad de Guanajuato. I have also supervised 23 theses from undergraduate to doctoral levels, and hosted several postdoctoral researchers in my group.

Research
My research interests currently focus on exploring uses of THz radiation in other disciplines such as medicine (diabetic foot), biology (plant physiology and water consumption), conservation and restoration (of objects with cultural value), industry among others. I have also interest in the study of ultrafast charge transport in semiconductors, spin injection in semiconductors, surface and interface non-linear optics as well as low frequency vibrations of biomolecular systems.

• Ciencia Basica (CONACYT; 2009; No. 131931).
• DESARROLLO DE METODO ... (KODIAK/FOMIX; 2013; No. GTO-2012-C01-187407)
• DESARROLLO DE PRUEBAS ... (Gemba/Finovateg; 2015; CFINN140810153004 )
• Infraestructura (CONACYT; 2015; 255114)
• Laboratorios Nacionales (CONACYT; 2015; 252939)
• DISPOSITIVO PARA DETERMINAR ... (KODIAK/PEI; 2015; No. 232751)
• Laboratorios Nacionales (CONACYT; 2017; 280392)
• Medical Applications of Machine Lear ... (MIT-MISTI; 2017; GA-2781829890)
• Proyecto especial Hannover Messe (CONACYT; 2018; 296336)
• Laboratorios Nacionales (CONACYT; 2018; 294440)
• Laboratorios Nacionales (SECIHTI; 2025; ApoyoLN-2025-c-122)

• CONGRESO THz 2017 (CIO; 2017; No. 2042110561).