Leticia Myriam Torres Guerra
Born (1955-09-09) September 9, 1955
Monterrey, Mexico
Education
OccupationChemist
AwardsNational Prize for Arts and Sciences (2018)

Leticia Myriam Torres Guerra (born September 9, 1955) is a Mexican chemist.

Her research work focuses on the development and synthesis of advanced materials such as semiconductors and their application as powders and films in renewable energy and sustainable decontamination projects.

In 2005, she was appointed head of the Faculty of Civil Engineering's Department of Ecomaterials and Energy at the Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL). As of 2019, she is the general director of the Advanced Materials Research Center.

Biography

Leticia Myriam Torres Guerra was born in Monterrey on September 9, 1955.[1] She graduated from UANL with a licentiate in industrial chemistry in 1976. She earned her doctorate in advanced ceramic materials at the University of Aberdeen in 1984.[1] In 1985, she began her work as a research professor at UANL's Faculty of Chemical Sciences, and went on to receive the university's research award 15 times by 2010. She became a Level 3 member of the Sistema Nacional de Investigadores in 1986, the only woman to do so for ten years.[1][2][3]

Other positions she has held are deputy director of research of the UANL Faculty of Chemical Sciences from 1995 to 2001, and deputy director of scientific and technological development of the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) from 2011 to 2013.[1][2] During 2014 and 2015 she was a certified leader in renewable energies and energy efficiency at Harvard University.[1] She has been a member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences since 1999, the Mexican Materials Society since 2009, and the International Union of Materials Research Societies since 2017.[4] She is on four committees of Mexico's Presidential Advisory Council of Sciences.[1]

Torres founded the Center for Research and Development of Ceramic Materials (active from 1990 to 1995) at UANL's Faculty of Chemical Sciences.[5] She has carried out technological developments in collaboration with the industrial sector, including an agreement with the Vitro Group in 1996 to teach a master of science program with a specialty oriented to glass, and one with Cemex to implement a special UNI-EMPRESA scholarship program.[1][6]

In 2019, she was named general director of the Advanced Materials Research Center.[7]

Research

Torres' work has focused on materials science; she began her research with the synthesis of advanced ceramic materials and crystal chemistry.[4] Her most notable scientific investigations have focused on the synthesis and modification of semiconductors such as titanates, tantalates, and zirconates of alkali and alkaline earth metals for decontamination of air, soil, and water through photocatalysis, as well as their use in hydrogen production. The materials developed in her work group have shown high photoelectrocatalytic efficiency, allowing the development of prototypes of an "artificial leaf" to transform solar energy into chemical energy.[1]

Awards and recognition

Selected publications

  • Diagramas de Equilibrio de Fases. 2012. Patricia Quintana Owen, Leticia M. Torres-Martínez.
  • Fotosíntesis Artificial: Estudio de fundamentación social, económica, científica y tecnológica de la Fotosíntesis Artificial para la reducción de CO2 ambiental y la producción de energéticos sustentables en México. 2013. Alfredo Aguilar, Diego M.M. de la Escalera, Gisela Aguirre, Jessica Rangel, Jorge A. Ascencio, Leticia Torres, Edilso Reguera, Ricardo Gómez, Lorenzo Martínez.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Leticia Myriam Torres Guerra" (in Spanish). Advisory Council of Sciences of the Presidency of the Republic. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Villarreal, Paola (November 26, 2019). "Universidad Regiomontana premia a Dra. en el 'Premio Valor Regiomontano 2019'" [Universidad Regiomontana Recognizes Dr. With the "2019 Valor Regiomontano Award"] (in Spanish). Pronetwork. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  3. ↑ Armendáriz, Esperanza (October–December 2010). "Entrevista a la doctora Leticia M. Torres Guerra" [Interview With Doctor Leticia M. Torres Guerra] (PDF). Ciencia UANL (in Spanish). Autonomous University of Nuevo León. XIII (4): 352–354. ISSN 1405-9177. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  4. 1 2 Torres, Isaac. "Forum 45. Leticia Torres Guerra: Hay que resolver los problemas de las empresas con ciencia" [Forum 45. Leticia Torres Guerra: We Must Solve Companies' Problems With Science] (in Spanish). Foro Consultivo Científico y Tecnológico. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  5. ↑ Bustos Cardona, Laura. "'Nada sucede por casualidad cuando se hace ciencia'" ["Nothing Happens by Chance When Doing Science"] (in Spanish). CONACYT. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  6. ↑ Torres Cruz, Isaac (April 16, 2012). "Realizar conocimiento básico puede generar riqueza" [Attaining Basic Knowledge Can Generate Wealth]. La Crónica de Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Designan a la Dra. Leticia Myriam Torres Guerra como Directora General del Cimav" [Dr. Leticia Myriam Torres Guerra Designated General Director of CIMAV] (in Spanish). Advanced Materials Research Center. December 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  8. ↑ Armendáriz, Esperanza (March 15–31, 2012). "Honran a mujeres comprometidas con la sociedad" [Women Committed to Society Honored]. Vida Universitaria (in Spanish). Autonomous University of Nuevo León. p. 5. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Gobierno de NL entrega Medalla al Mérito Cívico" [Government of NL Presents Medal of Civic Merit]. Milenio (in Spanish). Monterrey. September 29, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Acuerdo por el que se otorga el Premio Nacional de Ciencias 2018" [Agreement for the Awarding of the 2018 National Sciences Prize]. Official Journal of the Federation (in Spanish). Secretariat of the Interior. October 29, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
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