Professor Rosa Maria Luna Sanchez studied Chemical Engineering at the Faculty of Chemistry of the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UNAM) from 1988-1992. Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from 1997 to 1999 and Doctorate in Science (Chemical Engineering) from 2000 to 2003, both from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) Iztapalapa Campus. Part-time Professor at the Iztapalapa Campus of the UAM from 2002 to 2003. Professor at Azcapotzalco Campus since 2004.

She has published 13 articles in high-impact scientific journals and 35 full papers in national and international congresses of high diffusion. The topics of the published works are focused on the extraction and deposition of precious metals, nickel, cobalt, and cadmium, respectively. About 80 citations in the described works. Direction of 8 graduate theses (1 in the process), and 18 terminal projects (2 in the process).

PROMEP profile since 2006. Member of the National System of Researchers from 2004 to 2019. Head of Area from 2006 to 2007 at UAM, Member of Committees of the Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering (2004-2005) and of the Master's Degree in Environmental Science and Engineering (2006 to 2011). Coordinator of the Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering (2012 - 2014). Sabbatical stays at the University of Akron, Ohio, USA (2014-2015), Coordinator of the Master of Science and Materials Engineering (2017-March 2020). She has participated as a juror in the Masters in Environmental Science and Engineering and Process Engineering exams. Divisional Advisor in the period 2012-2013 at UAM Azcapotzalco Campus.

Research with contributions from industry: Researcher responsible for two research projects funded by UAM, 2004 to 2014 and 2017 to 2020. These projects have generated articles, congresses, and student training. Work has been done with Compañía Minera Real del Monte and Pachuca, who have provided raw material for the research.

Responsible for a Conacyt project with the industry, Corporación de Valores Reciclados, August to December 2013, Design and development of a pilot plant for the recovery of tin, copper, gold, silver, platinum, and palladium from electronic scrap by hydrometallurgical methods and with solar energy support. In this project, she worked with the aforementioned company and provided the design basis for the modification of the plant specialized in metal recovery, located in the state of Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

Distinctions during graduate studies:

Among the distinctions obtained during her postgraduate studies are: University Merit Medal UAM: For qualifications in master's degree studies. January 24, 2001, Rector's Office of the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana. Recognition for high academic performance in postgraduate studies by the National Council of Science and Technology. January 11, 2002, CONACyT. University Merit Medal UAM: For qualifications in doctoral studies. September 19, 2003, Rector's Office of the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana. Tie second place for the best thesis in the Doctorate category. May 2003, NACE International The Corrosion Society.