Dr. Julio César González Torres is an Associate Professor at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Azcapotzalco Campus, affiliated with the Department of Basic Sciences. He earned his Ph.D. in Materials Science from the same institution and has been a Level I member of the National System of Researchers (SNI) since 2019, in the area of Physical-Mathematical and Earth Sciences.

His research focuses on determining the physicochemical properties of new materials using Density Functional Theory (DFT), semi-empirical methods, and genetic algorithms to study the reactivity associated with atomic defects in crystals and molecules. These studies encompass materials such as metal oxides, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), photocatalysts, and solar cells. His main interest lies in understanding how crystalline defects enhance catalytic, adsorption, and optical absorption properties, with the goal of improving materials used in clean energy generation and the removal of environmental pollutants, including dyes, pharmaceuticals, and toxic species in aquatic environments.

He has twelve publications in peer-reviewed journals and has presented numerous works at conferences and in science outreach publications. He is the organizer of the Ibero-American Symposium on Nanotechnology and Environmental Quality, and has given public lectures on science, particularly focusing on the use of Computational Chemistry and Quantum Physics.

In the field of academic training, he has supervised the graduation of eight undergraduate students, as well as one master’s student and one doctoral student, actively contributing to the development of new generations of researchers.