Dr. Margarita Mercedes González Brambila holds a Ph.D. in Biotechnology and a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Biochemical Engineering from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Iztapalapa, as well as a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). At UAM Azcapotzalco, she has served as Head of the Department of Energy (2014–2018), Head of the Process Analysis Research Area (2012–2014), and Coordinator of the UAM Energy and Environment Network since 2023. She is an elected Member of the Mexican Academy of Engineering—where she Chairs the Environmental Engineering Committee (2026–2027)—, UAM’s institutional representative on the Presidential Fracking Study Commission (2026), and holds the rank of National Researcher Level II in the Sistema Nacional de Investigadoras e Investigadores (SNII). She was honored with the 2016 UAM Research Award and holds the PRODEP Desirable Profile distinction.

She serves as a Full-Time Professor (Level C) in the Department of Energy within the Division of Basic Sciences and Engineering at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Azcapotzalco.

Her research focuses on environmental biotechnology, bioenergy processes, biofilm reactors, and industrial effluent treatment. Her scholarly output comprises approximately 40 peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals, 100 conference papers, specialized books published by LIMUSA Wiley and PUBLICIA, and the supervision of 53 capstone and graduate theses. She is Editor-in-Chief of Energy: Science, Technology, and Management and founder of the Mexican Energy Academy.