**Meet the editors**

Luis Enrique Noreña occupies the position of Senior Professor at the Department of Basic Sciences of the Metropolitan Autonomous University, UAM-Azcapotzalco, Mexico. From November 2007 to October 2011, he was the Head of the Department of Basic Sciences, and from May 2012 to April 2016, he was the Director of the Division of Basic Sciences and Engineering. He obtained his first

degree in Chemical Engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, UNAM, and his MSc. and PhD degrees from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, England. He is a member of Mexico's National System of Researchers (SNI). His current research interests include the synthesis, characterization, and applications of porous catalytic materials and applications of polymers with electrical properties.

Dr. Jin An Wang is a professor of Chemical Engineering at the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico. He is a National Researcher and a member of Mexican Academy of Sciences. In 1995, he received a Doctor degree in Chemical Engineering from East China University of Sciences and Technology, China. He specializes in catalysis research, including catalysis for ultraclean fuels; hydrogen production, petroleum reforming, and environmental catalysis; and advanced catalytic materials.

Dr. Wang has published 140 refereed papers, edited 2 books and 3 special issues of research journals, invented 5 patents, and delivered over 50 invited lectures worldwide. He served as chairman of 6 international symposia and guest editors of Catalysis Today, Advanced Materials Research, and Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings.
