Dr. Manero’s academic achievements include a BS and MS degree in Chemical Engineering from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), in 1975 and 1976 respectively. Later in 1980, he obtained his PhD in Applied Mathematics: Rheology from the University of Wales in the United Kingdom. Dr. Manero has worked in the areas of rheology, non-Newtonian fluid mechanics, physics and chemistry of polymers, polymer processing, and transport phenomena. In addition to the aforementioned, Dr. Manero’s research work and field experience include being a professor for the Materials Research Institute of the UNAM (1991-2003), a visiting professor for the Schlumberger Cambridge Research, U.K (2000-2001), the University of Grenoble, France (1994), the University of Wales, U.K (1990), and the University of New York at Buffalo (1988). He was an associate professor for the Materials Research Institute of the UNAM (1983-1991), and a research fellow for the department of chemical engineering at the California Institute of Technology. Besides his experience in academia, he has contributed to industry and scientific community by doing consulting work at the R&D departments of several industries in the polymer area, consulting work in the Mexican Petroleum Institute and in the Institute for Electricity Research. Additionally, he is a member of various national and international scientific societies like the Society of Rheology, the American Institute of Physics, and the British Society of Rheology. Dr. Manero is also a member of the National University Council, associate member of the University of Wales Institute of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, and a member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences and Mexican Academy of Engineering. In addition to all the accomplishments mentioned above, he has being honored with the “Condumex-UNAM” Prize for Technological Research (1992), the National Research System (SNI) Level III, Maximum Level (1996), the National University Prize in Engineering and Technology (2001), the Mexican Chemical Society Prize in Scientific Research (2002), and the National Science Prize. Engineering and Technology (2003).