Coordination of the PhD in Energy
The PhD in Energy is an in-person, network-based program that belongs to CONACyT’s National Quality Graduate Program. It brings together five academic units and a broad group of researchers.
Functions of the Site Coordination Office
The Site Coordination Office is an institutional role led by a Site Coordinator—typically a graduate faculty member—responsible for coordinating the operations of a multi-site program within the academic unit hosting the PhD in Energy.
Its functions, established in Article 108 of the Reglamento de Estudios de Posgrado del IPN, include:
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Supporting academic and administrative activities of the PhD in Energy.
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Convening and leading meetings of the Academic Body.
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Promoting the proper delivery and regular updating of the program’s learning units.
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Encouraging the integration of PhD students into research projects.
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Carrying out activities needed to obtain external recognition for the program.
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Presenting curriculum redesign proposals and updates to learning units—developed by the Academic Body—to the Graduate Faculty Council of the corresponding site.
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Presenting to the Graduate Faculty Council the proposed composition of the core and associated academic groups, in accordance with accreditation requirements.
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Evaluating the annual academic activities of the program and reporting results to the Graduate Faculty Council.
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Supporting and verifying the timely fulfillment of responsibilities by thesis advisors and tutorial committees, and keeping the Graduate Faculty Council informed of student progress and completion.
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Requesting the Graduate Faculty Council’s approval for examination committees for pre-doctoral and degree exams, based on Academic Body proposals.
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Communicating to the Graduate Faculty Council the agreements reached during Academic Body meetings.
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Preparing reports required by the Secretariat regarding norms, policies, and indicators as part of the program’s evaluation process.
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Carrying out any additional functions established by institutional regulations.
Program Coordinator
Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica, Unidad Zacatenco
Coordinator: Dr. Ignacio Carvajal Mariscal
Email:
Phone. (55) 5624 2000 ext. 54884
ESIME Zacatenco
Site Coordinators
Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada, Unidad Querétaro
Site coordinator: Dr. Martín de Jesús Nieto Pérez
Email:
Phone. 4422290804 Ext. 81050 Mobile. 4421860279
Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica, Unidad Culhuacán
Site coordinator: Dr. Fernando Salazar Posadas
Email:
Phone. (55) 5624 2000 ext. 73032
ESIME Culhuacán
Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica, Unidad Zacatenco
Site coordinator:: Dr. Ignacio Carvajal Mariscal
Email:
Phone. (55) 5624 2000 ext. 54884
ESIME Zacatenco
Escuela Superior de Físico Matemático (ESFM)
Site coordinator:: Dra. María de Lourdes Albor Aguilera
Email:
Phone. (55) 5729 6000 ext. 55054
CMP+L Site coordinator
The current Site Coordinator of the PhD in Energy at CMP+L is Dr. Jorge Gabriel Vázquez Arenas, appointed on October 5, 2022, by Dr. Martha Cecilia Galaz Larios, with approval from the CMP+L Graduate Faculty Council.
Curriculum Summary
PhD in Energy Coordinator
Dr. Jorge Gabriel Vázquez Arenas
Dr. Vázquez Arenas holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Technological Institute of Minatitlán (1999–2003), a Master’s degree in Mineral Engineering from the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí (2003–2005), and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada (2007–2011). He completed a postdoctoral fellowship—later serving as a line engineer—at General Motors’ Electrical Integration and Control Laboratory (USA) from 2011 to 2012.
He served as a visiting professor-researcher at the Autonomous Metropolitan University–Iztapalapa (2012–2015) and later as a CONACyT-assigned faculty member there (2016–2020).
He is a recipient of the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) for outstanding PhD research in Ontario, Canada, and of the 2017 Erasmus Mundus Scholarship (European Community) in energy conversion and storage materials, as a visiting professor at the Laboratoire de Réactivité et Chimie des Solides (LRCS) in Amiens, France.
He is a Level II member of the National System of Researchers (SNI) and holds two patents in process.
His academic production includes 112 high-impact JCR papers, 4 book chapters, and over 100 full-length conference papers. His publications have received over 2,090 citations (h-index: 25).
He has supervised:
- 5 PhD graduates
- 9 Master’s graduates
- 5 undergraduate theses
He has led as principal investigator 5 CONACyT projects and 4 industry-funded projects on energy storage and wastewater treatment.
He serves as an accredited evaluator and monitor (RCEA) for CONACyT programs including Basic Science, National Problems, Institutional Strengthening, and the Innovation Stimulus Program (PEI).
He has also reviewed proposals for:
- MINCYT–FONCYT, Argentina
- CONICYT, Colombia
He is a reviewer for multiple international journals, including Electrochimica Acta, Journal of Power Sources, Chemical Engineering Journal, ACS Catalysis, ACS Chemical Reviews, among many others.
Email:
Phone: 55 5729 6000 ext. 52619
