The Water-Energy-Food Nexus

M.C. Brenda Cansino-Loeza received her master’s degree in the Chemical Engineering Department in the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo in Mexico in 2019. She stayed as a scholar researcher at Texas A&M University Currently, she is PhD Student at the Chemical Engineering Department in the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo in Mexico. Her research interest is in optimization of water-energy-food nexus systems for the improvement of Sustainable Development Goals. She has published 11 papers and three book chapters. José María Ponce-Ortega is a Professor at the Chemical Engineering Department, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Mexico. He obtained his Ph.D. and Master degrees in Chemical Engineering from the Institute of Technology of Celaya in Mexico in 2009 and 2003, respectively. He stayed as a postdoctoral researcher at Texas A&M University, USA and as visiting scholar at Carnegie Mellon University, USA. Dr. Ponce-Ortega is a full professor at the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, and he is a member of the National Research System of Mexico. The research interest of Dr. Ponce-Ortega is in the areas of optimization of chemical processes, sustainable design, energy, mass, water and property integration and supply chain optimization. Dr. Ponce-Ortega has published more than 280 papers, 3 books and 50 book chapters. He also has supervised 25 Ph.D. and 40 Master students. He also has 15 funded research projects for about $US 1,000,000.00. Dr. Ponce-Ortega is a member of the editorial board of the Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy Journal, and of the Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability Journal. He is also a subject editor in the journal Sustainable Production and Consumption.