Meet Our
Faculty

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Our faculty are educators, innovators, and researchers committed to transforming lives through knowledge, interdisciplinary work, and real-world impact.

Our Faculty

Inspiring change through education

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Our faculty is made up of outstanding researchers, educators, and industry experts who combine rigorous knowledge with real-world experience to inspire students and advance impactful research.

Through interdisciplinary collaboration, global partnerships, and a strong commitment to innovation, they contribute to solving real challenges in society, industry, and the environment. Beyond the classroom, they lead transformative projects, mentor future leaders, and strengthen Tecnológico de Monterrey’s mission to generate knowledge with purpose and impact.

Cynthia Gonzalez

Cynthia González

Campus Chihuahua
Professor

Expert in animal reproduction and genetics, focused on early bovine embryo analysis and folliculogenesis. Passionate about teaching, mentoring, and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Cynthia Gonzalez
Cynthia González
Milton Carlos Elias Espinosa

Milton Carlos Elías

Campus Santa Fe
Associate Director of Mechanics and Advanced Materials

Mechanical engineering specialist focused on thermochemical treatments, boron and nitrogen diffusion modeling, and characterization of borided and nitrided steel layers.

Milton Carlos Elias Espinosa
Milton Carlos Elías
Araceli Zavala

Araceli Zavala

Campus Guadalajara
Professor

Araceli Zavala specializes in supply chain, optimization, data analysis, and resilience. She has industry and consulting experience and teaches statistics and operations.

Araceli Zavala
Araceli Zavala
Alberto Mendoza Dominguez

Alberto Mendoza

Campus Monterrey
Research Professor

Specialist in air pollution, energy, climate change, and sustainability, with focus on air quality modeling, emissions assessment, thermochemical processes, and decarbonization pathways.

Alberto Mendoza Dominguez
Alberto Mendoza
Our Faculty in Numbers

Our Faculty in Numbers

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Our Faculty

Total Faculty

2,442
Professors
882
Full-time faculty
1,560
Part-time faculty

Diversity and Representation

30.5%
Women professors
208
International professors

Academic Profile

96.8%
with a Master's or PhD degree
5,096
with a graduate degree obtained abroad

National Research Recognition (SNI)

243 Level I Researchers
58 Level II Researchers
21 Level III Researchers
Faculty of Excellence

Bringing World-Class Minds Together

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Faculty of Excellence professors collaborate with our research nuclei, enriching ongoing projects with their global perspectives while also engaging in teaching to inspire students across our academic programs.
 

Although they are not full-time faculty, these distinguished professors become deeply integrated into the academic ecosystem of the School of Engineering and Sciences. They work alongside our research groups to advance frontier knowledge, co-develop proposals, and mentor emerging scholars. Their presence in the classroom allows students to learn directly from internationally recognized experts, gaining exposure to new methods, global trends, and innovative approaches that strengthen their academic and professional formation.

Sigfredo Fuentes

Sigfredo Fuentes

Health
Distinguished Visiting Professor in Digital Agriculture and Food Science

Expert in plant physiology, digital food, food and wine sciences, plants/animals/humans biometrics, machine/deep learning and AI.

Sigfredo Fuentes
Sigfredo Fuentes
Marc Madou

Marc Madou

Nanotechnology and Semiconductors
Distinguished Visiting Professor in Nanoengineering

Expert in compact disc-based fluidics, carbon micromachining, micro and nanotechnology, biosensors.

Marc Madou
Marc Madou
Thomas Kurfees

Thomas Kurfees

Industrial Transformation
Distinguished Visiting Professor in Advanced Manufacturing

Expert in large-scale cybersecure digital manufacturing operations, advanced manufacturing systems and policy issues related to advanced manufacturing.

Thomas Kurfees
Thomas Kurfees
Francisco Falcone

Francisco Falcone

Industrial Transformation
Distinguished Visiting Professor in Telecommunications

Expert in simulation of complex electromagnetic scenarios, artificial materials, periodic structures, metamaterials, wireless communication system design/analysis, wireless sensor networks and context-aware scenarios.

Francisco Falcone
Francisco Falcone