Luis Demetrio Miranda Gutiérrez obtained a B. A. degree from Chemistry School of the University Autonomous of Mexico State (UAEMex) in 1994, and completed his doctoral dissertation in 2000 under the supervision of Dr. Raymundo Cruz-Almanza, at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). After a postdoctoral appointment with Professor Samir Z. Zard at the Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles (CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette), he joined the faculty at the Instituto de Química UNAM, in 2001, where currently is the director.
Awards and Honors
National Chemistry Award “Andrés Manuel del Rio 2019” (Premio Nacional de Química. Sociedad Química de México)
The Marcos Moshinsky Research Fellowship 2015 (Catedra Marcos Moshinsky. Fundación Marcos Moshinsky).
Founding Member of the Mexican Academy of Organic Chemistry
National University Distinction for Young Researchers 2010. (Reconocimeinto Distinción Universidad Nacional para Jovenes Académicos 2010 en Ciencias Naturales, UNAM).
