PhD in Physics. Since 2012, he is the director of the Nuclear Science Institute of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), where he conducts his research on numerical relativity. Within this area, he has focused on the simulation of gravitational waves sources, particularly on the collision of two black holes. He is a member of the National System of Researchers and the Mexican Academy of Sciences. In 2009, he received the Medal for Merits in Science of the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District