The RSC Advances team are delighted to welcome Professor Nadia Martínez-Villegas as our new Associate Editors!
Professor Nadia Martínez-Villegas, Instituto Potosino de Investigacion Cientifica y Tecnologica, Mexico
Research Areas: Environmental chemistry including:
- Chemistry of soils/sediments.
- Environmental chemical analysis.
- Environmental remediation.
- Toxicity
- Water chemistry
Dr. Nadia Valentina Martínez-Villegas is a chemical engineer with an MSc in Chemical Engineering from the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí and a PhD in Soil Sciences from The Pennsylvania State University, USA. She is an environmental (bio)(hydro)(geo)chemist specializing in the behavior, mobility, and risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in soil–water systems. She is currently a Full Professor in the Division of Applied Geosciences at IPICYT (Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica) in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
Her research focuses on environmental geochemistry, particularly arsenic and trace metals in contaminated soils, sediments, urban dust, groundwater, and surface waters. Her work integrates field studies, laboratory experiments, geochemical modeling, and data-driven approaches to support environmental diagnosis, risk assessment, and decision-making in vulnerable and mining-impacted regions.
Dr. Martínez-Villegas has published over 60 peer-reviewed research articles and has supervised five PhD students, 13 MSc students, and 10 undergraduate theses. She has led and contributed to more than 12 national and international research projects and actively promotes interdisciplinary and international collaboration.
She serves as an Editor for RSC Advances and previously served as an Associate Editor for Royal Society Open Science. She has also acted as Guest Editor for journals including Frontiers in Geochemistry, Applied Geochemistry, and the International Journal of Environmental Pollution. She is the former President of the National Institute of Geochemistry (INAGEQ), Mexico, and Coordinator of the Arsenic Research and Action Network (ARAN).
Her scientific recognitions include the Royal Society–Newton Advanced Fellowship (2015), finalist for the Newton Prize UK–Mexico (2018), recognition by the Cuban Agency for Nuclear Energy and Advanced Technologies (2019), and an Honorable Mention of the Francisco Estrada Award from the Government of San Luis Potosí. She is a member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences and serves on national and international scientific evaluation committees.
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