Erasmo Herman y Lara
Instituto Tecnológico de Tuxtepec
MÉXICO
Dr. Erasmo Herman y Lara has been a Professor-Researcher at the Instituto Tecnológico de Tuxtepec since 1983 in Mexico, with over 41 years of experience in academia and scientific research. Throughout his career, he has led more than 32 funded research projects as the principal investigator, overseeing their execution. His work has involved the acquisition, installation, operation, and maintenance of high-tech scientific equipment. He has also developed scientific research instruments, registered with the Directorate General of Technological Higher Education, now the Tecnológico Nacional de México, with several of these developments currently undergoing patenting processes.Dr. Herman y Lara has published 64 articles in internationally indexed journals, listed in both the Journal Citation Report and Scopus, often involving collaborations with students and fellow faculty researchers. He is the founder of the Basic Biochemistry Laboratory for the Biochemical Engineering program and a founding member of the Master of Science in Food program at the Instituto Tecnológico de Tuxtepec.In addition to his academic and research contributions, he has served as a national evaluator of research projects for the Tecnológico Nacional de México and various institutions and universities throughout Mexico. Since 2003, he has been part of the Registry of Accredited Evaluators (RCEA), enabling him to assess projects in Basic Science, Mixed Funds from various states, Sectoral Funds, and Technological Development and Innovation initiatives under the Mexican National Council of Humanities, Sciences, and Technology. He has also evaluated Postdoctoral Fellowship Programs, the Researchers for Mexico Program, and Frontier Research Projects.Currently, Dr. Herman y Lara holds the position of National Researcher Level II in Mexico's National System of Researchers. He serves as a peer reviewer for several national and international indexed journals. As an ambassador member of the Global Harmonization Initiative (GHI), he has been at the forefront of applying new technologies in food processing, with a particular focus on refractive window drying over the past eight years.
