Andrés Esteban Acero Lópezمشاهده پروفایل
استاد مدعو
Andrés Esteban Acero López serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Tecnológico de Monterrey's School of Engineering and Sciences, with appointments spanning Campus Puebla and Campus Monterrey. His academic profile integrates industrial engineering expertise with sustainability leadership across Latin American contexts. His educational foundation includes: Industrial Engineer, Universidad de los Andes Master's in Industrial Engineering, Universidad de los Andes PhD in Engineering, Universidad de los Andes Research focuses on industrial ecology and systems science applications for emerging economies, emphasizing natural resources governance, sustainable production systems, and waste management innovation. His work actively advances UN Sustainable Development Goals including Quality Education (SDG4), Industry Innovation (SDG9), and Reduced Inequalities (SDG10) through community-engaged engineering projects. Recent publications reveal strong trajectory in engineering education transformation and sustainability implementation, featuring virtual reality for manufacturing pedagogy, diversity initiatives in Latin American STEM, and systemic approaches to sustainable engineering practices. This scholarship bridges theoretical modeling with real-world social impact. Key recognitions include: Excellence on Teaching Sustainability Award (IISE, 2022) Best Paper Award ISIE Americas (2016) Academic Club Award Finalist (University of St. Gallen, 2015) Mexican Researcher Certification Level 1 As an educator, he supervises research through Business Innovation Projects and Research Proposal courses while co-founding the INTERACT research group. His advising extends to Ingenieros sin Fronteras Colombia projects addressing infrastructure challenges in underserved communities since 2012. Leadership manifests through INTERACT's complex adaptive systems research and ongoing collaborations with Ingenieros sin Fronteras Colombia, developing engineering solutions for social impact across Latin America through participatory design and sustainable technology deployment.