VILLADA CANELA, MARIANA

Civil Engineer (Instituto Tecnológico de Chilpancingo), Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering (UNAM), and Ph.D. in Urban and Environmental Studies (El Colegio de México).

Full-time Researcher (Level C) at the Oceanographic Research Institute (IIO), Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC). Member of the Mexican System of Researchers (Level II, Secihti). Desirable Profile Recognition (PRODEP-SEP). Head of the Consolidated Research Group on Water and Environment (UABC-CA-130) in Environmental and Water Sciences at IIO. Founder and Coordinator of LAGUA – Water Governance and Environment Laboratory in Coastal Zones (https://lagua.mx/). Research interests: Integrated Water Resources Management, Environmental Governance & Policy, Citizen Water Quality Monitoring, and sociopolitical aspects of Desalination.

Digital Learning Coordinator at IIO (2021–present). Member of the Ethics, Bioethics and Research Evaluation Committee at IIO (2021–present). Professor in the Nanotechnology Engineering program at UABC. Member of the Academic Boards of the Ph.D. in Environment and Development (DMAYD) and the Master’s in Management of Arid Zone Ecosystems (MMEZA), as well as of the Graduate Studies Committees for both programs. Partial-time Professor in the Ph.D. in Innovation for Sustainable Habitat (CUAAD, University of Guadalajara, UdeG). Former President of the UABC Academy of Natural and Exact Sciences (2023–2025). Former Graduate and Research Coordinator at IIO and Coordinator of the DMAYD program (August 2015–2017). Former member of the Faculty Evaluation Committee at IIO (August 2021–2025). Member of Evaluation Panel for Faculty Recruitment Competitions in the Natural and Exact Sciences, UABC (2026-2).

Scientific output includes 35 peer-reviewed journal articles, 1 book, 15 book chapters, 4 editorials, 1 book review, and 5 copyrights. Advisor to 22 graduated thesis students (10 with honors), jury member in 29 thesis defenses, and supervisor of 2 postdoctoral researchers. Principal Investigator of 12 research projects and collaborator in 40. Delivered over 100 seminars and conference presentations and organized more than 20 academic events. Author of 12 outreach publications, speaker in 133 events, and coordinator of over 60 science outreach activities.

Editor-in-Chief of the journal Housing and Sustainable Communities, published by UdeG and Secihti. Member of the UABC Water Research Center (CIAGUABC), the Network of Experts for University Sustainability (RESU-UABC), the Mexican Network of Watersheds (REMEXCU), and the Water Sector Advisory Council of the Municipality of Ensenada.