Dr. Jorge Membrillo-Hernández is a Mexican biotechnologist and educator, serving as a full-time research professor at the Tecnológico de Monterrey’s Mexico City campus. He is affiliated with the Institute for the Future of Education and the School of Engineering and Sciences.

Academic Background and Research

Dr. Membrillo-Hernández earned his Ph.D. in Environmental and Sustainable Biotechnology from King’s College London, University of London. He completed postdoctoral research at both the University of Sheffield and Harvard University. His early research focused on ecological microbiology and sustainable biotechnology, including projects related to conserving Xochimilco’s ecological heritage and transforming organic waste into sustainable agricultural inputs

Leadership in Challenge-Based Learning (CBL)

Dr. Membrillo-Hernández is a global leader in Challenge-Based Learning (CBL), an educational approach that engages students in solving real-world problems. He is the most published researcher worldwide on this topic, with over 130 articles indexed in Scopus. At Tecnológico de Monterrey, he has successfully implemented the Tec21 educational model, which integrates CBL across all undergraduate programs.

International Engagement and Recognition

Dr. Membrillo-Hernández has shared his expertise globally, including presenting the Tec21 model at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands to over 200 international educators, being a Keynote speaker in different Education conferences and has also collaborated with NASA and the University of Texas, TU Eidhoven, Beihang University, UNIANDES, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Universidad Abierta y a Distancia Colombia, among others on educational projects, contributing to the development of training models for future engineers involved in missions like Artemis, which aims to return humans to the Moon and eventually reach Mars.

Editorial Roles and Professional Affiliations

He serves as an editor for journals such as Education Sciences, Frontiers in Education, and Heliyon. Additionally, he is the President of the Mexico Section of the International Society for Engineering Pedagogy (IGIP). For more information on his research and publications, you can visit his ResearchGate profile or his Scopus author page.

Email: jmembrillo@tec.mx