Max is a 3rd year Ph.D. student in the Materials Science & Nanoengineering department at Rice University. He obtained his B.S. in Nanotechnology Engineering at the Polytechnic University of the Valley of Mexico. He is also an Opportunity Funds 2023-2024 alumnus, as well as a SECIHTI fellow. His research previously entailed nanotechnology-based wearable devices, and is now focused on the development of microphysiological systems to study neurodegenerative diseases.

When he is not in the lab, he enjoys swimming, playing videogames (RPGs / single player story games), playing piano, and photography!