Verónica García Montalvo received her BSc. in Chemical and her PhD. degree in Chemistry from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). She was awarded with the UNAM “Alfonso Caso” Medal as best PhD graduated in Chemistry (1996). she held a postdoctoral position at the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany (1996-97) and at the Institute of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Bremen, Germany (1997-98). In 1998 she joined the Instituto de Química of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Now she is working as a Researcher in the Department of Inorganic Chemistry in National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico. she honored with Member of the National Research System, level 2 (since 2002), "Alfonso Caso" medal PhD in Chemistry.

Dr. Verónica García Montalvo focused on Chemistry of Heavy Main Group Elements, groups 14, 15 and 16, Chelating Inorganic Ligands, Luminescent Chelate Compounds with Lanthanides, Precursors of Thin Films and Self-assembly of Nanoparticles.