F. Ignacio Aguilar

Ignacio is a postdoctoral researcher working as part of the Electrocatalysis Lab, in the Chemical Engineering Department at McGill University, and the ReSET Colab, in the Department of Geography at the University of Victoria. His current research studies the socioecological implications of scaling up a technology to produce green hydrogen from biomass as a renewable energy option in Canada. 

Ignacio holds a PhD in Social and Ecological Sustainability from the University of Waterloo. His doctoral research studied the electrical energy systems of Ontario and Costa Rica as specific venues for sustainability transformations. He was awarded with the National Scholarship on Energy Sustainability by the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) and the Energy Secretariat (SENER) of Mexico. He has a master’s degree in business administration (honors) and a BSc in tourism management, both from Universidad Autónoma de Occidente in Mazatlán, Mexico. He is also a current board member at the Environmental Studies Association of Canada (ESAC).