Héctor R. Galleguillos received his degree in civil chemical engineering in 1982 from the Catholic University of the North in Chile and his doctorate in chemical sciences in 1994 in the University of La Laguna in Spain.
Currently he is an associate professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Mineral Processes at the University of Antofagasta, Chile. He is involved in research concerning energy storage and thermodynamic solutions for electrolytes.