Francisco Alfonso Alvarez del Castillo Manzanos was born in Mexico City, Mexico. He received the B.S. degree in physics and the M.S. degree in materials science and engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico, in 2016 and 2018, respectively. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in functional nanomaterials with the University of Bristol, Bristol, U.K.
His current research interests include development of systems for structural health monitoring applications.