Physicist with extensive experience in nanomaterial simulations, biomedical sciences, and renewable energy research. 

Eduardo Patricio Estévez Ruiz earned a Bachelor's degree in Physics and Mathematics from the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, and a degree in Finance from the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador. He later completed his Master's degree in Renewable Energy Projects at the Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes in Valladolid, Spain. He also earned a Master's degree in Physics and Chemistry Teaching from the National University of Distance Education (UNED) in Madrid, Spain. He completed his PhD in the Applied Physics Program at the Universidade da Coruña in Spain, focusing his research on nanomaterials for hydrogen production and storage.

His experience in education is extensive, having served as a higher education and high school teacher. He worked at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador for four years and at the Universidad Técnica del Norte in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. He served as Academic Vice-Rector of the Víctor Manuel Guzmán Educational Unit, and was later appointed Acting Rector. For 11 years, he worked at the Yachay Experimental Technology Research University, during which time he served as a Physics teacher, Coordinator of School Services, Coordinator of the Experimental Sciences Education Program, and Coordinator of pre-professional internships and outreach for the School of Physical Sciences and Nanotechnology.

He currently serves as coordinator of the Master's Program in STEM Teaching Strategies with a specialization in Physical Sciences. His research interests include nanomaterials in renewable energy, computational simulation with classical molecular dynamics, the study of photoelectrodes for hydrogen production and storage, optical properties, mechanical and electronic properties of metal oxides, and interactions with biomolecules and complex biological systems. He has authored and directed several community outreach projects that have helped foster Yachay Tech University's community service to the local community. His most notable projects include INSPIRATHON, FESTOTECH, HAMILTON TECH, and he is currently leading the EDUKATLON project.