AMC - Cisneros
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Jaime Urrutia-FucugauchiPresident
José Luis Morán-LópezVice President
Erika Pani-BanoWilliam Lee-AlardínSecretaries
Georgina Hernández-DelgadoTreasurer
Board of Directors
•Funded in 1959.•The MAS has 2,570 members from which 100 are corresponding members (including ten Nobel laureates).
Membership
Cut-off date: February 2015
General Objectives
• Promote a dialogue between national and international scientific community• Guide the Mexican State and civil society in the fields of science and technology• Produce knowledge to be useful for solving national problems • Encourage the development of scientific research in different sectors• National and international recognition of Mexican scientists• Contribute to build a modern, fair and just society
Membership
Cut-off date: February 2015
Members of Academia Mexicana de CienciasBy area, section and gender (February 2015)
Area/Section Men Women TotalExact Sciences 1058 171 1229Astronomy 57 14 71Physics 387 37 424Engineering 265 25 290Mathematics 128 16 144Chemistry 126 48 174Geosciences 95 31 126
Natural Sciences 594 228 822
Agroscineces 119 31 150Biology 299 134 433Medicine 176 63 239
Social Sciences 165 87 252Humanities 138 129 267Total 1955 615 2570
Sundays of Science
Computer Program for Young People
Scientific Research Summer
Scientific Olympiads
Mathematics Competitions
Science in your School
Night of Stars
Nobel Conferences
AMC-FUMEC Programs
Collaboration with the United Kingdom (Newton Fund)
Promotion of reading and access to knowledge in correctional communities for teenagers in Mexico City
MAS Science Education Programs
Scientific Research Summer
•The main objective of the Scientific Research Summer is to promote undergraduates’ interest in all areas of scientific activity: physics and mathematics, biology, biomedicine and chemistry, social sciences and humanities, and engineering and technology.
•The program, created in 1991, allocates students in seven-week research stages at the most prestigious national research centers and institutions under the supervision and guidance of active researchers across the country (members of the MAS and the National System of Researchers).
The Summer turns 25 in 2015The Summer turns 25 in 2015
Scientific Research Summer
-A total of 19,870 students have participated in the Scientific Research Summer since its establishment (1991 – 2014)
-Participants have completed their stages at 172 High Education Institutions
-The average percentage of students who conduct a research stage in the town or city where they live is 9.3%
Participants by area 2010-2014
Scientific Research Summer
Área 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014Physics and mathematics 129 148 125 142 100Biology, biomedicine and chemistry 349 382 490 494 566Social sciences and humanities 462 421 549 631 601
Engineering and technology 427 427 382 539 427Total 1367 1378 1546 1806 1694
Scientific Research Summer
1,694 scholarships were awarded in 2014 (716 men and 978 women)
Participating institutions: 131
Host researchers: 1150
Scientific Research Summer
Receiving Institutions 2014
Grantholders by receiving institution and genderEstudiantes por tipo de institución receptora y sexo
Tipo de institución F M Total %
Universidades Públicas de los Estados 401 249 650 38.4%
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 170 129 299 17.7%
Institutos Nacionales de Salud 99 85 184 10.9%
Centros Públicos CONACYT 73 68 141 8.3%
Instituto Politécnico Nacional 45 28 73 4.3%
CINVESTAV 32 35 67 4.0%
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana 23 19 42 2.5%
Intituciones de investigación públicas federales 16 21 37 2.2%
Iniciativa Privada 16 21 37 2.2%
Institución de Educación Superior Privada 20 12 32 1.9%
Secretaría del Gobierno Federal 13 12 25 1.5%
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social 14 10 24 1.4%
Colegio de Postgraduados en Ciencias Agrícolas 15 4 19 1.1%
Instituciones de investigación públicas estatales o locales 10 3 13 0.8%
Otras instituciones de investigación 7 6 13 0.8%
SEP Dir General de Institutos Tecnológicos 9 3 12 0.7%
Universidades Politécnicas 6 5 11 0.6%
Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo 3 2 5 0.3%
Universidades Tecnológicas 2 2 4 0.2%
Poder Judicial de la Federación 2 1 3 0.2%
Suprema Corte de Justicia 1 1 2 0.1%
Secretaría de Salud 1 1 0.1%
Total 978 716 1694 100.0%
Institution Women MenTotal