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Jesús Antonio del Río Portilla (Mexico City 1960). Doctor of Science (awarded the Xolocotzin in Efraim Hernandez Sciences Weizmann Prize)

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Born in Mexico, DF in 1960, interested in the basic and applied research contributions in the field of irreversible processes of thermodynamics, transport in porous media with photonic nano-structures, complex systems and thermal applications of solar energy. He received the title of Physicist and degrees of Master of Science and Doctor of Science degree, both in physics, from UNAM. He has published more than 100 papers of which 60 have been in journals with international circulation. He has directed 18 thesis, including 6 doctoral, and postdoctoral.

Development aspects of artifacts or useful tools of his academic work led him to be the author of an international patent, one national and five records of computer programs. The quality and breadth of his academic work has allowed him to be admitted in the Mexican Academy of Sciences, Academy of Sciences of Morelos, member till 2010 and president of the Academy of Engineering of Mexico, which was Regional Coordinator of the downtown area until 2010. He has taught undergraduate courses in physics from UNAM and Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos and teaches regularly basic materials and selected topics in postgraduate Engineering and Physical Sciences at UNAM and UAEM. In the eighties he worked as a research professor at the Autonomous University Chapingo (UACh) with the highest category and level, it was there where he first sought linking science with society promoting the called appropriate technologies. Also at the university was awarded the Xolocotzin in Efraim Hernandez Sciences award. His doctoral research was recognized with the Weizmann Prize in 1991.

In the nineties then joined the Solar Energy Laboratory at UNAM, currently Energy Research Center (CIE). During this first decade was honored for three consecutive years with the Award of the Science House UAEM for his work in basic sciences. He has held various jobs in collegiate bodies directly elected by their constituents: in UACh was the departmental director at UNAM, was elected representative of the ancient Solar Energy Laboratory at the Inner Council of IIM and CIE in the Academic Committee of the Graduate Physical Sciences, Academic Council Area Math and Engineering Physical and Technical Council of Scientific Research of the CIE.

His research has earned him the level III of the National System of Researchers and level D of the UNAM-PRIDE. It has also been called as the best referee of physics journals and theoretical biology, evaluator of CONACyT and of projects like PAPIIT of DGAPA among others. He has served on committees of PRIDE and for the National University Awards. He was founding director of the Morelos Center of Innovation and Technology Transfer. ICN is currently a researcher in the areas of statistical physics, thermodynamics and transport in porous media.

Acknowledgements

 * Efraim Hernandez Xolocotzin Prize in Exact Sciences - 1990
 * Academy Award Weizmann Doctoral Thesis - 1991

References (English)

 * Published articles by Dr. Jesus Antonio del Rio Portilla - National Autonomous University of Mexico
 * - Portrait - Autonomous University of Nayarit
 * -La Union de Morelos Articles
 * Podcast - SOMEDICYT - Mexican Society for the Popularization of Science and Technology
 * The last decade by José Antonio del Rio and Daniel Hector Cortez - Mexican Academy of Sciences
 * Academy Award to Weizmann dissertation