Sustainable Development Goals
Research interests
• Vision Science
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Optical Engineering
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Geometrical Optics
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Electronic Instrumentation
Profile
Professor Armando Gómez Vieyra is a Mexican researcher, originally from Mexico City. He studied Electronics Engineering at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) Azcapotzalco Campus and his graduate studies (M.Sc. and Ph.D.) at the Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica AC.
He currently works as Professor at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM). He is a member of the National System of Researchers, Level I, and of the OSA and SPIE. He has done research stays at the University of Murcia (Spain), at the University of Rochester (USA), and at the University of California-Santa Cruz (USA).
He has written more than 30 published research papers in optical design, vision science, and electronic instrumentation. He has also published three book chapters. He has supervised 32 undergraduate theses (integration and final projects at UAM and IPN) and three master theses.
His research work focuses on the development of ophthalmic and optometric instruments, as well as research in optical metrology, optoelectronics, and optical sensors.
He was the winner of the Teaching Award granted by the UAM Azcapotzalco Campus, Basic Sciences and Engineering Division in 2017. He has organized several specialized and scientific dissemination events.
He has received funding for his research from CONACyT and PROMEP. He regularly teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the area of optics and electronic instrumentation.
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