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Dr. Luis Mier y Terán Casanueva earned both his Bachelor’s and Doctorate degrees in Physics from the Faculty of Sciences at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). As one of the founding members of the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM), he joined the Department of Physics at the Iztapalapa Campus during its early years in 1974. He contributed to the Department’s work in the field of Liquid Physics, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses.

In his research, he focused on developing analytical and numerical solutions to nonlinear integral equations in equilibrium statistical physics, applied to both uniform and non-uniform fluids. In 1981, he served as a Research Associate in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Minnesota. Later, in 1988, he became a Visiting Scholar at the university’s Supercomputer Institute.

Throughout his career at UAM, he played a key role in the institution’s development, serving as Academic Councilor, Head of the Physics Department, Director of the Division of Basic Sciences and Engineering, Rector of the Iztapalapa Campus, and General Rector of UAM. He also held leadership positions at CONACyT, including Director of the National System of Researchers (SNI), Deputy Director of Information, Evaluation, and Regulations, and later of Planning and International Cooperation.

In 2014, he returned to the Department of Physics at UAM, where he continued teaching and conducting research until his retirement.