58 years working for physics in mexico
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Sociedad Mexicana de FísicaNon-profit organization.
Its goals are
To promote research and teaching in physics.
To foster the interest for science in general and physics in
particular among people in Mexico.
To establish close links with similar organizations within Mexico
and abroad.
DivisionsTopical
Atomic and Molecular Physics.Fluids.PlasmasGravitation and Mathematical
Physics.NanosciencesMedical Physics.Optics.Cosmics RaysQuantum InformationNuclear Physics.Particles and Fields.Statistical Physics.Radiation Physics.
RegionalPuebla.San Luis Potosí.Tabasco.
Activities
National Physics Congress.
Divisional meetings, schools and workshops.
National meeting of specialists in science popularization.
National meeting of high-school physics teachers.
Publications (Revista Mexicana de Física, Bulletin, Latin American
Physics Catalog).
Physics Olympiad (regional, national, Latin American, international).
National contest of experiments designed by high-school students.
Women in physics task force.
National Physics CongressYearly event. The site is chosen
among places that offer college
degrees in physics.
Optics and Fluids and Plasma
Physics divisional meetings also
take place.
In 2008 we had over 1700
participants presenting more than
1200 works.
Revista Mexicana de FísicaThree separate sections: Research,
Education and Suplements.
The research section appears on a bi-
monthly basis. It has an international
editorial board.
The supplements serve to publish
conference proceedings (Latin
America).
CatalogInformation about
Places that offer fcollege or graduate
degrees in physics
Research institutions in physics
People working in research or
education in physics in Latin America,
Spain and Portugal.
A CD version with an interactive
searcher is available for each member
of SMF.
Iberoamerican Physics Olympiad
• 13th Iberoamerican Physics Olympiad.
SMF responsible for its organization.
Take place in Morelia, Michoacan in
september 2008.
With the participation
of 18 countries and 68 students.
http://oibf2008.smf.mx
International Physics Olympiad
• Mexico will be the site of the
40th International Physics Olympiad.
SMF will be responsible for its
organization.
It will take place in Merida, Yucatan,
in July 2009.
We expect the participation
of 85 countries.
http://ipho2009.smf.mx/