School of Chemistry, UNAM

The School of Chemistry is one of the 27 academic institutions that are part of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).^[13][14] The School carries out research activities in the fields of biochemistry, analytical chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, food chemistry, biotechnology, metallurgy, chemical engineering, pharmacy, inorganic chemistry, nuclear chemistry, theoretical chemistry and theoretical physics. The School is organized into 12 scientific departments and 4 units.^[15]

The School of chemistry also offers six 4.5-year undergraduate degrees:^[16]

• Chemical engineering
• Metallurgical chemical engineering
• Chemistry
• Pharmaceutical Biological Chemistry
• Food chemistry
• Chemistry and engineering in materials

Most of the School's buildings are located in the main campus of

The institution also offers graduate level studies (Master and Doctorate) in diverse areas:

• Chemical Sciences
• Biochemical Sciences
• Chemical Engineering
• Industrial Management
• Teaching in Chemical Sciences for High School Education
• Material Science and Engineering
• Marine Sciences and Limnology
• Clinical Biochemistry

In addition, the School offers several

In 1965, the National School of Chemical Sciences was awarded the rank of "Faculty", meaning it now had graduate school programs.

Noted faculty and alumni

• Mario J. Molina, Nobel laureate in Chemistry
  in 1995.
• oral contraceptives
  .
• Prince of Asturias awardee in 1991, developed molecular biology-based techniques used to produce insulin and somatostatin
  .
• hormones estradiol and progesterone from dioscoreas
  .
• steroids using natural products from vegetal resources such as Yucca filifera
  .
• Benito Bucay Faradji, professor, financier and mathematician.
• IPN
  in the decade of 1930.

Facilities

The School of Chemistry consists of the following buildings:

• Complexes A, B, C and F, in the main area of
  Ciudad Universitaria
  campus.
• Complexes D and E, in the south sector of Ciudad Universitaria.
• External Complex of Tacuba, it is placed where the original building of the National School of Chemical Sciences was first established. It is located in Tacuba, in the borough of San Álvaro, north-west Mexico City.
• Sisal Foreign Station, in
  Yucatán (south-east Mexico
  ).

• Juan Salvador Agraz (1916–1918)
• Adolfo P. Castañares (1918–1919)
• Francisco Lisci (1919–1920), (1933–1934)
• Roberto Medellín (1920–1921), (1929–1931)
• Julián Sierra (1921–1924)
• Ricardo Caturegli Fontes (1924–1927), (1944 interino)
• Juan Manuel Noriega (1927–1929)
• Rafael Illiescas Fribie (1931–1933), (1947–1956)
• Fernando Orozco Díaz (1934–1941)
• Manuel Dondé Gorozpe (1941–1944)
• Eugenio Álvarez (1944–1947)
• Francisco Díaz Lombardo (1956–1964)
• Manuel Madrazo Garamendi (1964–1970)
• José F. Herrán Arellano (1970–1978)
• Armando Xavier Padilla Olivares (1978–1986)
• Francisco José Barnés de Castro
  (1986–1993)
• Andoni Garritz Ruiz (1993–1997)
• Enrique Bazúa Rueda (1997–2001)
• Santiago Capella Vizcaíno (2001–2005)
• Eduardo Bárzana García (2005–2011)
• Jorge Manuel Vázquez Ramos (2011–2019)

Emeriti Professors

• Manuel Dondé Gorozpe †
• Fernando Orozco Díaz †
• Rafael Illescas Frisbie †
• Humberto Estrada Ocampo †
• Alberto Urbina del Raso †
• José Giral †
• José Francisco Herrán Arellano †
• Fernando González Vargas †
• Francisco Giral González †
• César Rincón Orta
• Raúl Cetina Rosado †
• Francisco Javier Garfias y Ayala
• Armando Xavier Padilla Olivares †
• Jesús Guzmán García †
• José Luis Mateos Gómez
• Estela Sánchez Quintanar
• Ángela Sotelo López †
• Rodolfo de Santiago Palomares Díaz Ceballos †

Photo gallery

• 
  Recreative activities.
• 
  Central courtyard.
• 
  Hall A

References

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