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MIT-Mexico Seed Funds 2012-2013
Grant Recipients


> MIT-Mexico CONACYT

Characterizing the Patterns of Activity of Bumblebees Using Computer Vision
A collaboration between:

  • Sai Ravela, Principal Research Scientist, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
  • Joaquín Salas, Professor, Instituto Politécnico Nacional
  • Raul Avalos, Professor, Instituto Politécnico Nacional

 

Expanding the Quetzal Experience to the RedCYTE National Network
A collaboration between:

  • Alvar Saenz Otero, Principal Research Scientist, Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • Paulo Lozano, Associate Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • Saúl Daniel Santillán Gutiérrez, Dr., UNAM
  • Francisco Javier Mendieta, Director, Mexican Space Agency

 

Microbial Membrane Lipids in Natural Environments: Unraveling the Biological Sources and Physiological Functions of Widespread Aminolipids
A collaboration between:

  • Roger Summons, Professor, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
  • Florence Schubotz, Postdoctoral Associate, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
  • Otto Geiger, Dr., National Autonomous University of Mexico

 

Novel Microtribology Probes
A collaboration between:

  • Alexander Alfredo-Katz, Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
  • Naser Qureshi, Professor, UNAM

 

>MIT-Mexico ICyT

Formalized Transit Infrastructure and Affects on Public Security at Modal Transfer Stations in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area
A collaboration between:

  • Christopher Zegras, Associate Professor, Urban Studies and Planning
  • Florencia Serranía Soto, Research Fellow Type A, National Autonomous University of Mexico
  • Isaac Lozada, Analyst, Urban Travel Logistics

 

MIT-IPN Alliance for MEMS Devices Development
A collaboration between:

  • Vicky Diadiuk, Principal Research Scientist, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • Miguel Aleman, Associate Director, Operations of IPN Microtechnology Lab, Instituto Politécnico Nacional

 

Spectroscopic Study of Copper Binding to Alpha-Crystallin and its Competitive Effect with Gamma-Crystallin
A collaboration between:

  • Jonathan King, Professor, Biology
  • Liliana Quintanar, Associate Professor, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (Cinvestav)