Baltasar Mena Iniesta
Baltasar Mena Iniesta | |
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| Born | 1942 (age 81–82) Spain[1] |
| Nationality | Mexican, Spanish |
| Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico,University of ToulouseandBrown University. |
| Awards | National Prize for Arts and Sciences(Technology and Design, 1997);UNESCO Science Prize(2001) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Rheology |
| Institutions | Faculty of Engineering,National Autonomous University of Mexico(UNAM) |
Baltasar Mena Iniesta(born 1942) is a Spanish-born Mexican mechanical engineer specialized inRheology.He has been laureated with Mexico'sNational Prize for Arts and Sciences(1997),UNESCO Science Prize(2001), and has chaired both the International Committee on Rheology (1984–88) and the Mexican Society of Rheology (1976–97).[2]
Mena graduated with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from theNational Autonomous University of Mexico(UNAM, 1964); specialized inFluid Mechanicsat theUniversity of Toulouse(France, 1967); and earned both a master's degree and aPh.D.in mechanical engineering fromBrown University(United States, 1969–1973),[2]where he also received the Brown Engineering Alumni Medal in 2000.[3]
He has developed several patents, including an oscillatory die for polymer extrusion used by thehenequenindustry in theYucatan Peninsulaand an hexagonal solar-poweredgrain elevatorused in Mexico, India andSoutheast Asia.According toUNESCO,such design has saved millions of dollars yearly by preventing post-harvest losses.[4]
Aside from his academic activities, Mena is also a veteranrockmusician, having toured since 1959 withLos Sonámbulos,Los SinnersandTequilas.Since 1976 he is the lead singer and guitarist ofNaftalinas,a band with seven albums and over a hundred live performances.[2]
References
[edit]- ^Servín, Mirna (2001-05-21)."Baltasar Mena Iniesta: la tragedia de hacer tecnología".Lunes en la Ciencia(in Spanish). La Jornada.Retrieved2009-07-08.
- ^abcMena Iniesta, Baltasar."Curriculum vitae"(PDF)(in Spanish). Foro Consultivo Científico y Tecnológico.Retrieved2009-07-08.[dead link]
- ^"Brown Engineering Alumni Medal".Brown University. Archived fromthe originalon 2018-10-04.Retrieved2013-11-08.
- ^Nur, Yoslan (2001-10-19)."UNESCO Science Prize awarded to Professor Baltasar Mena Iniesta (Mexico)".UNESCO Press.Retrieved2009-07-08.[dead link]
- UNESCO Science Prize laureates
- Rheologists
- Mexican mechanical engineers
- Spanish engineers
- Mexican rock singers
- Mexican rock guitarists
- Musicians from Mexico City
- Brown University School of Engineering alumni
- National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni
- Academic staff of the National Autonomous University of Mexico
- University of Toulouse alumni
- 1942 births
- Living people