Mexican Institute of Petroleum

Mexican Institute of Petroleum Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo
Headquarters at Mexico City.
Formation	23 August 1965 (1965-08-23) (46 years ago)[1]
Type	Public research organization
Purpose/focus	To conduct applied research and provide specialized training.[1]
Headquarters	Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates	19°29′24″N 99°08′45″W / 19.489866°N 99.145957°W / 19.489866; -99.145957Coordinates: 19°29′24″N 99°08′45″W / 19.489866°N 99.145957°W / 19.489866; -99.145957
Director-General	Héber Cinco Ley
Parent organization	Secretariat of Energy (Mexico)
Affiliations	World Energy Council, NARSTO, AMEDES, ANUIES, CUDI, ICEM
Website	www.imp.mx

The Mexican Institute of Petroleum (in Spanish: Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo, IMP) is a public research organization dedicated to develop technical solutions, conduct basic and applied research and provide specialized training to Pemex, the state-owned government-granted monopoly in Mexico's petroleum industry.^[1]

The Institute was founded on 23 August 1965 by federal decree and is based in Mexico City. Despite facing significant budget constraints in recent years and being accused of depending excessively on foreign technology by noted physicist Leopoldo García-Colín,^[2] it was the leading patent applicant among Mexican institutions in 2005^[3] and houses one of the most advanced microscopes on the planet.^[4]

Noted researchers

• Leopoldo García-Colín: physicist laureated with the 1988 National Prize for Arts and Sciences.^[2]
• Luis E. Miramontes: co-inventor of the first oral contraceptive. Laureated with the National Prize on Chemistry "Andrés Manuel del Rio" in 1986.^[5]
• Octavio Novaro: recipient of the 1993 UNESCO Science Prize for his contributions to understanding catalysis phenomena.^[6]
• Alexander Balankin: physicist laureated with the 2002 National Prize for Arts and Sciences and recipient of the 2005 UNESCO Science Prize for his remarkable ability to relate his research in fractal mechanics to technological applications that has provided great benefits to Mexico and worldwide.

See also

• Indian Institute of Petroleum
• French Institute of Petroleum
• Vietnam Petroleum Institute

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo. "Acerca del IMP" (in Spanish). http://www.imp.mx/acerca/. Retrieved 2008-06-15. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Egremy, Nydia (2008-04-15). "Agoniza el Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo" (in Spanish). Revista Fortuna. http://revistafortuna.com.mx/contenido/index.php/2008/04/15/agoniza-el-instituto-mexicano-del-petroleo/. Retrieved 2008-06-15. "Pese a este avance significativo, en 1978 y cuando los logros del IMP eran motivo de orgullo, fue obvio que en términos generales México no era autosuficiente en tecnología petrolera. Así lo describe el estudio de Leopoldo García Colin Scherer titulado Realidad y demagogia en la tecnología mexicana (Premia Editora, 1989). García Colín señaló entonces que la cantidad de miles de dólares que se pagaban anualmente por concepto de compra de tecnología, asesoramiento, regalías y otros renglones similares, 'es una fracción importante del presupuesto del IMP.'" 
3. ^ La Jornada (2005-04-17). "Dominan compañías extranjeras el registro de nuevas patentes en México" (in Spanish). http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2005/04/17/017n1pol.php. Retrieved 2008-06-15. 
4. ^ Aranda (2006-11-06). "En el IMP, microscopios permiten crear catalizadores a nivel atómico" (in Spanish). La Crónica. http://www.cronica.com.mx/nota.php?id_nota=269840. Retrieved 2008-06-15. "Esa es la asombrosa capacidad de los sofisticados equipos que conforman el laboratorio de microscopía más avanzado del mundo, que se encuentra en México y fue instalado en estos días en el Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo." 
5. ^ "Luis E. Miramontes, un hombre de ciencia que cambió al mundo" (in Spanish). Gaceta Electrónica IMP (Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo). 2004-09-27. http://akbal.imp.mx/gaceta_e/nota.asp?nt=act005.asp. Retrieved 2009-04-14. ^{[dead link]}
6. ^ "Octavio Novaro Peñalosa" (in Spanish). Semblanzas de consejeros. Consejo Consultivo de Ciencias de la Presidencia de la República. 2006. http://www.ccc.gob.mx/SemblanzasConsejeros/DrNovaro.aspx. Retrieved 2009-04-14. ^{[dead link]}

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