Francisco Javier Mendieta
| Francisco Javier Mendieta | |
|---|---|
| Director of the Mexican Space Agency | |
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Assumed office 2 November 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Francisco Javier Mendieta Jiménez 28 November 1955 San Luis Potosí |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Alma mater | UNAM and Télécom ParisTech[1] |
| Notable awards | Emilio Rosenblueth Prize, Mexican Academy of Engineering[1] |
Francisco Javier Mendieta Jiménez (born 28 November 1955 in San Luis Potosí) is a Mexican telecommunications engineer and academic who chaired the Ensenada Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education (Cicese) and serves, by presidential appointment, as the founding director-general of the Mexican Space Agency.[1]
Mendieta graduated with a bachelor's degree in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and earned both a master's degree and a doctorate in Telecommunications at the École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications (also known as Télécom ParisTech) in Paris, France.[2]
He has conducted experiments for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States and, for the STS-61-B Atlantis mission, he was designated as an eventual substitute of Rodolfo Neri Vela, the reserve payload specialist who became the first Mexican national in space.[1]
Notes and references
- 1 2 3 4 Cabildo, Miguel (2 November 2011). "Francisco Javier Mendieta, nuevo director general de la AEM" (in Spanish). Proceso. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ↑ "Semblanza de Francisco Javier Mendieta Jiménez" (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto de Información Territorial del Estado de Jalisco. Retrieved 26 September 2014.