Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica

Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, A.C.

Type	Public
Established	24 November 2000[1]
Director	Alejandro Femat Flores
Location	San Luis Potosí,  Mexico 22°08′57″N 101°02′04″W / 22.14917°N 101.03444°WCoordinates: 22°08′57″N 101°02′04″W / 22.14917°N 101.03444°W
Colors	Blue and White
Nickname	IPICyT
Affiliations	CONACyT
Website	www.ipicyt.edu.mx

Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, A.C. (IPICyT, and in English: San Luis Potosí Institute of Scientific Research and Technology) is one of 26 Public Research Centers in Mexico, funded by CONACyT. It was founded on Nov. 24, 2000.

It is divided into five academic departments: Nanoscience and Materials, Control and Dynamical Systems, Environmental Science, Applied Geosciences and Molecular Biology.

It also houses the Centro Nacional de Supercómputo de los Centros CONACyT (National Supercomputing Center for CONACyT).

References

1. "Programas de postgrado y doctorado" (in Spanish). IPICyT. Retrieved November 1, 2011.