Mexican student part of NASA's International Air and Space Program
August 24, 2019
Felipe Ávila Gómez is a Mexican student of the seventh semester of Nanotechnology Engineering at the Tonalá University Center (CUTonalá) of the University of Guadalajara (UdeG).
This year, Felipe, who is 21 years old, was accepted for the third time in a row to participate in the NASA’s International Air and Space Program (IASP) that will take place in Huntsville, Alabama next October 27th.
The program, which is fostered by 15 countries, such as the U.S., Russia, Japan, and Germany, will gather 55 talented youths from all over the world, who will receive astronaut training, flight, and diving classes. This year, at least five Mexicans were accepted to the program.
Academic Background
When Felipe Ávila was 18 years old, he started to participate in graduate courses, programs and workshops, such as the Research Program of Radio-Astrophysics in the National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE), where he had the opportunity to work closely with the Large Millimeter Telescope in Puebla; and the Graduate Course on Biomaterials, Nanotechnology, and Nanoscience at the Complutense University of Madrid.
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The presence of scorpions detected in Mazatlan schools
August 24, 2019
Mazatlan, Sin.- At least 23 schools of basic education in the periphery have been fumigated for registering the presence of scorpions , which at this time of year leave their burrows .
We have received very good participation from the directors of preschool, primary and secondary schools, who have asked us to spray them.
Victor Arredondo
After the detection of scorpions, he said, they were given the task of summoning parents to do an intense cleaning, which is before and after the fumigation.
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https://themazatlanpost.com/2019/08/24/the-presence-of-scorpions-detected-in-mazatlan-schools/
