INRS welcomes a Mexican delegation specializing in materials science as part of an international symposium 

An initiative by INRS, in collaboration with McGill University and CINVESTAV, aims to strengthen scientific collaboration and joint training between Quebec and Mexico.

Photo from left to right: Kirk H Bevan – Professor at McGill, Karina Jiménez García – Professor at CINVESTAV, Dominik Dettmann – PhD student at INRS, Astrid Lorena Giraldo Betancur – Professor at CINVESTAV, Martha Espinosa Cantellano – Planning Secretary at CINVESTAV, Francisco Andrés Acosta-González – Professor at CINVESTAV, Josephine Nalbantoglu – Vice-Rector for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at McGill, Philippe-Edwin Bélanger – Director of the International Office at INRS, Alejandro Manzano Ramírez – Professor at CINVESTAV, Benjamin Diby Ossono – Postdoctoral Fellow at INRS, Francisco Alfredo García Pastor – Professor at CINVESTAV, Padmasree K Padmadas – Professor at CINVESTAV, Juan Carlos Fuentes Aceituno – Professor at CINVESTAV, María A. Fernández-Herrera, professor at CINVESTAV; Guillaume Houde, research officer at the INRS International Office; and Regorio Vargas Gutiérrez, professor at CINVESTAV.

The Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), in collaboration with McGill University and the Center for Research and Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV) in Mexico, welcomed a delegation of ten Mexican researchers specialized in materials science, earlier this month.

This initiative is the result of the institutional mission carried out in November 2024 by the INRS International Office in Mexico aimed at strengthening scientific cooperation ties with CINVESTAV. 

“We are delighted to welcome our colleagues from CINVESTAV to this symposium, which promises to yield significant benefits in terms of scientific collaboration and joint training, particularly through the development of joint supervision projects,”

Philippe-Edwin Bélanger, Director of the INRS International Office. 

Joséphine Nalbantoglu, Dean of Graduate Studies at McGill University, added: “This symposium illustrates our shared commitment to promoting the internationalization of research and providing our students with enriching opportunities for intercultural and scientific collaboration.” 

“This initiative strengthens our ties with our Quebec partners and opens up new opportunities for cooperation in cutting-edge research, while supporting student and faculty mobility.” 

Martha Espinosa, Executive Vice-Rector of CINVESTAV

The symposium will enable researchers from Canada and Mexico to share their expertise, explore common areas of research, and lay the groundwork for future international projects.