Due to the influence of his publications and his contribution to science, the researcher V Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon Guillermo Nino Medina He was appointed a full member of Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society.
world College of Agricultural Engineering de la UANL was notified of this appointment in April, after which the company made it official in June 2023.
In joining the Society, we are committed to following the pattern of our work in research, and above all to making the knowledge we develop open to the public, that is, to bringing it to a level that anyone can understand and apply if at all possible.”
Sigma Xi is an international, interdisciplinary community of STEM professionals dedicated to excellence in research, promoting public engagement in science, and nurturing the next generation of researchers.
Sigma Xi The Scientific Research Honor Society currently has approximately 60,000 members in the United States, Canada, Australia, Switzerland, New Zealand, and Thailand.
The association was founded in 1886 in Cornell University, in the United States, and currently has 137 years of history. Among its importance, it stands out that over the years, more than 200 members They have won Nobel Prizes in the fields of chemistry, economics, physics, and medicine.
“This date has been set based on the impact of the scientific publications that we do and some of the criteria that are taken into account in terms of impact is the number of citations in the works that are published. One of the indicators they evaluate are publications in Journal Citation Reports (JCR), and in this case, I currently have 41 publications in that index, plus five book chapters, explained Niño Medina.
Dr. Guillermo Nino Medina
- Biochemical engineer specializing in food from the Technological Institute of Culiacán in 2003.
- Master of Science in Food with a specialization in Science and Technology of Agricultural Products for the Tropics and Subtropics by the Center for Research in Food and Development in 2006.
- PhD in Food Science with a specialization in Biopolymers of Plant Origin from the Food Research and Development Center in 2010.
- Full professor at UANL Faculty of Agricultural Engineering since 2010.
- Member of the National System of Scholars (SNI) at Level I by the National Council for the Humanities and Technology (Conahcyt).
- Regular member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences in the Department of Agricultural Sciences and the discipline of Food Sciences since 2022.
- Author/co-author of 41 journal publications indexed in JCR/Scopus and five book chapters in international publishers.
- Research lines: Evaluation of the nutritional, functional and nutritional quality of fresh and processed foods of plant origin (cereals, fruits, vegetables, beverages).
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