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| birth_place = [[Córdoba, Veracruz]], [[México]]
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'''Miguel José Yacamán''' (born 1946 in [[Córdoba, Veracruz]]) is a [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[physicist]] who has made many contributions to the field of [[nanotechnology]].
'''Miguel José Yacamán''' (born 1946 in [[Córdoba, Veracruz]]) is a Mexican [[physicist]] who has made contributions to the fields of [[materials science]], [[nanotechnology]], and [[physics]].


His research has focused on the correlation of structure and properties in nanomaterials and he has developed electron microscopy methods to study nanoparticles and 2-D materials. The present focuses of his work are to develop the nanoscale equivalent of high entropy alloys and new catalysts to produce cleaner fuels.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nau.edu/applied-physics-and-materials-science/miguel-jose-yacaman/|title=Applied physics and materials science: Miguel Jose Yacaman|last=|first=|date=|website=Northern Arizona University|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
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He earned his Ph.D in physics in 1972 from the [[National Autonomous University of Mexico]] and did his postdoctoral Materials Science studies at the [[University of Oxford]]. He later became director of the Institute of Physics from 1983-1991. He was the Reese Endowed Professor in Engineering at the [[University of Texas at Austin]] from 2001-2008. In 2008, he joined The [[University of Texas at San Antonio]] (UTSA) to chair the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Sciences until 2018.

He earned his Ph.D. in Physics in 1972 from the [[National Autonomous University of Mexico]] and did his postdoctoral materials science studies at the [[University of Oxford]]. He was also a Postdoctoral Fellow at the [[Ames Research Center|NASA Ames Research Center]] in Mountain View, California from 1978-1979.

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Yacamán became the director of the [[Institute of Physics]] from 1983-1991. He was the Reese Endowed Professor in Engineering at the [[University of Texas at Austin]] from 2001-2008. In 2008, he joined The [[University of Texas at San Antonio]] (UTSA) to chair the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Sciences until 2018.

As of 2019, he is a professor of physics at [[Northern Arizona University]].


==Research==
==Research==
Yacamán has done research on the structure and properties of [[nanoparticles]], including [[metals]], [[semiconductors]] and [[magnetism|magnetic materials]]. He has also worked on synthesis and characterization of new materials (most of them nanoparticles), surfaces and interfaces, defects in solids, electron diffraction and imaging theory, [[quasicrystals]], archaeological materials, catalysis and physics and chemistry of asphaltenes.
Yacamán has done research on the structure and properties of [[nanoparticles]] including [[metals]], [[semiconductors]], and [[magnetism|magnetic materials]]. He has worked on synthesis and characterization of new materials (mainly nanoparticles), surfaces and interfaces, defects in solids, electron diffraction and imaging theory, [[quasicrystals]], archaeological materials, catalysis, and physics and chemistry of asphaltenes.


Yacamán is the author of 9 books and over 400 technical papers on the field, with more than 5000 citations .His work in nanoparticles open a new era in Electron Microscopy of finite size. He has acted as associate editor of ''Acta and Scripta Metallurgica'', ''Catalysis Letters'', ''Journal of Nanostructured Materials'', ''Microscopy Research'' and ''Techniques and Materials Chemistry'', among others.
Yacamán is the author of 9 books and over 550 technical papers with over 32,000 total citations. His work in nanoparticles opened a new era in electron microscopy of finite size. He has acted as associate editor of journals such as ''Acta and Scripta Metallurgica'', ''Catalysis Letters'', ''Journal of Nanostructured Materials'', ''Microscopy Research'', and ''Techniques and Materials Chemistry''.


Additionally, in June 2005, working with Jose Luis Elechiguerra (''Fulbright Fellow'') published for the first time ever, in a groundbreaking report, the inhibitory properties of silver nanoparticles against HIV-1. (''Journal of Nanobiotechnology'')
In June 2005, in collaboration with Jose Luis Elechiguerra (''Fulbright Fellow''), he published a groundbreaking paper on the inhibitory properties of silver nanoparticles against HIV-1. (''Journal of Nanobiotechnology'')


==Honors and distinctions==
==Honors and distinctions==
Yacaman has held the [[Guggenheim Fellowship]], and was awarded numerous prizes such as the National Prize of Sciences of Mexico, and the Prize of the National Academy of Mexico in Exact Sciences. He is a member of the Mexican National Research System (level III), and, in May 2003, he was appointed National Researcher of Excellence by [[CONACyT]].
Yacamán has held the [[Guggenheim Fellowship]], and was awarded numerous prizes such as the National Prize of Sciences of Mexico and the Prize of the National Academy of Mexico in Exact Sciences. He is a member of the Mexican National Research System (level III), and in May 2003 he was appointed National Researcher of Excellence by [[CONACyT]].


Yacamán has also made many contributions to Mexican science as science director of [[CONACyT]] (National Council of Science and Technology) during the nineties establishIng many new programs that changed Mexican science.
Yacamán has also made many contributions to Mexican science as Science Director of [[CONACyT]] (National Council of Science and Technology) during the nineties establishing many new programs that changed Mexican science.


*Doctorate [[honoris causa]] [[Universidad Nacional de Córdoba]] (2012)<ref name="Doctorate Argentina">{{cite web|url=http://www.unc.edu.ar/seccion/novedades/2012/octubre/miguel-jose-yacaman-recibio-el-titulo-de-doctor-honoris-causa-de-la-unc|title=Miguel Jose-Yacaman - UNC|publisher=Jose-Yacaman|accessdate=2015-07-04|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706060603/http://www.unc.edu.ar/seccion/novedades/2012/octubre/miguel-jose-yacaman-recibio-el-titulo-de-doctor-honoris-causa-de-la-unc|archivedate=2015-07-06}}</ref>
*Doctorate [[honoris causa]] [[Universidad Nacional de Córdoba]] (2012)<ref name="Doctorate Argentina">{{cite web|url=http://www.unc.edu.ar/seccion/novedades/2012/octubre/miguel-jose-yacaman-recibio-el-titulo-de-doctor-honoris-causa-de-la-unc|title=Miguel Jose-Yacaman - UNC|publisher=Jose-Yacaman|accessdate=2015-07-04|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706060603/http://www.unc.edu.ar/seccion/novedades/2012/octubre/miguel-jose-yacaman-recibio-el-titulo-de-doctor-honoris-causa-de-la-unc|archivedate=2015-07-06}}</ref>
*Distinguished Scientist [[SACNAS]] 2012 <ref>{{cite web |url=http://sacnas.org/news/sacnas-honor-six-leaders-science-research-mentoring-teaching |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-07-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430035709/http://sacnas.org/news/sacnas-honor-six-leaders-science-research-mentoring-teaching |archivedate=2015-04-30 }}</ref>
*Distinguished Scientist [[SACNAS]] (2012)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sacnas.org/news/sacnas-honor-six-leaders-science-research-mentoring-teaching |title=SACNAS Honors Six Leaders in Science Research, Mentoring, Teaching &#124; SACNAS |accessdate=2015-07-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430035709/http://sacnas.org/news/sacnas-honor-six-leaders-science-research-mentoring-teaching |archivedate=2015-04-30 }}</ref>
*John Wheatley Award Of the American Physical Society (2011) <ref>http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?last_nm=Yacaman&first_nm=Miguel&year=2011</ref>
*[[John Wheatley Award]] of the American Physical Society (2011)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?last_nm=Yacaman&first_nm=Miguel&year=2011|title=Prize Recipient}}</ref>
*Doctorate [[honoris causa]] Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León (2010) <ref name="Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León recognizes Yacamán’s global impact in nanotechnology">{{cite web|url=http://utsa-sciences.tumblr.com/post/1525934475/physics-researcher-miguel-yacaman-receives#sthash.Krd2dPR9.dpuf|title=Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León recognizes Yacamán's global impact in nanotechnology }}</ref>
*Doctorate [[honoris causa]] Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo León (2010)<ref name="Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León recognizes Yacamán’s global impact in nanotechnology">{{cite web|url=http://utsa-sciences.tumblr.com/post/1525934475/physics-researcher-miguel-yacaman-receives#sthash.Krd2dPR9.dpuf|title=Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León recognizes Yacamán's global impact in nanotechnology|access-date=2015-07-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706100601/http://utsa-sciences.tumblr.com/post/1525934475/physics-researcher-miguel-yacaman-receives#sthash.Krd2dPR9.dpuf|archive-date=2015-07-06|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Investigador Nacional de Excelencia [[CONACyT]] (2002).
*Investigador Nacional de Excelencia [[CONACyT]] (2002)
*Melh Award and Distinguish lecture, The Metals and Materials Society USA (1997).
*[[Robert Franklin Mehl|Robert Franklin Melh Award]] and Distinguish lecture, The Metals and Materials Society USA (1997)
*National Prize of Sciences in Mexico (1992).
*National Prize of Sciences in Mexico (1992)
*Prize in Exact Sciences of the State of Mexico (1987).
*Prize in Exact Sciences of the State of Mexico (1987)
*National Prize in Exact Sciences of the [[Mexican Academy of Sciences]] (1982) <ref>http://www.amc.edu.mx/amc/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=128&catid=39&Itemid=80</ref>
*National Prize in Exact Sciences of the [[Mexican Academy of Sciences]] (1982)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.amc.edu.mx/amc/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=128&catid=39&Itemid=80|title=Histórico Premios de Investigación de la Academia Mexicana de Ciencias}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?last_nm=Yacaman&first_nm=Miguel&year=2011 2011 John Wheatley Award]
*[http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?last_nm=Yacaman&first_nm=Miguel&year=2011 2011 John Wheatley Award]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150706060603/http://www.unc.edu.ar/seccion/novedades/2012/octubre/miguel-jose-yacaman-recibio-el-titulo-de-doctor-honoris-causa-de-la-unc Miguel José Yacamán recibió el título de Doctor Honoris Causa de la UNC, Spanish]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150706060603/http://www.unc.edu.ar/seccion/novedades/2012/octubre/miguel-jose-yacaman-recibio-el-titulo-de-doctor-honoris-causa-de-la-unc Miguel José Yacamán recibió el título de Doctor Honoris Causa de la UNC, Spanish]
*[http://utsa-sciences.tumblr.com/post/1525934475/physics-researcher-miguel-yacaman-receives#sthash.Krd2dPR9.cblONV0W.dpuf Physics Researcher Miguel Yacaman Receives Honorary Doctorate from Mexican University]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150706100601/http://utsa-sciences.tumblr.com/post/1525934475/physics-researcher-miguel-yacaman-receives#sthash.Krd2dPR9.cblONV0W.dpuf Physics Researcher Miguel Yacaman Receives Honorary Doctorate from Mexican University]
*[http://www.banderasnews.com/0712/nr-unam.htm Mexico's Flagship University Gets a New Leader]
*[http://www.banderasnews.com/0712/nr-unam.htm Mexico's Flagship University Gets a New Leader]


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Latest revision as of 12:38, 13 October 2023

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is José and the second or maternal family name is Yacamán.
Miguel José Yacamán
Born (1946-08-17) August 17, 1946 (age 78)
Córdoba, Veracruz, México
Nationality MEX Mexican
Alma materNational Autonomous University of Mexico
Scientific career
FieldsMaterials science, nanotechnology, physics
InstitutionsUniversity of Oxford
NASA Ames Research Center
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at San Antonio
Northern Arizona University

Miguel José Yacamán (born 1946 in Córdoba, Veracruz) is a Mexican physicist who has made contributions to the fields of materials science, nanotechnology, and physics.

His research has focused on the correlation of structure and properties in nanomaterials and he has developed electron microscopy methods to study nanoparticles and 2-D materials. The present focuses of his work are to develop the nanoscale equivalent of high entropy alloys and new catalysts to produce cleaner fuels.[1]

He earned his Ph.D. in Physics in 1972 from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and did his postdoctoral materials science studies at the University of Oxford. He was also a Postdoctoral Fellow at the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California from 1978-1979.

Yacamán became the director of the Institute of Physics from 1983-1991. He was the Reese Endowed Professor in Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin from 2001-2008. In 2008, he joined The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) to chair the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Sciences until 2018.

As of 2019, he is a professor of physics at Northern Arizona University.

Research

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Yacamán has done research on the structure and properties of nanoparticles including metals, semiconductors, and magnetic materials. He has worked on synthesis and characterization of new materials (mainly nanoparticles), surfaces and interfaces, defects in solids, electron diffraction and imaging theory, quasicrystals, archaeological materials, catalysis, and physics and chemistry of asphaltenes.

Yacamán is the author of 9 books and over 550 technical papers with over 32,000 total citations. His work in nanoparticles opened a new era in electron microscopy of finite size. He has acted as associate editor of journals such as Acta and Scripta Metallurgica, Catalysis Letters, Journal of Nanostructured Materials, Microscopy Research, and Techniques and Materials Chemistry.

In June 2005, in collaboration with Jose Luis Elechiguerra (Fulbright Fellow), he published a groundbreaking paper on the inhibitory properties of silver nanoparticles against HIV-1. (Journal of Nanobiotechnology)

Honors and distinctions

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Yacamán has held the Guggenheim Fellowship, and was awarded numerous prizes such as the National Prize of Sciences of Mexico and the Prize of the National Academy of Mexico in Exact Sciences. He is a member of the Mexican National Research System (level III), and in May 2003 he was appointed National Researcher of Excellence by CONACyT.

Yacamán has also made many contributions to Mexican science as Science Director of CONACyT (National Council of Science and Technology) during the nineties establishing many new programs that changed Mexican science.

References

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  1. ^ "Applied physics and materials science: Miguel Jose Yacaman". Northern Arizona University.
  2. ^ "Miguel Jose-Yacaman - UNC". Jose-Yacaman. Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
  3. ^ "SACNAS Honors Six Leaders in Science Research, Mentoring, Teaching | SACNAS". Archived from the original on 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
  4. ^ "Prize Recipient".
  5. ^ "Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León recognizes Yacamán's global impact in nanotechnology". Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
  6. ^ "Histórico Premios de Investigación de la Academia Mexicana de Ciencias".
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