MEXICALI, Mexico, March 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell
(NYSE: HON) today welcomed Nobel Laureate George Smoot to
Universidad Autonoma de Baja
California (UABC), Mexicali. Dr. Smoot lectured students and
faculty members on new approaches to astrophysics and cosmology
with an aim toward nurturing the next generation of scientists and
engineers in Mexico.
The visit, organized by Honeywell Hometown Solutions, the
company's corporate citizenship initiative, marks the fifth time
Honeywell has sponsored a Nobel laureate in Mexico through its Honeywell Initiative for
Science & Engineering (HISE), an award-winning program that has
benefited university students in Eastern
Europe, Latin America,
India, China and other emerging countries. It's also
the second time Honeywell has chosen UABC for its Nobel laureate
lecture series.
Smoot, an American astrophysicist and cosmologist, received the
Nobel Prize in physics in 2006 for key discoveries that advanced
our understanding of the Big Bang, which marked the birth of the
universe nearly 14 billion years ago. During his visit, Smoot
talked about "Mapping the Universe and Its History" in which he
described the most advanced tools and methods for understanding the
events surrounding the birth and development of the universe.
"Techniques such as computer modeling are so precise we are able
to determine what happened over billions of years with amazing
certainty and accuracy," Smoot explained. "Although there
remain numerous mysteries yet to be solved, we continue to make
strides toward unlocking the history
of the universe, discovering new forms of matter, and
making scientific advances in molecular physics."
Later, Smoot toured the university's laboratory and engaged in
informal meetings with students and faculty members.
"UABC has always put fostering talents as our highest priority,"
said Juan Manuel Ocegueda, Ph.D. and
president of UABC. "We are delighted to collaborate with Honeywell
to bring the world's greatest scientists to our campus. Dr. Smoot's
visit has given our students a once-in-a-lifetime chance to talk
with a Nobel Prize winner, ask questions, and further fuel their
interest in engineering and science."
"As a world-leading high-tech manufacturing company, Honeywell
is committed to cultivating innovation and talent development in
Mexico," said Luis F. Sanchez, president of Honeywell Mexico.
"Programs like HISE are an important way to build a base of young
engineers in Mexico that will help
drive the economic, social, and cultural improvement of
Mexico well into the
future."
In addition to its Nobel laureate program, Honeywell also
encourages science, technology, engineering and math education in
Mexico by inviting Mexican middle
school science and math teachers to attend the Honeywell Educators
@ Space Academy and the Honeywell Green Boot Camp in the United States each year.
Smoot is a professor of astrophysics and cosmology at the
University of California, Berkeley, a
senior scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and
a professor of physics at the Paris Diderot University,
France. In 2003, he was awarded
the Einstein Medal and in 2009 received the Oersted Medal.
About Honeywell Hometown Solutions
The Honeywell Initiative for Science & Engineering program is
part of Honeywell Hometown Solutions, the company's corporate
citizenship initiative, which focuses on five areas of vital
importance: Science & Math Education, Family Safety &
Security, Housing & Shelter, Habitat & Conservation, and
Humanitarian Relief. Together with leading public and non-profit
institutions, Honeywell has developed powerful programs to address
these needs in the communities it serves. For more information,
please visit: http://citizenship.honeywell.com/.
About Honeywell
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a
Fortune 100 diversified technology and manufacturing leader,
serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services;
control technologies for buildings, homes, and industry;
turbochargers; and performance materials. For more news and
information on Honeywell, please visit www.honeywellnow.com.
About Honeywell in Mexico
Mexico has been an important growing region
for Honeywell since 1947. All four of its strategic business
groups: Aerospace, Automation and Control Solutions, Performance
Materials and Technologies, and Transportation Systems, are
operating in Mexico with
approximately 15,000 employees in 12 manufacturing sites, 2 test
laboratories in Baja California
and Chihuahua, 5 corporate offices located in Nuevo Leon, San Luis
Potosi and Mexico City and
an engineering and technology center. Honeywell's technologies are
being used in Mexico, and are
helping to make the country safer and more secure, more comfortable
and energy efficient, and more innovative and productive.
About Universidad Autonoma de Baja
California
UABC celebrates 58 years of educational
excellence supported by Federal Government recognition, with seven
consecutive years of high percentages of students enrolled in
undergraduate programs of good quality, and for being one of the
three public universities in Mexico accredited by Institutional Committees
for Higher Education Evaluation (CIEES). From 2002 to 2012 the
university doubled its total enrollment by 127 percent, and in the
current school year, it was the only public university in the
country that managed to record in new revenue by admitting more
than 19,000 students.
On its three campuses there are more than 55,000 students in
undergraduate and graduate programs. Of these, 70 percent are
recognized by the National Quality Graduate Program (PNPC) of
CONACYT. The UABC has 261 professors-researchers attached to the
National System of Researchers, and 93 percent of full-time
academics have a graduate degree. Internal research projects are
created in support of science and technology, as well as the
creation of the program "Cimarrones en la Ciencia," and the Unit
for Liaison and Technology Transfer (UVTT), which has helped 24
patents registered in the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property
(IMPI). Visit www.uabc.mx.
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