León Ávalos y Vez (24 January 1906 – 1991) was a Mexican mechanical engineer who served as the founding director-general of the Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM, 1943–1946) and as director-general of the National School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN, 1943).[1]
Ávalos y Vez was born in Atlixco, Puebla, on 24 January 1906 into a family composed by Ignacio Ávalos and Amalia Vez.[1] He received a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National Polytechnic Institute and a master's degree in the same discipline from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1929).
Selected works
- Apuntes sobre generadores de vapor (1962).[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Lajoie, Lucian F.; Myer, Jack D; Castillo Nájera, Francisco (1972). Who's Notable in Mexico. Vol. 1 (1st ed.). Mexico City, Mexico. p. 13. OCLC 1784836.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Educadores de Nuevo León. Monterrey, Mexico: Universidad Mexicana del Noreste. 2001. OCLC 53358387.
Ing. León Avalos y Vez 1906-1991
- ^ Ávalos y Vez, León (1962). Apuntes sobre generadores de vapor (in Spanish). Mexico City: Instituto Politécnico Nacional. OCLC 54980026.
See also
List of Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education faculty
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