UTEP Centennial Lecture: Sergio M. Alcocer

In 2014, The University of Texas at El Paso celebrates the 100th anniversary of its founding in 1914 as the Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy. Our Centennial offers not only an occasion to celebrate our distinguished history, but also a window through which we can begin contemplating our bright future as the first national research university with a 21st century student demographic. The Centennial Lecture Series invites noteworthy speakers to the UTEP campus to share their perspectives on a broad range of contemporary issues that are likely to impact our society, culture, and lives in the years ahead. We invite you to join us in exploring important and timely topics and expanding our thinking about how they may help shape UTEP's next 100 years.

Undersecretary for North American Affairs
Secretariat of Foreign Relations (SRE)

Thursday, March 6, 2014
5 p.m.
Undergraduate Learning Center, Room 106
UTEP Campus

Reception to follow presentation

     Sergio M. Alcocer has served as Undersecretary for North American Affairs at the Secretariat of Foreign Relations in Mexico since January 2013.
     During his distinguished career in the Mexican public sector, Dr. Alcocer has been Undersecretary for Energy Planning and Technology Development, and Research Director of the National Center for Disaster Prevention.
     He earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and a Ph.D. in engineering from The University of Texas at Austin.
     He has held several positions at UNAM, including Secretary General (Provost), Coordinator for Innovation and Development, and Director of the Institute of Engineering.
     Dr. Alcocer is Vice President of the Mexican Academy of Engineering. Additionally, he is a member of the National System of Researchers, the Mexican Academy of Sciences and several technical societies.
     In 2001, he received a National University Distinction for Young Scholars in the category of technology innovation and industrial design, and a Research Award from the Mexican Academy of Sciences in the area of technological research. In 2012, the Mexican Society of Civil Engineers (CICM) recognized him with the José A. Cuevas Award for the best technical paper of that year.