Sociedad Matemática Mexicana

Sociedad Matemática Mexicana
Name	Sociedad Matemática Mexicana
Native name	Sociedad Matemática Mexicana, A.C.
Founded	1943
Headquarters	Mexico City
Region served	Mexico
Type	Learned society

Sociedad Matemática Mexicana is the principal professional society for mathematicians in Mexico, founded in 1943 to advance mathematical research, teaching, and dissemination. The society links academic researchers from institutions such as Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, and Universidad de Guadalajara with international organizations including International Mathematical Union, American Mathematical Society, European Mathematical Society, Mathematical Association of America, and Unión Matemática de América Latina y el Caribe. Its membership spans scholars associated with universities like Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Universidad Veracruzana, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, and research institutes such as CIMAT, IMUNAM, and INAOE.

History

The society emerged from discussions among Mexican mathematicians connected to programs at UNAM and IPN after interactions with visitors from Princeton University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Chicago, Harvard University, and École Normale Supérieure. Early members included figures linked to Junta de Ampliación de Estudios, Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Academia Mexicana de Ciencias, and provincial groups in Puebla, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Veracruz, and Oaxaca. Over decades the society coordinated with events such as the International Congress of Mathematicians and networks like Sociedad Matemática Iberoamericana and developed ties to foundations including Ford Foundation, Guggenheim Foundation, National Science Foundation, Consejo Nacional de Humanidades, Ciencias y Tecnologías, and Fundación Carlos Slim that supported fellowships and collaborative programs with institutions such as University of Paris, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Universidade de São Paulo, King's College London, University of Cambridge, and ETH Zurich.

Mission and Activities

The society promotes connections among members working in areas associated with research groups at CINVESTAV, Instituto de Matemáticas UNAM, Universidad Autónoma de Morelos, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, and Universidad de Sonora through seminars, symposia, and collaborative projects with organizations such as CONACyT, SEP, UNESCO, OEI, and Ibero-American Science and Technology Program. It supports disciplines practiced by researchers affiliated with institutes like Centro de Investigación en Matemáticas, IMT's, and departments at Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán and Universidad de Colima, and fosters links to societies including Royal Society, Académie des Sciences, Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung, Società Italiana di Matematica, and Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. The society advocates for members involved in collaborations with universities such as Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Toronto, McGill University, and Imperial College London.

Organization and Governance

Governance is carried out by boards elected from membership drawn from faculties at UNAM, IPN, UAM, CINVESTAV, and regional universities like Universidad de Guanajuato and Universidad Autónoma de Baja California. The executive structure parallels models found in organizations such as American Mathematical Society and European Mathematical Society with committees for finance, publications, education, and outreach, and advisory links to agencies including Consejo de Ciencia de la Ciudad de México and academic councils at El Colegio de México and Centro de Investigación en Matemáticas. The society convenes assemblies resembling those of International Mathematical Union and maintains affiliations with networks such as Red Iberoamericana de Indicadores de Ciencia y Tecnología.

Publications and Journals

The society publishes journals and bulletins that have been associated with editorial practices seen at Annals of Mathematics, Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society, Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society, and regional titles like Revista Matemática Iberoamericana. Publications feature contributions from scholars at Universidad de Granada, Universidad de Sevilla, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Universitat de Barcelona, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Universidad de Chile, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and Universidad de los Andes. The editorial board often includes editors with ties to journals such as Journal of Differential Geometry, Inventiones Mathematicae, Acta Mathematica, Transactions of the American Mathematical Society, and Journal of the London Mathematical Society. The society’s periodicals disseminate research connected to theses defended at institutions like Princeton University, ETH Zurich, University of Oxford, Sorbonne University, and Technion.

Conferences and Awards

The society organizes national congresses and special sessions mirroring formats of the International Congress of Mathematicians, Journées Arithmétiques, European Congress of Mathematics, and thematic meetings similar to those run by Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Congress of the Americas. It grants prizes and honors comparable to awards such as the Fields Medal, Abel Prize, Rolf Nevanlinna Prize, Coxeter–James Prize, and regional recognitions like the Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes, Premio Guerrero, and distinctions awarded by Academia Mexicana de Ciencias or Consejo Mexicano de Ciencias Sociales. Laureates often have affiliations with universities including UNAM, IPN, CINVESTAV, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Michigan, and Brown University and have participated in collaborations with centers such as Mathematical Sciences Research Institute and Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques.

Education and Outreach

Educational initiatives engage schools and teacher networks linked to Secretaría de Educación Pública, Programa de Educación Matemática, Colegio de Bachilleres, and state secretariats in Jalisco, Chiapas, Nuevo León, and Hidalgo through competitions, teacher training, and summer programs similar to summer schools at Mathematical Olympiad Training Centers, International Mathematical Olympiad, Kangaroo Mathematics Competition, and national olympiads in Argentina, Brazil, and Spain. Outreach partnerships involve cultural institutions such as Palacio de Minería, Museo de Ciencias Universum, Biblioteca Nacional de México, Centro Cultural Universitario, and media collaborations with Canal Once, Radio UNAM, and publishing houses like Fondo de Cultura Económica and Editorial Trillas.

Category:Mathematical societies Category:Scientific organizations based in Mexico