Background
Ortiz, Sofia Elizabeth Acosta was born on January 28, 1961 in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Daughter of Enrique Acosta Macias and Sofia Ortiz Urrutia.
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Sofia Elizabeth Acosta Ortiz, Mexican Physics researcher. Licence in physics, electronics. Recipient Weizmann prize The Scientific Research Academy, Mexico, 1989; grantee National Council of Science and Technology, Mexico, 1982, 1985, communications of European Communities, Swansea, 1991. Fellow Third World Organisation for Women in Science; member Mexican Physics Society, Institute Physics, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Education
Diploma in Physics, Electronics, U. San Luis, Potosi, Mexico, 1982; Master of Science in Physics, U. San Luis, Potosi, Mexico, 1985; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, U. San Luis, Potosi, Mexico, 1988; postdoctorate in lasers physics, U. Wales, Swansea, United Kingdom, 1991-1992.
Career
Professor, researcher, Institute of Physics, San Luis, 1987-1990;
researcher, The Optical Research Center, Leon, 1990-1993;
head quantum optics department, The Optical Research Center, Leon
director research department, The Optical Research Center, Leon, since 1993. Referee International Society for Optical Engineering, San Diego, California, 1990. Delegate National Physics Olympiad, Leon, 1992-1993.
Organizer Sundays in Physics, San Luis, 1989-1990.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Third World Organisation for Women in Science. Member Mexican Physics Society, Institute Physics, American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Interests
Connections
Married Jose Alberto Arellano Zamora, December 27, 1985. Children: Jose Alberto Arellano Acosta, Diana Elizabeth Arellano Acosta.
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Religion
Roman Catholic
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Recipient Weizmann prize The Scientific Research Academy, Mexico, 1989. Grantee National Council of Science and Technology, Mexico, 1982, 1985, communications of European Communities, Swansea, 1991.Recipient Weizmann prize The Scientific Research Academy, Mexico, 1989. Grantee National Council of Science and Technology, Mexico, 1982, 1985, communications of European Communities, Swansea, 1991.