Gender: Man
Nationality: Argentinian
Academy Affiliation: Member of the National Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences (ANCEFN)
Academy Country: Argentina
Field: Materials Science

NOMINATED FOR: Policy Advice Committee;
TERM: Candidate for re-election

DESCRIPTION OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE ACADEMY'S ACTIVITIES OR IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS:
In the National Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences (ANCEFN, Argentina), he served as President of the Section of Engineering (2012-2016), President of the Academy (2016-2020) and Member of the Directory Board (since 2020). Chair of the S20 carried out in Argentina in the frame of the G20 (2018) on the topic of Food Nutrition and Security. Participation in the S20’s carried out in Germany (2017) and Italy (2021). Member of the Executive Board of IANAS (2019-2020) and of the Committee for establishing a proposal of its strategic plan (2019-20). Invited Speaker in IAP 2019 Conference on Session 2: The Role of Academies in Supporting the SDGs: What can we learn from each other (in the frame of IAP General Assembly, Incheon, South Korea, 2019). Participation in the IAP/IANAS Regional Workshop  on the SDGs (Mexico, 2018), Invited Speaker in the Conference on Climate Change, Health  of the Planet and Future of Humanity held in 2018 in Vatican City.  Member of the Policy Advice Committee of IAP since 2022. 

EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES IN AN IAP, NATIONAL ACADEMY OR OTHER SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY:
In Argentina: Member of the Advisory Board of the Secretary of Science and Technology of the country (1987-89); Member of the Directory Board of the Program for the Improvement of the Quality of University Education (Ministry of Education, 1995-1997), )Member of the Directory Board of the National Research Council (1997-99) , Member of the Administration Council (2007-09) and of the Advisory Board (2010-14) of the Argentine Foundation of Nanotechnology, Member of the Advisory Board of the Program for the Evaluation of Universities and Scientific Institutions (Ministry of Science and Technology, 2013-16). In International Programs: President of the Argentine side of the ECOS program of bilateral scientific cooperation with France (1999-2002; 2004-2009), Member of the TWAS Independent Expert Committee in Engineering Sciences (2020-22), Member of the Advisory Committee of the LAC Connections Program to Sustain Science in Latin America (a joint program of NASEM, USA, and ACAL; 2021-2023).