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La Jornada: ECAM questions the silence that followed the dismissal of the Terrones brothers

Mariana Norandi

Newspaper La JornadaJueves December 16 2010, p. 41

Members of the Meeting of Science and Arts of Mexico (ECAM) questioned the silence and indifference that has held Mexico to the loss of scientists Mauricio and Humberto Terrones Maldonado, nanotechnologists international recognition, who were dismissed from the Institute Potosino Scientific and Technological Research of the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) in January.
The head of the ECAM, Juan José Díaz Infante, read a manifesto in which he made a criticism of the Mexican political system and regretted the loss of the two scientists for the development of national science, "Mexico lost this year to two nanotechnologists of international caliber. Members of the ECAM, the Terrones brothers had chosen to live in Mexico taking offers from leading universities worldwide. And it did not yield to a political environment prevents them from being professionals in their land and help the country's future. Not allowed to transmit their knowledge and less to train new generations. "
said that for Mexico out of economic and security crisis should bet on his own model, innovative and creative. Hence the importance of investing in culture, art and science:
"I wonder where are the partners in this country, who represents whom, where are those who defend the culture and science. Surprise. They are not. "
recalled that scientists were dismissed by the CONACYT externalize after disagreements with management Potosino Institute of Scientific and Technological Research, and reported that Humberto Terrones is currently working in the U.S., while working in Japan Mauritius.
"However, nobody here is worrying about this problem, when the loss of scientists should be a state policy." He explained that surely
Terrones brothers participate in the next two meetings of Science and Art to be carried out in the United States, April and May in Mexico.
He said the global energy crisis and the world needs to develop new energy make "the global trend is based on nanotechnology to meet future energy demands."
However, he stressed, to this reality, Mexico lost two of its greatest exponents in the field of science and the result is nothing less than total silence.