Type Public Location Puebla, Mexico Affiliations CONACyT Phone +52 222 247 2940 Color Blue and White | Established 11 November 1971 Colors Blue and White Total enrollment 318 (Dec 2013) Founded 11 November 1971 | |
Director Leopoldo Altamirano Robles Address Luis Enrique Erro # 1, Santa María Tonatzintla, 72840 Puebla, Pue., Mexico Similar Benemérita Universidad Autónom, CINVESTAV, Ensenada Center for Scientific, Universidad de las Américas, Universidad Popular Autónom Profiles | ||
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The National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (in Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica, INAOE) is a Mexican science research institute located in Tonantzintla, Puebla.
Founded by presidential decree on 11 November 1971, it has over 100 researchers in astrophysics, optics, electronics and computing science, with postgraduate programs in these areas. INAOE is one of 30 public research centers sponsored by the National Council of Science and Technology of Mexico (CONACyT).
The Institute, in partnership with the University of Massachusetts Amherst, developed the Large Millimeter Telescope / Gran Telescopio Milimétrico on the Puebla-Veracruz border.
The asteroid 14674 INAOE was named after this institute.