IX Leopoldo García-Colín Mexican Meeting on Mathematical and Experimental Physics

El Colegio Nacional & Casa de la Primera Imprenta, México City.

October 05-09, 2026

The IX Leopoldo García-Colín Mexican Meeting on Mathematical and Experimental Physics was first held in September 2001, fostered by a group of professors of the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana (UAM), Iztapalapa Campus, in collaboration with El Colegio Nacional to set up a forum where promising areas of research in Physics can be presented and discussed. The main objective is to open new lines of research for young Mexican scientists and bright graduate students and foster international collaboration. Topics The Meeting will take place over the whole week. It consists of three parallel Symposia, including one each for the fields of Quantum Technologies, Gravitation & Cosmology, and Experimental Physics, five super-plenary lectures, and around twenty invited talks in each Symposium. The event will be held in the beautiful colonial building of El Colegio Nacional. Also in La Casa de la Primera Imprenta. Both located in the heart of Mexico’s City colonial section downtown.

Leopoldo García-Colín Scherer

Leopoldo García-Colín Scherer (27 November 1930, in Mexico City – 8 October 2012, in Mexico City) was a Mexican scientist specialized in Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics who received the National Prize for Arts and Sciences in 1988.
He was a member of The National College, a former president of the Mexican Society of Physics (SMF, 1972–1973) and has received honorary degrees from several universities, including the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM).

The Venue

The IX Leopoldo García-Colín Mexican Meeting on Mathematical and Experimental Physics will take place at Casa de la Primera Imprenta de América, a historic institution located in the heart of Mexico City’s Historic Center.

Dating back to the 16th century, it housed the first printing press established in the New World in 1539. Today, the beautifully preserved colonial building serves as a cultural and academic venue, providing a unique setting that connects Mexico’s rich historical heritage with contemporary scholarly activities.

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