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Tec High School Policies and Norms

Tec High School Policies and Norms

Since its foundation, Tecnológico de Monterrey has defined the regulations that guide its students, regarding the expected academic standards and conduct both inside and outside the classroom.

In this way, the Institution, committed to academic quality, disseminates its governing regulations among students and the community, within the framework of the principles and values described in the Mission.

Graduation Requirements

In order to obtain a full high school diploma at Tecnológico de Monterrey, students are required to have:

  • Completed secondary school in full, before passing the first course on the high school curriculum.
  • Fulfilled, in accordance with the regulations in effect, the preliminary academic requirements of the corresponding curriculum, by means of the relevant placement exams or remedial courses.
  • Completed all the courses of the curriculum in question, either by passing all of them at Tecnológico de Monterrey or by obtaining revalidation or equivalency agreements -in conformity with the corresponding regulations - for some of the courses studied at other institutions, and passing the remaining courses at Tecnológico de Monterrey. Courses completed at foreign universities with which agreements have been signed will be considered, for the purposes of this article, as having been studied at Tecnológico de Monterrey, as long as they do not exceed the equivalent of two semesters of the curriculum.
  • Studied and passed at Tecnológico de Monterrey, at least 50% of the courses that comprise the curriculum. This rule can be flexible for programs that, by means of an agreement, are created in conjunction with other universities.
  • Taken the National Higher Education Entrance Exam of the National Center for the Evaluation of Higher Education (CENEVAL) to assess the knowledge and skills acquired during their high school program. The result of this exam will be included in the students’ records and recorded on their transcript.
Permanent Orientation

To support your education, Tec High School offers a solid personalized attention program, providing timely guidance and advice through programs such as:

Vocational guidance

A team of vocational guidance specialists at Tec High School will assist you at all times to identify the skills, interests and characteristics of your personality through diverse tests. The results will provide a useful tool that will help you to define your professional career plan.

Prevention program

To make the most of your freedom, but with a sense of responsibility, Tec High School constantly organizes diverse activities and programs so that you as a person can always choose a healthy lifestyle.

The Prevention Program places particular emphasis on preventing the use of drugs, alcohol abuse, emotional problems (eating disorders), sexuality (romantic relationships, STDs, birth control and abortion), and personal safety topics (road safety education, accident prevention and violence).

Find out more about the prevention programs that are implemented at the campuses to provide guidance on these topics.

Psychological and educational counselling

While you study at Tec High School, you will enjoy top-quality services in the area of academic psychology and comprehensive human development.

Find out more about the psychological and educational counselling offered at each campus.

Calendarios Estudiantiles

Políticas y reglamentos PrepaTec

Políticas y Reglamentos PrepaTec

El Tecnológico de Monterrey desde su fundación definió los reglamentos que rigen a sus alumnos, tanto en lo que se espera de ellos en lo académico como en su comportamiento dentro y fuera de las aulas.

Es así como la Institución, comprometida con su calidad académica, difunde entre los alumnos y la comunidad los reglamentos que lo rigen dentro del marco de los principios y valores establecidos en la Misión.

Requisitos de Graduación

Para obtener un certificado completo de preparatoria en el Tecnológico de Monterrey, se requiere:

1. Cumplir con la entrega de la documentación oficial en el plazo establecido por la Dirección de Servicios Escolares y la Dirección Administrativa.

2. Haber aprobado todas las materias del plan de estudios de que se trate, ya sea por haberlas cursado o haber obtenido su acreditación, revalidación o equivalencia de acuerdo con lo establecido en el Capítulo II de este reglamento.

3. Haber cursado en el Tecnológico de Monterrey por lo menos el equivalente en semestres del plan de estudios correspondiente, según lo establecido en el artículo 2.4, para el caso de los estudiantes que tienen revalidación o equivalencia de estudios de este nivel.

4. Haber presentado el examen externo de evaluación de estudios del nivel de bachillerato seleccionado por el Instituto y el examen Institucional de Inglés.

5. Cumplir con aquellos requisitos adicionales establecidos en su programa de estudios.

Orientación Permanente

Como apoyo a tu formación, Prepa Tec cuenta con un sólido programa de atención personalizada gracias al cual recibes orientación y asesoría de manera oportuna con programas como:

Orientación vocacional

Prepa Tec cuenta con un equipo de especialistas en formación humana que te apoyan en todo momento a identificar las habilidades, intereses y características de tu personalidad por medio de pruebas. Los resultados son una herramienta útil que te ayudará en el proceso de definición de tu plan de vida profesional.

Programa de prevención Para hacer uso de tu libertad pero con un sentido de responsabilidad, en Prepa Tec se realizan continuamente diversas actividades y programas para que tú como persona siempre elijas un estilo de vida saludable.

El Programa de Prevención da un énfasis especial a la prevención del uso de las drogas, el abuso del alcohol, problemas emocionales (trastornos de la alimentación), el ejercicio de la sexualidad (relación de pareja, infecciones de transmisión sexual, anticoncepción y aborto) y temas de seguridad personal (educación vial, prevención de accidentes y violencia).

Entérate de los programas de prevención que se realizan en los campus para brindar orientación en estos temas.

Asesorías psicopedagógicas Durante tu estancia en Prepa Tec contarás con servicios de calidad en el área de psicología académica y desarrollo humano integral.

Conoce más sobre las asesorías psicopedagógicas que se ofrecen en cada uno de los campus.

Calendarios Estudiantiles

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Board Members

Esmeralda Sánchez Valencia - Presidenta
Noel Jardiel Hernández Ayala - Vicepresidente
Víctor Manuel Espinoza Miranda - Secretario
Blanca Olga Gallegos Gómez - Tesorera
Clarissa Abascal Arrache - Coordinadora de Relaciones Públicas
Manuel Medina Cortés - Coordinador de Filantropía
Angélica Fernández Hernández - Coordinadora Redes Sociales

José Ramón Cossío

José Ramón Cossío

José Ramón Cossío

Distinguished Professor

in Law

School of Social Sciences and Government

School of Government and Public Transformation


Expertise

History of law
Constitutional law
Transdisciplinary applications of law

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Overview

Dr. José Ramón Cossío is a retired justice of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) in Mexico (2003–2018) and has taught
at universities such as the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). He is currently an associate researcher at El Colegio de México and the director of the Instituto para el Fortalecimiento del Estado de Derecho (IFED), a civil association dedicated to analyzing and improving the legal system in the country.

He is a Level III national researcher at the National System of Researchers (SNI) in Mexico. His research focuses on constitutional
law, human rights, and legal theory. He is also a columnist for newspapers like El País and El Universal, and a regular contributor to Proceso magazine. He has written 38 books and more than 750 articles in specialized journals.

José Ramón Cossío is a member of the Colegio Nacional, one of the most important academic institutions in Mexico, as well as the Mexican Academy of Sciences, the Mexican Academy of History, and the National Academy of Medicine, where he was the first lawyer to be admitted. He is also a member of the American Law Institute and a Distinguished Jurist in Residence at the University of Houston Law Center.

Ten institutions in Mexico have awarded him an honorary doctorate. He has been recognized with the José Pagés Llergo National Communication Award in 2010 and 2017, the Malinalli National Award in 2011, and the Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes in 2009. Earlier in his career, he received the National Research Award (Social Sciences) from the Mexican Academy of Sciences in 1998.

José Ramón Cossío joined Tecnológico de Monterrey as Distinguished Professor in Law for the School of Social Sciences and Government and for the School of Government and Public Transformation.

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Education and Training

  • Ph.D., Law, Complutense University of Madrid
  • Master’s, Law, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
  • Master’s, Constitutional Law and Political Science, Centro de Estudios Constitucionales (Madrid)
  • Bachelor, Law, University of Colima
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Publications

  • Cossío Díaz, J. R., & Hernández Salgado, J. O. (2023). La Suprema Corte en la Revolución (1st ed.). Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas.
  • Cossío Díaz, J. R. (2023). Que nunca se sepa: El intento de asesinato contra Gustavo Díaz Ordaz y la respuesta brutal del Estado mexicano. DEBATE.
  • Cossío Díaz, J. R. (2020). Biografía judicial del 68: El uso político del derecho contra el movimiento estudiantil. DEBATE.
  • Cossío Díaz, J. R. (2020). Concepciones de la democracia y justicia electoral. Cuadernos de Divulgación de la Cultura Democrática. Instituto Nacional Electoral.
  • Cossío Díaz, J. R. (2019). Voto en contra. DEBATE.

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José Ramón Cossío

José Ramón Cossío

José Ramón Cossío

Profesor Distinguido

en Derecho

Escuela de Ciencias Sociales y Gobierno

Escuela de Gobierno y Transformación Pública


Expertise

Historia del Derecho
Derecho constitucional
Aplicaciones transdisciplinares del Derecho

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Overview

Dr. José Ramón Cossío is a retired justice of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) in Mexico (2003–2018) and has taught
at universities such as the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). He is currently an associate researcher at El Colegio de México and the director of the Instituto para el Fortalecimiento del Estado de Derecho (IFED), a civil association dedicated to analyzing and improving the legal system in the country.

He is a Level III national researcher at the National System of Researchers (SNI) in Mexico. His research focuses on constitutional
law, human rights, and legal theory. He is also a columnist for newspapers like El País and El Universal, and a regular contributor to Proceso magazine. He has written 38 books and more than 750 articles in specialized journals.

José Ramón Cossío is a member of the Colegio Nacional, one of the most important academic institutions in Mexico, as well as the Mexican Academy of Sciences, the Mexican Academy of History, and the National Academy of Medicine, where he was the first lawyer to be admitted. He is also a member of the American Law Institute and a Distinguished Jurist in Residence at the University of Houston Law Center.

Ten institutions in Mexico have awarded him an honorary doctorate. He has been recognized with the José Pagés Llergo National Communication Award in 2010 and 2017, the Malinalli National Award in 2011, and the Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes in 2009. Earlier in his career, he received the National Research Award (Social Sciences) from the Mexican Academy of Sciences in 1998.

José Ramón Cossío joined Tecnológico de Monterrey as Distinguished Professor in Law for the School of Social Sciences and Government and for the School of Government and Public Transformation.

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Education and Training

  • Ph.D., Law, Complutense University of Madrid
  • Master’s, Law, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
  • Master’s, Constitutional Law and Political Science, Centro de Estudios Constitucionales (Madrid)
  • Bachelor, Law, University of Colima
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Publications

  • Cossío Díaz, J. R., & Hernández Salgado, J. O. (2023). La Suprema Corte en la Revolución (1st ed.). Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas.
  • Cossío Díaz, J. R. (2023). Que nunca se sepa: El intento de asesinato contra Gustavo Díaz Ordaz y la respuesta brutal del Estado mexicano. DEBATE.
  • Cossío Díaz, J. R. (2020). Biografía judicial del 68: El uso político del derecho contra el movimiento estudiantil. DEBATE.
  • Cossío Díaz, J. R. (2020). Concepciones de la democracia y justicia electoral. Cuadernos de Divulgación de la Cultura Democrática. Instituto Nacional Electoral.
  • Cossío Díaz, J. R. (2019). Voto en contra. DEBATE.

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Felicia Knaul

Felicia Knaul

Felicia Knaul

Distinguished Visiting Professor in Public Health

School of Medicine and Health Sciences


Expertise

Global health
Health systems
Health economics focused on reducing
inequities

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Overview

Dr. Felicia Marie Knaul has spent 30 years focusing on global health and social development. From 2009 to 2015, she was an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and director of the Harvard Global Equity Initiative. At the University of Miami, she was director of the Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas and is a professor at the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine. She is also the secretary general of the Hemispheric University Consortium and an associate of the chancellor at UCLA as of December 2024. In Mexico, she is a senior economist at the Mexican Health Foundation and an Honorary Research Professor of Medical Sciences at the National Institute of Public Health.

Her research focuses on global health, violence against women and children, cancer (particularly breast cancer), health systems reform, and health financing. She is a member of the Mexican National Academy of Medicine, and in 2018, she became a Level III researcher at the National System of Researchers (SNI) in Mexico. After her breast cancer experience, Dr. Knaul founded Tómatelo a Pecho, A.C. in 2008, a Mexican non-profit focused on breast cancer research and early detection awareness.

Dr. Knaul has produced over 350 academic and policy publications. She currently co-chairs commissions such as The Lancet Commission on Cancer and Health Systems. She also serves as commissioner of The Lancet Oncology Commission on Cancer in the Commonwealth, among others. She was honored by being inducted into the International Women’s Forum in 2024.

Felicia Knaul joined Tecnológico de Monterrey as Distinguished Visiting Professor in Public Health for the School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

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Education and Training

  • Ph.D., Economics, Harvard University
  • M.A., Economics, Harvard University
  • B.A., International Development Studies, University of Toronto
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Publications

  • Jamison DT, Summers LH, Chang A, Karlsson O, Mao W, Norheim O, Ogbuoji O, Schäferhoff M, Watkins D, OAdeyi O, Alleyne G, Alwan S, Anand S, Belachew R, Berkley S, Bertozzi S, Bolongaita S, Bundy D, Bustreo F, Castro M, Chen S, Fan V, Fawole A, Feachem R, Gebremedhin L, Ghosh J, Goldie S, Gonzalez-Pier E, Guo Y, Gupta S, Jha P, Knaul FM, Kruk M, Kurowski C, Liu G, Makimoto S, Mataria A, Nugent N, Oshitani H, Pablos-Mendez A, Peto R, Sekhri Feachem N, Reddy S, Salti N, Saxenian H, Seyi-Olajide J, Soucat A, Verguet S, Zimmerman A, Yamey G. Global health 2050: the path to halving premature death by mid-century. The Lancet, Volume 404, Issue 10462 p1561-1614. October 19, 2024. DOI: https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0140-6736%2824%2901439-9
  • Coles CE, Earl H, Anderson BO, Barrios CH, Bienz M, Bliss JM, Cameron D, Cardoso F, Cui W, Francis PA, Jagsi, R, Knaul FM, McIntosh S, Phillips KA, Radbruch L, Thompson MK, André F, Abraham JE, Bhattacharya I, Borinelli Franzoi MA, Drewett L, Fulton A, Kazmi F, Rajah DI, Mutebi M, Ng D, Szeyi Ng, Olopade OI,  Rosa WE, Rubasingham J, Spence D, Stobart H, Vargas Enciso V, Vaz Luis I, Villarreal-Garza C on behalf of the Lancet Breast Cancer Commission. The Lancet Breast Cancer Commission Report. The Lancet. April 15, 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00747-5
  • Knaul, F., Arreola-Ornelas, H., Jiang, X., Bhadelia, A., Berterame, S., Connor, S., De Lima, L., Downing, J., Krakauer, E., Méndez, O., Pastrana, T., Perez-Cruz, P. E., Portenoy, R., Rosa, W., Touchton, M., Enciso, V., & Radbruch, L. (2024). Distributed opioids in morphine equivalent: A global measure of availability for palliative care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.10.026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.10.026
  • Knaul, Felicia & Rosa, William & Radbruch, Lukas & Jiang, Xiaoxiao & Vargas, Valentina & Bhadelia, Afsan & Arreola-Ornelas, Héctor & Coppola, Marissa. (2024). Improving access to palliative care to mitigate multi-dimensional breast cancer suffering. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 42. e24084-e24084. 10.1200/JCO.2024.42.16_suppl.e24084.
  • Frenk, J., Gómez-Dantés, O., Knaul, F. M., & Arreola-Ornelas, H. (2020). Salud: Focos rojos. Retroceso en tiempos de la pandemia. Peguin Random House Grupo Editorial, S.A. de C.V. Editorial Debate.

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Felicia Knaul

Felicia Knaul

Felicia Knaul

Profesora Visitante Distinguida

en Salud Pública

Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud


Expertise

Salud global
Sistemas sanitarios
Economía sanitaria centrada en la reducción de las desigualdades

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Overview

Dr. Felicia Marie Knaul has spent 30 years focusing on global health and social development. From 2009 to 2015, she was an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and director of the Harvard Global Equity Initiative. At the University of Miami, she was director of the Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas and is a professor at the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine. She is also the secretary general of the Hemispheric University Consortium and an associate of the chancellor at UCLA as of December 2024. In Mexico, she is a senior economist at the Mexican Health Foundation and an Honorary Research Professor of Medical Sciences at the National Institute of Public Health.

Her research focuses on global health, violence against women and children, cancer (particularly breast cancer), health systems reform, and health financing. She is a member of the Mexican National Academy of Medicine, and in 2018, she became a Level III researcher at the National System of Researchers (SNI) in Mexico. After her breast cancer experience, Dr. Knaul founded Tómatelo a Pecho, A.C. in 2008, a Mexican non-profit focused on breast cancer research and early detection awareness.

Dr. Knaul has produced over 350 academic and policy publications. She currently co-chairs commissions such as The Lancet Commission on Cancer and Health Systems. She also serves as commissioner of The Lancet Oncology Commission on Cancer in the Commonwealth, among others. She was honored by being inducted into the International Women’s Forum in 2024.

Felicia Knaul joined Tecnológico de Monterrey as Distinguished Visiting Professor in Public Health for the School of Medicine and Health Sciences.

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Education and Training

  • Ph.D., Economics, Harvard University
  • M.A., Economics, Harvard University
  • B.A., International Development Studies, University of Toronto
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Publications

  • Jamison DT, Summers LH, Chang A, Karlsson O, Mao W, Norheim O, Ogbuoji O, Schäferhoff M, Watkins D, OAdeyi O, Alleyne G, Alwan S, Anand S, Belachew R, Berkley S, Bertozzi S, Bolongaita S, Bundy D, Bustreo F, Castro M, Chen S, Fan V, Fawole A, Feachem R, Gebremedhin L, Ghosh J, Goldie S, Gonzalez-Pier E, Guo Y, Gupta S, Jha P, Knaul FM, Kruk M, Kurowski C, Liu G, Makimoto S, Mataria A, Nugent N, Oshitani H, Pablos-Mendez A, Peto R, Sekhri Feachem N, Reddy S, Salti N, Saxenian H, Seyi-Olajide J, Soucat A, Verguet S, Zimmerman A, Yamey G. Global health 2050: the path to halving premature death by mid-century. The Lancet, Volume 404, Issue 10462 p1561-1614. October 19, 2024. DOI: https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0140-6736%2824%2901439-9
  • Coles CE, Earl H, Anderson BO, Barrios CH, Bienz M, Bliss JM, Cameron D, Cardoso F, Cui W, Francis PA, Jagsi, R, Knaul FM, McIntosh S, Phillips KA, Radbruch L, Thompson MK, André F, Abraham JE, Bhattacharya I, Borinelli Franzoi MA, Drewett L, Fulton A, Kazmi F, Rajah DI, Mutebi M, Ng D, Szeyi Ng, Olopade OI,  Rosa WE, Rubasingham J, Spence D, Stobart H, Vargas Enciso V, Vaz Luis I, Villarreal-Garza C on behalf of the Lancet Breast Cancer Commission. The Lancet Breast Cancer Commission Report. The Lancet. April 15, 2024. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00747-5
  • Knaul, F., Arreola-Ornelas, H., Jiang, X., Bhadelia, A., Berterame, S., Connor, S., De Lima, L., Downing, J., Krakauer, E., Méndez, O., Pastrana, T., Perez-Cruz, P. E., Portenoy, R., Rosa, W., Touchton, M., Enciso, V., & Radbruch, L. (2024). Distributed opioids in morphine equivalent: A global measure of availability for palliative care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.10.026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.10.026
  • Knaul, Felicia & Rosa, William & Radbruch, Lukas & Jiang, Xiaoxiao & Vargas, Valentina & Bhadelia, Afsan & Arreola-Ornelas, Héctor & Coppola, Marissa. (2024). Improving access to palliative care to mitigate multi-dimensional breast cancer suffering. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 42. e24084-e24084. 10.1200/JCO.2024.42.16_suppl.e24084.
  • Frenk, J., Gómez-Dantés, O., Knaul, F. M., & Arreola-Ornelas, H. (2020). Salud: Focos rojos. Retroceso en tiempos de la pandemia. Peguin Random House Grupo Editorial, S.A. de C.V. Editorial Debate.

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Miguel Modestino

Miguel Modestino

Miguel Modestino

Distinguished Visiting Professor
in Industrial Decarbonization

School of Engineering and Sciences


Expertise

Electrochemical engineering
Sustainable engineering

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Overview

Dr. Miguel Modestino is a Donald F. Othmer Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at New York University (NYU) and director of the NYU Sustainable Engineering Initiative. He is also co-founder of an NYU spin-off company called Sunthetics Inc., which focuses on developing machine learning optimization software for sustainable chemical manufacturing processes. The company is currently active and was highlighted in the documentary “Own the Room” by National Geographic for Disney+.

He is a co-inventor in 9 patent applications on topics related to electrochemistry and machine learning. He has received multiple grants from organizations including NASA, the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the U.S., and ExxonMobile, among others. He has authored over 65 publications on electrochemical engineering and sustainability in prominent peer-reviewed scientific journals such as Energy & Environmental Science, PNAS, Journal of Electrochemical Society, Nature, Joule, and Macromolecules.

He has received multiple honors, including the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Journal Futures Speaker (2022) and the ACS Energy & Fuels Rising Star (2022) recognitions. He was a TED Countdown Speaker (2022) and a TED Idea Search Latin America Winner (2021). He was also named an MIT Technology Review “Innovator Under 35” (Globally, 2020) and in Latin America (2017). Earlier in his career, he won the National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2019).

Miguel Modestino joined Tecnológico de Monterrey as a Distinguished Visiting Professor in Industrial Decarbonization for the School of Engineering and Sciences.

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Education and Training

  • Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
  • M.S., Chemical Engineering Practice, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  • B.S., Chemical Engineering, Minors in Chemistry and Economics, MIT
     
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Publications

  • Modestino M., Fernandez Rivas D., Murnen H., Rose A., Schofer S., Sheehan S., & Wang R. (2025). Chemical ventures from ideas to scaled solutions. Nature Chemical Engineering.
  • Bloomquist C. K., Naumov D., Yang A., Mathison R., Herzog B. D., Tenn W. J., Modestino M. A., Aydil E. S. (2024). Understanding the Role of Energy Transfer Processes in Chemical Reactions at Plasma-Liquid Interfaces.
  • Beatty M., Herring M., Llewellyn N., Cohen L., Haley A., Lin Z., Modestino M., Esposito D. (2024). Trends in C1-C4 Alcohol Oxidation Activity Enhancement for Tunable Silicon Oxide Encapsulated Platinum Electrocatalysts.
  • Mathison R., Atwi R., McConnell H., Ochoa E., Rani E., Akashige T., Röhr J., Taylor A., Avalos C., Aydil E., Rajput N. & Modestino M. (2025). Molecular Processes that Control Organic Electrosynthesis in Near-Electrode Microenvironments. Journal of the American Chemical Society.
  • Akashige, T., Vemuri, R., Urbina-Blanco, C. & Modestino, M. (2024). Understanding Electrochemically Induced Olefin Complexation: Towards Electrochemical Olefin-Paraffin Separations. Reaction Chemistry & Engineering.

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Miguel Modestino

Miguel Modestino

Miguel Modestino

Profesor Visitante Distinguido en Descarbonización Industrial

Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias


Expertise

Ingeniería electroquímica
Ingeniería sostenible

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Overview

Dr. Miguel Modestino is a Donald F. Othmer Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at New York University (NYU) and director of the NYU Sustainable Engineering Initiative. He is also co-founder of an NYU spin-off company called Sunthetics Inc., which focuses on developing machine learning optimization software for sustainable chemical manufacturing processes. The company is currently active and was highlighted in the documentary “Own the Room” by National Geographic for Disney+.

He is a co-inventor in 9 patent applications on topics related to electrochemistry and machine learning. He has received multiple grants from organizations including NASA, the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the U.S., and ExxonMobile, among others. He has authored over 65 publications on electrochemical engineering and sustainability in prominent peer-reviewed scientific journals such as Energy & Environmental Science, PNAS, Journal of Electrochemical Society, Nature, Joule, and Macromolecules.

He has received multiple honors, including the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Journal Futures Speaker (2022) and the ACS Energy & Fuels Rising Star (2022) recognitions. He was a TED Countdown Speaker (2022) and a TED Idea Search Latin America Winner (2021). He was also named an MIT Technology Review “Innovator Under 35” (Globally, 2020) and in Latin America (2017). Earlier in his career, he won the National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2019).

Miguel Modestino joined Tecnológico de Monterrey as a Distinguished Visiting Professor in Industrial Decarbonization for the School of Engineering and Sciences.

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Education and Training

  • Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
  • M.S., Chemical Engineering Practice, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  • B.S., Chemical Engineering, Minors in Chemistry and Economics, MIT
     
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Publications

  • Modestino M., Fernandez Rivas D., Murnen H., Rose A., Schofer S., Sheehan S., & Wang R. (2025). Chemical ventures from ideas to scaled solutions. Nature Chemical Engineering.
  • Bloomquist C. K., Naumov D., Yang A., Mathison R., Herzog B. D., Tenn W. J., Modestino M. A., Aydil E. S. (2024). Understanding the Role of Energy Transfer Processes in Chemical Reactions at Plasma-Liquid Interfaces.
  • Beatty M., Herring M., Llewellyn N., Cohen L., Haley A., Lin Z., Modestino M., Esposito D. (2024). Trends in C1-C4 Alcohol Oxidation Activity Enhancement for Tunable Silicon Oxide Encapsulated Platinum Electrocatalysts.
  • Mathison R., Atwi R., McConnell H., Ochoa E., Rani E., Akashige T., Röhr J., Taylor A., Avalos C., Aydil E., Rajput N. & Modestino M. (2025). Molecular Processes that Control Organic Electrosynthesis in Near-Electrode Microenvironments. Journal of the American Chemical Society.
  • Akashige, T., Vemuri, R., Urbina-Blanco, C. & Modestino, M. (2024). Understanding Electrochemically Induced Olefin Complexation: Towards Electrochemical Olefin-Paraffin Separations. Reaction Chemistry & Engineering.

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Tamara Carleton

Tamara Carleton

Tamara Carleton

Distinguished Global Professor of Radical Innovation

Business School and EGADE Business School


Expertise

Radical innovation
Strategic foresight

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Overview

Dr. Tamara Carleton specializes in radical innovation and strategic foresight, areas in which she is an award-winning professor,
industry advisor, and author, characterized by the global impact and multidisciplinary nature of her work. She has jointly held the UNESCO Chair in Anticipatory Leadership at Tecnológico de Monterrey since 2023. She is also part of the faculty at several universities in Europe and Asia. Special areas of interest include frontier research models (including DARPA and the ARPA agency model), technological visions, and organizational innovation practices.

Her experience includes being the founder and CEO of Innovation Leadership Group LLC, where she works with organizations to build innovation capacity and map bold futures. Clients have included Airbus Group, Axtel, Nestle, Vinnova (Sweden’s national innovation agency), Volvo Group, and UNESCO, among others.

She has co-authored several books on innovation, including Building Moonshots: 50+ Ways to Turn Radical Ideas into Reality, Inventing the Almost Impossible, and the Playbook for Strategic Foresight and Innovation. Tamara Carleton was recently recognized as one of the Top 50 Women Leaders in Education by Women We Admire (2023 and 2024).

Tamara Carleton joined Tecnológico de Monterrey as a Distinguished Global Professor of Radical Innovation for the Business School and EGADE Business School.

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Education and Training

  • Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
  • M.S., Public Relations, Syracuse University
  • B.A., Communication, The George Washington University
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