ESIQIE

Higher Education School of Chemical Engineering and Extractive Industries

Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Química e Industrias Extractivas
Official Seal
Type	Public
Established	1948
Dean	Jesús Ávila Galinzoga[1]
Director	Miguel Ángel Álvarez Gómez
Location	Mexico City,  Mexico 19°30′05″N 99°08′04″W / 19.50139°N 99.13444°WCoordinates: 19°30′05″N 99°08′04″W / 19.50139°N 99.13444°W
Nickname	ESIQIE
Affiliations	ANFEI[2]
Website	www.esiqie.ipn.mx

The Higher Education School of Chemical Engineering and Extractive Industries (in Spanish: Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Química e Industrias Extractivas or ESIQIE) was founded as part of the National Polytechnic Institute in 1948. It offers undergraduate studies in:

• Petrochemical Engineering
• Industrial Chemical Engineering
• Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

with two different curricula:

• Materials Engineering
• Materials and Processing

Undergraduate studies in Petrochemical Engineering were first offered by the Institute in 1941 under the now defunct Superior School of Engineering and Architecture. Undergraduate studies in Chemical Engineering were first offered in 1945 under the direction of Dean Guillermo Torres Prieto.

Sports

Águilas Blancas de la ESCA-ESIQIE football helmet

ESIQIE is well known for being represented by Águilas Blancas in college football. They are by far the most successful team within the Polytechnic, and one of the most prolific in entire country, having won 5 national championships since their inception.

References

1. Presidencia del Decanato (IPN). "Decanos de nivel superior" (in Spanish). Retrieved December 14, 2009.
2. Asociación Nacional de Facultades y Escuelas de Ingeniería (ANFEI). "Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Química e Industrias Extractivas - Unidad Zacatenco del Instituto Politécnico Nacional" (in Spanish). Retrieved December 4, 2009.

External links

• (Spanish) Official ESIQIE website