LAFMAT – The Latin American Network of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science is a non-profit scientific community devoted to strengthening academic integration across Latin America and enhancing the international visibility of research produced in the region. The network promotes regular online seminars that connect Latin American researchers with leading scientists worldwide, fostering collaboration, scientific exchange, and the dissemination of cutting-edge advances in condensed matter physics and materials science .

With representatives from multiple Latin American countries and a collaborative organizational structure, LAFMAT serves as a dynamic platform for building research partnerships, encouraging the participation of early-career scientists, and consolidating regional scientific excellence on a global stage. Its scope includes topics such as magnetism, superconductivity, quantum materials, strongly correlated systems, semiconductors, nanomaterials, surfaces and interfaces, optics, and computational materials science .

Affiliated Institutions

🇨🇷 Costa Rica

Centro Nacional de Alta Tecnología (LANOTEC-CONARE)

Universidad de Costa Rica

🇪🇨 Ecuador

Universidad Técnica de Manabí

🇸🇻 El Salvador

Universidad de El Salvador

🇲🇽 Mexico

CINVESTAV

Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

🇵🇪 Peru

Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos

🇻🇪 Venezuela

Universidad del Zulia

Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC)

Sponsors & Supporting Institutions