Cinvestav was created in 1961 by presidential decree as a decentralized public central with its own legal personality and assets. Its founding director, Dr. Arturo Rosenblueth, promoted an academic requirement that has resulted in the success of the institution. There are twenty-eight research departments that are distributed across the nine campuses throughout the Mexican Republic in the following scientific and technological areas: - Exact and Natural Sciences - Biological and Health Sciences - Technology and Engineering Sciences - Social Sciences and Humanities