Adolfo Alarcon-Guzman

Background

Alarcon-Guzman, Adolfo was born on January 4, 1953 in Dolores, Tolima, Colombia. Son of Ricardo and Sixta Elena (Guzman) Alarcon-Guzman.

Education

Civil Engineer, National U. Bogota, Colombia, 1976; Master of Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1983; Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1986.

Career

Instructor/assistant professor, National U., Bogota, 1977-1982; associate professor, National U., Bogota, 1986-1989; part-time professor geotechnology engineering, National U., Bogota, since 1991; research assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, 1982-1986; secretary public works, Department of Tolima, Ibague, Colombia, 1990; general director, Colombian Geological Survey, Bogota, since 1991. Consultant Gomez Cajiaol Associations, Bogota, 1980-1982.

Achievements

• Adolfo Alarcon-Guzman has been listed as a noteworthy Geotechnical engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Mayor Town of Purificacion, Tolima, Colombia, 1988. Lieutenant Colombian Army, 1989. Member American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society for Testing and Materials, Colombian Society Engineers (board directors since 1977, Ponce de Leon award 1977), International Union Geological Sciences, Colombian Geotechnical Society (board directors since 1977).

Interests

• Avocations: politics, dancing, bull fights.

Connections

Father:

Ricardo Alarcon-Guzman

Mother:

Sixta Elena (Guzman) Alarcon-Guzman