Alberto Chamorro

Background

Chamorro, Alberto was born on April 5, 1940 in Ecija, Seville, Spain. Son of Manuel and Sofia (Belmont) Chamorro.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, U. Alberta, Calgary, Canada, 1969; Doctor of Science, U. Madrid, 1972.

Career

Graduate teaching assistant, U. Madrid, 1962-1964; graduate teaching assistant, U. Calgary, 1965-1969; fellow, National Research Nuclear Council, Madrid, 1963-1965; teacher, Mount Royal College, Calgary, 1969-1971; assistant professor, U. Bilbao, Spain, 1971-1980; assistant professor physics, U. Basque Country, Bilbao, 1980-1987; professor, head department theoretical physics, U. Basque Country, Bilbao, since 1987; member of the Board of Governors, U. Basque Country, Bilbao, since 1993.

Achievements

• Alberto Chamorro has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal Spanish Association Physicists, International Society for General Relativity and Gravitation, Royal Academy Sciences and Arts Luis Velez de Guevara (correspondent).

Interests

• Avocations: music, reading, hiking, travel, jogging.

Connections

Married Julia Vicioso, December 20, 1963 (divorced 1984). Children: Olivia, Juan, Ainhoa. Married Maria Begoña del Hoyo, June 30, 1984.

Father:

Manuel Chamorro

Mother:

Sofia (Belmont) Chamorro

Spouse:

Maria Begoña del Hoyo

Spouse:

Julia Vicioso

child:

Juan Chamorro

child:

Olivia Chamorro

child:

Ainhoa Chamorro