Alvaro Torres-Macias

Background

Torres-Macias, Alvaro was born on November 23, 1950 in Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia. Son of Francisco and Myriam Torres.

Education

Bachelor in Elec. Engineering, Industrial U. Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia, 1975; Master of Engineering in Power Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1980; Master of Science in Systems, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1980; Doctor of Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1980.

Career

Professor electrical engineering, director high voltage lab I, U. Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia, 1975-1977; research assistant, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1978-1980; professor electrical engineering, U. Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia, since 1980; director department electrical engineering, U. Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia, 1983-1986; director research center, U. Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia, since 1992; associate dean of engineering, U. Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia, since 1993. Project manager Consultoria Colombiana, Bogotá, since 1980, vice manager, since 1985. Director research project Standardization of Transmission Lines, 1989 (engineering award 1990).

Achievements

• Alvaro Torres-Macias has been listed as a noteworthy Electrical engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Institute Electronics Engineering (senior member).

Connections

Married Teresa Rueda, January 24, 1975. Children: Alvaro, Andrés.

Father:

Francisco Torres

Mother:

Myriam Torres

Spouse:

Teresa Rueda

child:

Alvaro Torres-Macias

child:

Andrés Torres-Macias