Background
Silva-Tulla, Francisco was born on October 7, 1950 in San Juan, P.R. Son of Francisco Silva and Haydeé Tulla.
Silva-Tulla, Francisco was born on October 7, 1950 in San Juan, P.R. Son of Francisco Silva and Haydeé Tulla.
Bachelor of Science of Civil Engineering with high honors, University of Illinois, 1971; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1975; Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1977.
Activity civil engineer, United States Navy Station, Key West, Florida, 1971-1972;
assistant director civic action and rural development, Inter-American Naval Training Center, Key West, 1972-1973;
research assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1973-1975;
consulting geotechnology engineer, T. William Lambe Group, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1975-1994;
director Environmental, Health, and Safety consultant, Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1994. Participant conferences George Washington University, Foundation Deformation Symposium. Lecturer Seminario Venezolano de Geotecnia, Caracas, symposium on artand science of geotechnology engineering at dawn of 21st century University of Illinois, United States Corps Engineers, conference on natural disasters National Science Foundation.
General reporter XII Pan American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering.
Panelist educational issues for Hispanics in Boston The Boston Foundation, 1985. Advisor beach erosion Amuay (Venezuela) Fishermen's Organisation, since 1987. Hispanic role model greater Boston Schools The Network, Andover, Massachusetts, since 1983.
With LCDR, Civil Engineering Corps., United States Naval Reserve. Member American Society of Civil Engineers (vice chairman embankment dams and slopes committee, presenter conferences), American Society for Testing and Materials, International Society Soil mechanics and Foundation Engineering, United States Committee on Large Dams, Sociedad Venezolana Mecánica de Suelos (correspondent), S.E. Asian Geotechnical Society (presenter conferences), Boston Society Engineers.
Married Arlyn Sanchez-Carbó, July 16, 1971. Children: Arlene, Lisette Marie, Jacqueline Frances, Carolyn Anne.