Background
Rivas-Mijares, Gustavo was born on November 7, 1922 in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela. Son of Jose Rivas-Montenegro and Amparo Mijares.
Rivas-Mijares, Gustavo was born on November 7, 1922 in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela. Son of Jose Rivas-Montenegro and Amparo Mijares.
Bachiller Republic, Liceo. Pedro Gual, Valencia, Carabobo. Degree in Ingeniero Civil, University Central Venezuela.
Master of Science, University Michigan.
Design engineer National Institute Sanitary Works, Caracas, Venezuela, 1945—1954. Head rural water supply Interam. Cooperative Office Public Health, 1954—1957.
Professor civil engineering University Central Venezuela, since 1951. Dean Graduate School, 1973—1976, dean engineering, 1972—1973. President Academy Ciencias Fisicas, Matematica y Naturales, Caracas, 1981—1985.
Director Venezuela Institute of Science Research, 1974—1979, since 1984. Member National Council of Scientific & Technology Research, Caracas, since 1984, National Environ, Council, Caracas, 1984—1985. President Venezuelan Chapter Water Pollution Control Federation, 1965—1983.
Author: Water Supply and Sewerage, 1957, 1966, 1976, 1984, Water Treatment Plants, 1963, Waste Water Treatment, 1967 (University Central Venezuela award, 1979), 1978, Temas Universitarios, 1969.
Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (president Venezuelian section 1959-1960), National Academy of Sciences (Guatemala, Spain), National Academy Engineering (United States, Mexico), Association Interam. Ingeniere a Sanitaria y Ambiental (president 1962-1964).
Married Ligia Cardenas de Rivas, December 18, 1946. Children: Gustavo, Alvaro, Ilse, Zulay.