Background
Serafim, Joaquin Laginha was born on December 1, 1921 in Loulé, Algarve, Portugal. Son of Jose Leal and Antonia (Laginha) Serafim.
Serafim, Joaquin Laginha was born on December 1, 1921 in Loulé, Algarve, Portugal. Son of Jose Leal and Antonia (Laginha) Serafim.
Civil Engineering, Lisbon (Portugal) Technology University, 1944. Doctor (honorary), University Rio de Janeiro. Doctor (honorary), University Liege, Belgium, 1979.
Engineer, Zezere Hydroelectric Company, Lisbon, 1946-1957; founder, head dams department, National Civil Engineering Laboratory, Lisbon, 1948-1963; president of the board directors, COBA S.A.R.L., international consultant, Lisbon, since 1962; professor сivil engineering, Coimbra (Portugal) U. Science and Technology Faculty, 1972-1991; retired,, 1991. Visiting professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1964-1965, Eduardoo Mondlane U., Maputo Mozambique, 1976-1977. Vice president International Commission Large Dams, 1988, member National Portuguese Commission, honorary member Greek Commission.
Sub-Lieutenant Portugese Army, 1944-1945. Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers, Institution Civil Engineers, American Concrete Institute. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Portuguese Order Engineers, Society Civil Engineers France, International Society Rock Mechanics, International Association Bridges and Structural Engineering, International Society Applied Solar Energy, Mediterranean Cooperative for Application Solar Energy, Reunion International laboratories Essais et Materiaux, International Association Shell Structures, American Geophysical Union, American Seismological Society, Portuguese Society Structures (honorary), Gabinete Português de Leitura do Rio de Janeiro (honorary). M C.
Married Maria Jose Diniz Garcia, December 18, 1949. Children: Maria Joao, Maria Margarida.