Background
Garcia, Luis Fernando Castillo was born on June 21, 1936 in Mexico City. Son of Eucario Castillo Escobedo and Aida Garcia Fajardo.
science and technology educator
Garcia, Luis Fernando Castillo was born on June 21, 1936 in Mexico City. Son of Eucario Castillo Escobedo and Aida Garcia Fajardo.
Degree in geological engineer with honors, Institute Politech. National (National Polytechnic Institute), Mexico City, 1959. Master of Science in Geophysics, Colorado School Mines, 1968.
Assistant Petróleos Mexicanos, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Mexico, 1956-1958. Geologist Secretary Agricultural Ground Water Office, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, 1959-1960. Head crew and head department geophysics Secretary National Patrimony Office on Natural Resources, Chihuahua, Colima, Veracruz, Mexico, 1960-1968.
Professor, researcher department head University National Autonoma Mexico, Mexico City, 1968—1978. Submgr., technical coordinator Uranio Mexicano, Chihuahua, Tamaulipas, Sonora, Durango and Oaxaca, 1978-1981. Earth science professor, researcher, research planning, counsellor Engineering School Institute Polytechnic National, Mexico City, 1981—1983, head department planning and promoting research, 1983—1986, coordinator research office graduated studies and researching, 1986—1989, director program on social, technical and science studies Graduate School Methodology Science, 1989—1993, professor and researcher programme for social technological and science studies, 1993—2001.
Professor and researcher Centro do Investigaciones Económicas, Administrativas y Sociales, since 2001. With sabbatical year programs Institute Polytechnic National, 1994-1995, 2003-2004, Beca Desempeño Docente fellow & Commission to Foment Academic Activities, 1994-2005, Academic Commission, 2001-2003, member Committee to Second Motion Academy Activities, 1994-2005, Institute Polytechnic National-U. National Autonoma Mexico Cooperative Effort, 1994-2005. Head geophysics department United Nations Organization, Mexico City, 1964-1966.
Researcher United Nations Educational, Mexico, 1970-1976, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Mexico, 1972-1974. President International Commission on Geodynamics Study Group on Cocos Plate, 1970-1980. Invited professor Autonomus University, Zacatecas, 1972-1974, Research and Teaching Center, Ensenada City, 1974-1976, University Ahmadu Bello Zaria, Nigeria, Africa, 1975, Colorado School Mines Research Inc., Golden, 1975, Ecole Polytech.
University Montreal, Canada, 1982. Consultant in field, 1982-1985. Speaker in field.
Active Committee Projects and Studies on Ambiental Recuperation for Metro.Area, Mexico City, 1993-1994. Member Society Exploration Geophysicist (representative 1977-1979, Silver Certified award 1986), Union Mexicana Association Engineers (vice president 1977-1983), Confed. National Egresados Politécnicos (vice president 1977-1983), Union Geofisica Mexicana (general secretary 1977-1979), Association Engineer Geology (president 1974-1977), Consejo Rector Egresados de la Escuela Superior Engineers Arquitectura (vice president, general secretary since 1988), Association Geoscientists for International Development (life), Academy Committee to second Motion Academy Productive Activities PESTYC-National Polytechnic Institute, since 1995, New York Academy Sciences.
Married Gloria Alemán Cortés, August 25, 1961. Children: Luis Antonio, Gloria, Fernando.