Sergio R. Jara Diaz

Background

Diaz, Sergio R. Jara was born on April 6, 1951 in Santiago, Chile. Son of Sergio Jara and Elena Diaz.

Education

Civil engineer, U. Chile, 1974; Magister, U. Catolica, Santiago, 1977; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981.

Career

Instructor, U. Chile, Santiago, 1974-1977; assistant professor, U. Chile, Santiago, 1978-1983; associate professor, U. Chile, Santiago, 1984-1989; professor transport economics, U. Chile, Santiago, since 1990; visiting professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996. Visiting associate professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1988-1989, visiting professor, 1996. Advisor to president Metro S.A., Santiago, 1990-1992.

Visiting professor University of Pennsylvania, U. London, U. Leeds, U. Montreal, U. P.R., University Texas at Austin, others. Consultant in field.

Achievements

• Sergio R. Jara Diaz has been listed as a noteworthy Transport economics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Chilean Society Transport Engineering (vice president 1990-1992, president 1993-1995), World Conference on Transport Research Society, American Economics Association.

Connections

Married Maria Ofelia Moroni, June 6, 1975. Children: Pedro, Francisco.

Father:

Sergio Jara

Mother:

Elena Diaz

Spouse:

Maria Ofelia Moroni

child:

Francisco Diaz

child:

Pedro Diaz