SCHOOL OF GEOLOGY
Francisco Alberto
VELANDIA PATIÑO
CONTACT
Information
favelanp@uis.edu.co
+57 (607) 634 4000
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GENERAL
Biography
Topics of academic interest and experience in regional geology, neotectonics, geomorphology and structural geology applied to hydrogeology, geological threats and exploration of subsurface resources. He worked 21 years at INGEOMINAS (now SGC), where he coordinated projects in geological cartography, hydrogeology and geothermal energy, and was deputy director of Subsoil Resources. Since 2011 professor at UIS, also supporting postgraduate courses in Geology, Physics and Engineering. Researcher in the recent tectonic evolution of the Northern Andes.
EDUCATION AND
Qualifications
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Doctor in Geosciences
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2018
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Master of Science – Geology
Shimane University (Japan), 1997
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Geologist
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 1989
CONTACT
Information
favelanp@uis.edu.co
+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 2306
Outstanding
Works
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Cenozoic exhumation patterns in the Northern Andes: constrains from the southern Bucaramanga Fault, Eastern Cordillera, Colombia
Article, Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 2021
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Present-day structural frame of the Santander Massif and Pamplona Wedge: The interaction of the Northern Andes
Article, Journal of Structural Geology, 2020
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The transpressive southern termination of the Bucaramanga Fault (Colombia): insights from geological mapping, stress tensors, and fractal analysis
Article, Journal of Structural Geology, 2018
AWARDS AND
Recognitions
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Special recognition of the Ideas for Change, Technology and Innovation Program to the Basic Geology Research Group (GIGBA) of the UIS for its participation in the El Peñón Karst Park Project – Geotourism and Geoeducation for Geoconservation
Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación, (2020-2021)
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Meritorious Distinction Doctoral Thesis
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2018
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COLCIENCIAS Scholarship
Convocatoria PDBC 6172 – Doctorado, 2014-2017