SCHOOL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
Silvia Juliana
TIJO LÓPEZ
Director of Postgraduate Office
Director of GED
Research Group
CONTACT
Information
silvia.tijo@uis.edu.co
+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 2931
GENERAL
Biography
Civil engineer and Master’s degree holder in Engineering and Construction Management from the University of Los Andes, with a Ph.D. in Building Construction with a focus on High-Performance Buildings from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Professional experience in civil construction, with a background in planning and scheduling, cost control, and management. Teaching experience in the field of Construction Management in undergraduate and postgraduate programs.
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Additional achievements include:
Recipient of the Atlanta’s Professional Women in Building Council Scholarship (2016).
Excellence Award in the Race to Zero Design Competition by the U.S. Department of Energy (2016).
Invited to the “Global Emerging Entrepreneurs Event” at the White House in Washington D.C. (2015).
Participant in the “The White House Briefing: Millennial Trains Project” event at the White House in Washington D.C. (2014).
Panelist at the “New American Dream” event at the United States Mission to the United Nations in New York (2014).
EDUCATION AND
Qualifications
Director of Postgraduate Office
Director of
GED Research Group
CONTACT
Information
silvia.tijo@uis.edu.co
+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 2931
AREAS OF
Expertise
Sustainable construction
Lean construction
Cost management
System dynamics
Heavy equipment
Light construction
Quality assurance
OFFICE
Hours
Friday
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.
UIS Central Campus, Edificio de Laboratorios Pesados, Escuela de Ingeniería Civil, oficina 134
