SCHOOL OF GEOLOGY
Juan Diego
COLEGIAL GUTIÉRREZ
GENERAL
Biography
Geologist associated with la Universidad Industrial de Santander since 1990. He formed work teams in consulting companies in the areas of Geotechnics and Hydrogeology. He was also affiliated with INGEOMINAS (now the Colombian Geological Service) in the area of Environmental Geology.
He held administrative positions, including Director of the School of Geology and Metallurgical Engineering, and Dean of the Faculty of Physicochemical Engineering. He also taught undergraduate courses in sedimentology, regional and applied geological cartography, remote sensing, geographic information systems, geomorphology, geotechnics, and environmental geology, as well as geological engineering courses in the master’s program in Geotechnics.
In extension activities, he participated in projects with entities such as the Colombian Geological Service, the National Mining Agency, ECOPETROL, and MINCIENCIAS, working on projects related to geological mapping, mass movement hazard assessment (scales 1:100,000 and 1:25,000), mapping for resource prospecting, and hydrogeological studies, among others.
EDUCATION AND
Qualifications
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PhD in Geological Sciences
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid – 2004
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Specialist in Cartography, Remote Sensing and GIS
Universidad Alcalá de Henares, 1997
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Geologist
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 1987
Outstanding
Works
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Historical-semiotic and geological analysis of pictograms and petroglyphs in rocks-canvas located at Mesa de Los Santos (Santander-Colombia)
Article, Boletín de Geología (Geology Bulletin), 2023
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Hydrogeochemical characterization of groundwater in the city of Minas, department of Lavalleja, Uruguay
Article, Boletín de Geología (Geology Bulletin), 2022
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Characterization of weathering profiles of the crystal rocks of eastern Bucaramanga and definition of hydrogeological properties
Article, Boletín de Ciencias de la Tierra (Earth Sciences Bulletin), 2017
AWARDS AND
Recognitions
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Leadership in the Presidency
Red Colombiana de Posgrados, 2023
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Elsevier sponsored Poster Presentation Award from the South America region
at the World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress, 2019
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Associate Laureate Professor
Universidad Industrial de Santander