SCHOOL OF GEOLOGY
Sait
KHURAMA VELÁSQUEZ
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CONTACT
Information
skhurama@uis.edu.co
+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 2853
GENERAL
Biography
Geologist with 30 years of experience in different areas of application of geological knowledge. PhD candidate in Earth and Universe Sciences. MSc. in Geophysics. Thirteen years as a teacher at Universidad Industrial de Santander, where he has been director of the School of Geology, as well as coordinator of the Masters of Geology and Geophysics, respectively. He has also been editor of the Journal Bulletin of Geology, representative of the professors before the Council of the Faculty of physicochemical engineering and member of the Editorial Committee of the UIS.
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Previous teaching experience includes areas of performance as an official of the Servicio Geológico Colombiano (Colombian Geological Service), advisor to companies dedicated to environmental impact studies and environmental and geotechnical management plans and as a geophysics advisor for the application of different techniques in the prospection of subsoil resources. He also served a secondment to attend an appointment as Knowledge Management Manager at the National Hydrocarbons Agency.
As a psychologist he has specialized in the management of human resources, especially in the search for the use of human talent to achieve institutional objectives. As a Master in clinical neuropsychology, she has focused her efforts in the area of neuroeducation, studying the way in which cognitive processes can be enhanced to improve learning and the effective application of theoretical knowledge in being, knowing how to be and knowing how to do.
EDUCATION AND
Qualifications
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Master in Clinical Neuropsychology
Universidad de San Buenaventura, 2022
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Psychologist
Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia, 2013
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Natural Resources Management Specialist
Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, 2006
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Master in Science, Geophysics
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2008
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Geologist
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 1993
CONTACT
Information
skhurama@uis.edu.co
+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 2853
AREAS OF
Expertise
- Applied geophysics
- Potential methods
- Seismic processing and interpretation
- Georesource prospecting
- Geological mapping
- Neuroeducation
- Social appropriation of knowledge
OFFICE
Hours
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Monday to Friday
7:00 a.m. – 12 m.
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
UIS Central Campus, Edificio Jorge Bautista Vesga, oficina 329
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Outstanding
Works
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Estructura de la Cordillera Oriental a partir de Datos Magnetotelúricos
Paper, XIX Congreso Colombiano de Geología. VI Simposio de Exploradores, 2023
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Exploración de gilsonita usando tomografías de resistividad eléctrica con geometría tipo gradiente: Caso de estudio en Rionegro (Colombia)
Article, Revista UIS Ingenierías, 2020
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Submarine Canyon-Fill Reconstruction From Integrated Seismicstratigraphic Analysis. Application To Banquereau Formation, Scotian Basin, Offshore Canada
Article, CT&F - Ciencia, Tecnologia y Futuro, 2019