Assistant Professor, 2008 - Present, Texas A&M University

Bachelor of Science (Civil Engineering), 1994. Universidad Autónoma de Yucatan, México

Master in Engineering (Soil Mechanics), 2001. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México

Master in Science (Stochastic Mechanics), 2005. The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, USA

Doctor of Philosophy (Stochastic Mechanics), 2001 - 2006. The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, USA

Postdoctoral Researcher, 2007 - 2008. International Center for Geohazards & Computational Geomechanics Division at the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Oslo Norway

Research Interests

·               Stochastic Geomechanics

·               Stochastic Processes: Spatio-Temporal Simulation (3D-T)

·               Risk, Reliability and Sensibility Analysis

·               Uncertainty Identification, Characterization and Propagation

·               Inverse problems: Bayesian and Extended Logic

·               Photomechanics: Identification of Localization Phenomena

·               Geostatistics: Probabilistic Characterization

·               Optimal Modeling and Simulation

·               Stochastic Design of Early Warning Systems to Natural Threats

·               Causal Analysis through Influence Diagrams: Bayesian Networks

Research Mission

To investigate the heterogeneous, spatio-temporal, multiscale and multiphysics nature of geomaterials,

through their experimental and numerical representations (discrete and continuous),

by the efficient integration of causal probabilistic evidence, including observations, model predictions and expert's beliefs

The Stochastic Geomechanics Laboratory SGL at Texas A&M University: