Persistent Digital Identifiers (UIDs)
ORCID :
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9809-8151
Job Type
Teaching/Education
Research
Subject Area
Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Chemical Oceanography
Physical Oceanography
Activities
Marine biologist
at University of Bogotá (UTadeo), with a PhD in Oceanography at University of
Concepción, Chile. Corresponding member of the Colombian Academy of Exact,
Physical and Natural Sciences. Antarctic expedition participant, and a senior
researcher in the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation of Colombia. Full
professor at UTadeo with 35 years of teaching experience at the undergraduate
and graduate levels. He has participated in research projects related to marine
ecology, oceanography, water quality, ocean acidification, marine pollution,
climate change and biodiversity along tropical, temperate, and polar systems. He
has published more than 45 scientific publications in national and
international peer-reviewed journals, as well as five books and three chapters
focused on marine environmental issues. He has also supervised 60 undergraduate
theses and scientific initiation projects in the field of marine sciences, and
nearly 10 master's and doctoral theses, primarily on topics related to biological
oceanography and marine pollution. He was Dean of the Faculty of Natural
Sciences and Engineering, Santa Marta Campus Director, Department of Biological
and Environmental Sciences Director. It was also Academic Vice-President and
Vice-Rector of Research, Creation, and Innovation. In 2019, he was part of the
International Mission of Experts, convened by the Government of Colombia,
coordinating the thematic focus on Oceans and Hydrobiological Resources. He
currently serves as a Full Professor in the Academic Area of Biological and
Environmental Sciences at Utadeo and is like coordinator of the Doctoral
Program in Marine Sciences.
Sea regions of study
Caribbean Sea
Southern Ocean