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Miguel Pando, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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Phone: 704-687-6745

Education:
  • Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Concentration: Geotechnical Engineering),
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech), 2003
  • M.S., Civil Engineering (Concentration: Geotechnical Engineering),
    University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1995
  • B.S., Civil Engineering, Javeriana University, Bogota, Colombia
Research Interests:
  • Soil-Structure Interaction
  • Stability of slopes
  • Analysis and design of earth dams
  • Liquefaction and geotechnical earthquake engineering
  • Measurement of soil and rock properties
Honors and Awards:
  • Outstanding Faculty Award, Department of Civil Engineering, UPRM,
    Academic year  2004-2005
  • EPA C2P2 (Coal Combustion Products Partnership) research award, October
    2006
  • 1998 Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada, Doctoral
    Fellowship
  • Summa Cum Laude, Civil Engineering Class of 1991, Javeriana University
    (Highest Overall GPA; and best undergraduate research thesis)
Professional Affiliations:
  • Registered Professional Engineer, Professional Engineers of Ontario,
    Canada
  • Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honor Society
  • Chi Epsilon Academic Honor Society
  • American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ASCE, Geo-Institute
  • Canadian Geotechnical Society
  • Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)
  • Transportation Research Board, National Research Council
  • American Society of Engineering Education
  • American Rock Mechanics Association
  • US Society of Dams