CV
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General Information
Full Name | Fray Francisco Pozo Lora |
Languages | English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese |
Education
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2021 Ph.D. in Engineering - Construction Engineering & Management
University of Nebraska - Lincoln, Lincoln, NE. - Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction.
- Advised by Dr. Marc Maguire.
- Dissertation Committee Members:
- Dr. Jay Pucket
- Dr. George Morcous
- Dr. Jiong Hu.
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2018 Master of Science in Civil & Environmental Engineering
Utah State University, Logan, UT - Civil & Environmental Engineering Department
- Advised by Dr. Marc Maguire
- Thesis Committee Members:
- Dr. Paul J. Barr
- Dr. Joseph Caliendo
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2014 Civil Engineer Diploma
Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Civil Engineering School
Experience
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2023 - Present Postdoctoral Research Associate
Peter Kiewit Institute at the University of Nebraska - Current Project. High-Mast Tower Foundation - Phase II
- Previous Project. Developing safety factors for concrete structures in the Dominican Republic.
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2021-2022 Undergraduate Instructor
Potificia Universidad Catolica Madre & Maestra, Dominican Republic. - Taught 1 to 3 courses per term.
- Reviewed and graded senior design projects.
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2021-2022 Undergraduate Instructor
Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE), Dominican Republic - Taught 1 to 3 courses per term.
- Advised students in the structural branch of their capstone projects.
Honors and Awards
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2016-2018 - Dominican Republic Government Graduate Scholarship.
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2021 - Outstanding instructor. UNIBE Civil Engineering School.
Academic Interests
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Research.
- Sustainable Materials.
- Structural Reliability.
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Teaching.
- Active Learning Methods.
- Practice-oriented instruction.
Software and Programming Skills
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Programming & Computation
- MathCAD, Smath and Excel VBA.
- Python, MATLAB, and R.
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Commercial Finite Element Analysis
- CSi ETABS, SAP2000 & SAFE.
- RISA 3D.
Other Interests
- Hobbies: Photography, Cooking, Baseball.