Leonardo Zeevaert Wiechers
Mexico
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| Biography | | Dr. Zeevaert Wiechers was educated in Mexico (Civil Engineering, 1939, UNAM, Universidad Autónoma de Mexico) and the USA (MSc, MIT, 1940 and PhD, Univ. of Illinois, 1949). He is Emeritus Professor in the Faculty of Engineering at UNAM and a Consultant Engineer. He was previously Professor of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering at UNAM. As a Consultant Engineer, he has carried out soil mechanics and foundation studies for more than 600 projects as well as many others in Civil Engineering. His awards include: Allied Professions Medal, American Institute of Architects, 1965; Prize of the International Iron and Steel Institute, Mexico, 1986; and National University Prize for Technological Innovation, 1989. He is Member of the Belgium Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences and Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Engineering, USA. |
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