I am a Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Missouri. I have worked as an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant of Mechanics of Materials and Reinforced Concrete in the Department of Civil Engineering and of Integral Calculus in School of Mathematics at the National University of Colombia. My research focuses on computational fracture mechanics and topology optimization.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Civil Engineering
University of Missouri
Jun 2023 – Present
Master of Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Missouri
Aug 2021 – May 2023
Bachelor of Science
National University of Colombia
Aug 2014 – Aug 2019
Research Experience
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Missouri
Aug 2021 – Present
Teaching Experience
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Strength of Materials
University of Missouri
Mar 2023 – Dec 2023
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
Integral Calculus
National University of Colombia
Apr 2019 – Aug 2019
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
Reinforced Concrete
National University of Colombia
Aug 2018 – Apr 2019
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
Strength of Materials
National University of Colombia
Aug 2017 – Apr 2019
Accomplishments
2024 Outstanding Graduate Student
University of Missouri
Spring 2024
Third place of the Modeling inelasticity and multiscale behavior student paper competition
EMI Conference
2024
Runner-up of the Modeling inelasticity and multiscale behavior student paper competition
EMI Conference
2022
James W. and Joan M. O’Neil Graduate Fellowship in Engineering
University of Missouri
Fall 2022 – Spring 2023