Achievements
PhD. – Summa cum laude.
According to the American educational system, this is the highest degree of honor and it is awarded to students who obtained a GPA higher than 3.75. I obtained a GPA of 3.828.
Graduate honoree student (University of Pittsburgh, 2013)
2013 Honors convocation of the University of Pittsburgh.
Freeman fellowship (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012)
To carry out bathymetry (using a multibeam echo sounder) and velocity measurements (using ADCP) in the Amazon River.
Student travel grant (American Geophysical Union, 2011)
To give an oral presentation in the AGU Fall Meeting 2011. San Francisco, USA.
International Student Fund Scholarship (Center for International Studies of the University of Pittsburgh, 2010)
To carry out a one-month preliminary field work in the Amazon River, Peru.
Student scholarship (International Erosion Control Association, 2001)
Conference & Trade Exposition in Orlando, Florida. I was the first Latin American engineer bestowed with such scholarship.
B.S. Thesis (National University of Engineering, 2000)
Approved with the highest level of merit based on the Peruvian grading system.