| Expert Name | Dr. Hugo Alejo Velasco Molina |
| Title | Cathedratic Title |
| Division | Agircultural Engineering Department |
| Institution | Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey |
| City | Nuevo Leon |
| Country | Mexico |
| Telephone | 52 8 3582000 /4083-4840 |
| Email | hvelasco(at)campus.mty.itesm.mx |
| Work Experience | - Professor at the Department of Agricultural Engineering at the Superior Studies Technological Institute of Monterrey (ITESM)
- Lecturer in two conferences in Israel one in Tel-Aviv and the other University of Haiffa on the subject "Harvest of Raining Water in Mexico" 1974
- Lecturer on a cycle of Conferences on the Republic of Argentina in Mercedes, Santa Rosa, and two more at Buenos Aires on "Harvest of Raining Water in the mexican semideserts", 1984
- Course Instructor given in Argentina in the subjects "Arid and semiarid zones - their characteristics and management" and "Harvest of Water", for the Latinamerican and Carribean countries, organized by FAO at the Argentinian Institute of Agropecuary Technology, 1984 |
| Qualifications | B. Sc. in Agricultural Engineering, Antonio Narro Autonomous Agrarian University (UAAAN) Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
M. Sc. at the University of Texas A & M, USA
Ph. D. at the University of Texas A & M, USA |
| Number of Publications | 23 |
| Awards | - "Romulo Garza" first place award for engineering and technological research work I "The use of evaporation retarders on free water surfaces", 1980
- "National Bank of Mexico" first place award for the research work "Harvest of water in the semidese |
| Other Activities | - Participation as professor at the workshop "Catching technics of rain water for sustainable production in semirarid zones", organized by FAO, PNUMA and EMBRAPA |
| Publications | 1. Velasco, M., H.A. Use and Management of Soil (a book)
2. Velasco M, H.A. The arid and semiarid zones: their characteristics and management (a book) |
| Discipline | Soil Science |
| Last updated | 27/07/2011 17:35:00 |