Lieutenant Colonel Mauricio González Ph.D.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (Honours 1 – Class Valedictorian) and a Master of Science degree in Construction Engineering, both from the Armed Forces University – ESPE in Ecuador. He was awarded the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Biomechanical Engineering and Applied Biomimetics by the School of Sciences and Engineering, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia (2015). Mauricio González is Lieutenant Colonel in active duty of the Ecuadorian Army. Currently working as Head of the Graduate Studies Centre of the Armed Forces University – ESPE in Ecuador. Professor of Non-Traditional Building Materials and Systems, and Research Design and Methodology at postgraduate level. Extensive experience in multidisciplinary research approach in different areas like biology, mechanics of biomaterials, structural analysis, computational programming and finite element modelling/analysis. Author of the book “The Ingenious Tree of Life – A Biomechanical Approach to Cocowood Science”, and several publications related to the form-structure-function relationship in palms, like the Q1: “Cocowood Fibrovascular Tissue System—Another Wonder of Plant Evolution”. At this time, his investigations are focused on the physical, mechanical, acoustic, thermal and seismic characterizations of innovative and lightweight sandwich-like structures made of different species as non-conventional biocomposite alternatives for eco-friendly building applications in high-risk seismic regions.
WELCOME
As Head of the Graduate Studies Centre of the University of the Armed Forces – ESPE, it is a privilege to offer a cordial and warm welcome to our Centre. Our academic and research programs have been planned to provide our students with a systematic education that allows them to develop as independent specialists with advanced knowledge and essential skills in activities that motivate innovation, that empower the new global trends of scientific – technological development and environmental protection. Through each graduate program, you must formulate your own concerns based on the logic of thought; hence, their greatest challenge will be to deploy their best efforts to find possible solutions to the problems posed in class and / or in laboratories.
Modern society suffers from a state of stagnation and passivity in front of the great challenges of the present and future time; therefore, it requires leaders with a comprehensive perspective, with flexible thinking and the spirit to face great challenges. It is my hope that you will become those leaders who demand the Homeland and the whole world. There is a huge knowledge gap still to be revealed, and all of us are responsible for shortening that knowledge gap in the immediate future.
I invite you to face the challenge of pursuing your fourth level studies in our educational system. I wish you success during your academic work, and my sincere congratulations for being part of our Graduate Studies Centre.
«The value of a university education does not lie in the learning of many data, but in the training of the mind to think»
Albert Einstein Teacher
