Lines of investigation
Ingeniería Vial
Diseño de Pavimentos
Auto-reparación de materiales
Monitoreo de caminos
Caminos productivos
Road Engineering
Pavement design
Self-healing materials
Roads monitoring
Productive roads
Biography
Alvaro González es Ingeniero Civil, MSc, y PhD especializado en infraestructura vial, con más de 15 años de experiencia académica y profesional en Chile, Nueva Zelanda, y Australia. Su foco es la investigación y desarrollo de nuevas tecnologías para aumentar la productividad de la industria vial. Su objetivo de investigación es promover el uso racional de materiales de construcción, o técnicas que lleven a un sistema de infraestructura más sustentable. En particular, su foco reciente es el uso de materiales auto-reparables para construcción de caminos, reciclado de materiales y estabilización de suelos.
Civil Engineer, MSc, PhD, specialized in road engineering and materials with more than 15 years of professional and academic experience in Chile, New Zealand and Australia. His focus is the research and development of new technologies to increase the local road industry productivity. Alvaros research objective is to promote the rational use of materials or construction techniques that lead to a more sustainable infrastructure system. In particular, Alvaro investigates the use of self-healing and sustainable materials for road construction, and soil stabilization techniques for the productive sector.
Awards and distinctions
2018: Top teacher award in Civil Engineering. Universidad del Desarrollo.
2015: Top teacher award in Civil Engineering. Universidad del Desarrollo.
2014: Capital Semilla de CORFO, Ministry of Economy of Chile.
2013: Best Paper Award in the TRB Soil Mechanics Section, USA.
2012: First place technology innovation competition, MOP.
2010: Best consistent first author report, Australian Road Research Board.
2008: Fulton Hogan Scholarship for postgraduate studies, New Zealand.
2005: New Zealand International Doctoral Scholarship.
