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Committees

Organizing Committee
Advisory Committee
Technical Committee
Editorial Committee

Executive Committe

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Geraldo Paes

Chair 2024

Corporate Geotechnical Director, Vale, Brazil

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Kimberly Morrison

Chair 2023

Senior Director Global Tailings Management, Newmont Mining Corporation, USA

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Gonzalo Suazo

Co-Organizer

Assistant Professor of the Department of Civil Works, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile

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Jorge Macedo

Co-Organizer

Assistant Professor, Georgia Tech, TAILENG, USA

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Lucas Deleon

Co-Organizer

Professor, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Brazil

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Hugo Quelopana

Program Chair

Engineering Manager, Gestiona Consultores, Chile

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Carlos Barahona

Executive Director

General Manager, Gecamin, Chile

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Mimy Mackenzie

Conference Manager

Gecamin, Chile

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Andrea Rodríguez

Conference Coordinator

Gecamin, Chile

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Vera Malchenko

Corporate Relations Coordinator

Gecamin, Chile

Directing Members

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Monica Ansah-Sam

Directing Member

General Manager Tailings and Dams - North Atlantic Operations, Vale, Canada

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Cristian Avendaño

Directing Member

Tailings Manager, Sierra Gorda SCM, Chile

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Héctor Estrada

Directing Member

Tailings Corporate Manager, Baluarte Minero, Peñoles, México

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Silvana Dal Pozzo

Directing Member

Tailings Principal, BHP, Chile

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Andre Gagnon

Directing Member

Director, Tailings, Lundin Mining, Canada

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Tamara Johndrow

Directing Member

Director Tailings & Water, Freeport-McMoRan, USA

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Erik Medina

Directing Member

Principal Tailings - Regional Strategic Planning, Minera Las Bambas, Peru

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Edgar Quiroz

Directing Member

Tailings and Water Manager, Minera Las Bambas, MMG, Peru

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Harry Silva

Directing Member

Geotechnical Corporate Manager, Minsur, Peru

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Luis Agapito

Directing Member

Corporate Manager, Geotechnical and Tailings, Capstone Copper, Canada

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Carlos León

Directing Member

Tailings Strategy Manager, Compañíaa Minera Antamina, Peru

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Salvador Gómez

Directing Member

Manager of Plant and New Projects, Fresnillo, Mexico

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Inivaldo Díaz

Directing Member

VP Technical Services, Aris Mining, Colombia

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Jorge Troncoso

Directing Member

Tailings Corporate Manager, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

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Jason Nielson

Directing Member

Manager Tailings and Hydrology, Rio Tinto, EE.UU.

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Jorge Alvarez

Project Manager, Anddes Associates, Peru

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Carmen Ancieta

Project Manager, Tailings Practice Leader, Hatch, Chile

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Raúl Avila

Project Manager, Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde, Perú

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Andrea Bartoli

Director of Business Development, Worldsensing, Spain

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Marco Becerra

General Director, BH Inversiones, Chile

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Igor Bravo

CEO, Geosinergia, Chile

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Jorge Carranza

Strategy and Project Development Manager, Minera Chinalco, Peru

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Rafael Carvajal

Tailings Deposit Project Manager, Mantoverde, Capstone Copper, Chile

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José Del Castillo

Environment and Tailings Manager, Volcán Compañía Minera, Perú

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Henry Castillo

Tailings Superintendent, Aris Mining, Colombia

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Jorge Centeno

Chile Operations General Manager, HMH, Chile

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Carlos Cesar

Operations Manager, Anddes Associates, Peru

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Adel Cortéz

General Manager, Fugro, Chile

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José Miguel De La Cuesta

General Manager, Pipehunter, Chile

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Adam Dulmage

Business Development Executive - Mining Sector, GKM Consultants, Canada

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Emilio Escobar

Business Manager Latin America, Iko Coletanche Sudamérica, Chile

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Bruno Espinace

CEO, GA Consultores, Chile

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Arturo Fahrenkrog

CEO, Geomediciones & HydraMetrix, Chile

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Boris Garcia

Independent Consultant, Colombia

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Craig Gilbert

Global Product Manager, Thickening Products, FLSmidth, USA

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Walter Herrera

Operations Manager, Maquicem, Peru

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Thomas Krom

Head of Sustainability, Seequent, Denmark

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Job Kruyswijk

Manager Integrated Slurry Solutions, Weir Minerals, The Netherlands

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Emilio López

Senior Geotechnical and Tailings Engineer, Nava Consulting, Chile

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Roberto Luders

Technical Manager, Edic Ingenieros, Chile

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Georgia Lysay

Director Tailings and Water, Freeport-McMoRan, USA

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Javier Martín

Mining Manager - Argentina, WSP, Argentina

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Jorge Martínez

Global Consulting Pipelines Director Chile - Perú, Ausenco, Chile

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José Mello

Managing Director, Neogeo Consult, Chile

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Raúl Mendez

Regional Lider Rheomax, South America, Basf, Chile

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Marcelo Mussé

Associate Consultant, Netke, Chile

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Luis Navarro

Technical Process Manager, Brass, Chile

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Paulo Oróstegui

General Manager, OITEC, Chile

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Miguel Palape

Regional Manager, MineBridge Software, Chile

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Luis Paredes

Regional Principal Specialist in Geotechnical & Tailings, Ausenco, Chile

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Álvaro Peña

Academic, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile

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Pascual Perazzo

Latin America Commercial Manager, Carpi Tech, Chile

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Félix Pérez

Senior Consultant, Hidrica Consultores, Chile

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Marcos Pinto

General Manager, Códice Ingeniería, Chile

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Rigoberto Preciado

Regional Tailings Manager, Minera Bismark, Mexico

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Matt Pyle

Director Technical Solutions, Ausenco, Australia

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Juan Rayo

Consultor Principal, JRI Ingeniería, Chile

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Gail Riddell

General Manager, Nava Consulting, Chile

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Jorge Riquelme

Project Manager, Hatch, Chile

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Nilton Rivas

General Manager, Solver Engineering, Perú

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Leonardo Salas

General Manager, Coingec, Peru

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Carlos Salinas

Managing Director, Paterson & Cooke, Chile

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Samuel Sánchez

General Manager, Ingenieria de Minerales, Chile

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Fred Schoenbrunn

Director for Thickeners, FLSmidth, USA

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Wagner Da Silva

Head of Application Development, Mining Solutions, Clariant Corporation, USA

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Fiona Sofra

Managing Director, Rheological Consulting Services, Australia

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Cameron Stockman

General Manager, Cec Mining Systems Corporation, Canada

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Luis Tejada

General Manager, Ingeniería de Rocas y Suelos (RYS) SAS, Colombia

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Esteban Valencia

Dams and Tailings Projects Director, Codelco, Chile

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Pablo Vásquez

Tailings Manager, Shimin Ingeniería, Chile

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Francisco Vega

Regional Director Latin America, Geokon, Chile

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Miguel Angel Verdugo

Manager Chile-Peru, Tre Altamira, Chile

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Guido Villamil

Business Development Latam, Royal IHC Mining, Colombia

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Erik Vlot

Global Manager Tailings & Backfill, Weir Minerals, The Netherlands

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Gonzalo Abarca

Senior Tailings Deposit Specialist, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

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Jorge Amaya

Researcher, Universidad de Chile

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Manuel Azancot

Responsible Tailings Facility Engineer, Newmont Mining Corporation, Argentina

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Sergio Barrera

Senior Tailings Consultant, Delfing, Chile

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Cristóbal Binvignat

General Manager & Tailings Consultant, DLS-BINAR Ingeniería, Chile

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Harold Bolaños

Dams Expert Engineer, Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

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José Campaña

Geotechnical Consultant, Arcadis, Chile

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Claudia Castillo

Flocculation and Thickening Engineer and Researcher, Independent Consultant, Metcelerate, Chile

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Patricio Chacón

Head of Projects, Arcadis, Chile

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Hernán Cifuentes

Principal Engineer Tailings, ATC Williams, Australia

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Diego Cobos

President, Practice Leader (Tailings/Geotechnical), SRK Consulting, Colombia

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Diana Comte

Head Professor, Universidad de Chile

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Nicolle Correia

Principal Technical Governance, South32, Chile

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Jerónimo Covacevich

Tailings Practice Lead, BHP, Chile

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Colleen Crystal

Practice Lead, Tailings and Geotechnical, SRK Consulting, Canada

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Javier Duro

CEO & Founder, Dares Technology, Spain and Chile

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Tim Fitton

Principal Engineer, Fitton Tailings Consultants, Australia

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Rodrigo Friz

Internal Registration Engineer (EoR), Sierra Gorda SCM, Chile

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Roberto Gesche

Assistant Professor, Universidad de Chile

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Alireza Ghirian

Senior Geotechnical Engineer, WSP, Canada

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Nelson Herrera

Academic, Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile

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Amanda Hevia

Principal Conventional Tailings, BHP, Chile

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Christian Ihle

Chief Innovation Officer, Shimin Ingeniería, Chile

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Diego Inzunza

Geotechnical Engineer, WSP, Chile

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Ivette De Jesús

Tailings and Water Management Lead - San Nicolás Project, Teck Resources, Canada

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Elizabeth Lam

Director of the Research Nucleus, Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile

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Ramón Díaz de León

Senior Project Engineer, Freeport McMoran, Chile

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Marcelo Llano

Principal Geotechnical Engineer, Red Earth Engineering, Australia

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Sue Longo

Principal Engineer, WSP, Canada

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Rafael Luna

Associate, Senior Geotechnical Engineer, WSP Golder, Perú

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Cristián Marambio

Principal Mine Closure, Stantec, Chile

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Lars Martinson

Products Manager, Minexxt, USA

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Enrique Morales

Plant Manager, Aris Mining, Colombia

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Laura Moreno

Consultant, SRK Consulting, Colombia

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Gullibert Novoa

Tailings Coordinator, Sernageomin, Chile

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Juan Ojeda

Water and Tailings Senior Supervisor, Mineras Las Bambas, MMG, Peru

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Jaime Ortega

Academic, Universidad de Chile

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Claudia Ortiz

Professor, Universidad de Santiago, Chile

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Renmin Pretell

Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, USA

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Kenneth Rahal

Director of Tailings Solutions, FLSmidth, USA

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Cristián Riquelme

Senior Piping Specialist, G Mining Services, Canada

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Sabrina Rocha

Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Vale, Brazil

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Andrea López Schmidt

Principal Technology Development - Tailings HDS, Anglo American, Chile

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Daniel Servigna

Vice President & Business Leader, Mine Waste, WSP, USA

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Gerardo Soto

Academic, Universidad de Chile

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Nicholas Thompson

Principal Engineer - Tailings and Mine Waste, Mineral Resources Limited, Australia

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Mariana Trevizolli

Product Manager, Geotechnical Analysis, Seequent, Chile

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Roxana Trujillo

Geospatial Project Engineer, Universidad de Chile

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Pamela Valenzuela

Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile

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John Wates

Geotechnical and Tailings Engineer, John Wates Consulting, South Africa

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Claudia Welkner

Principal Engineering Projects, Minerals Americas, BHP, Chile

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Justin Willis

Principal Tailings Engineer, BHP, Australia

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Cody Arnold

Editorial Committee

Graduate Research Assistant, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

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Lucas Deleon

Editorial Committee

Professor, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Brazil

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Guilherme Gomes

Editorial Committee

Professor, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Brazil

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Hernani Lima

Editorial Committee

Professor, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Brazil

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Jorge Macedo

Editorial Committee

Assistant Professor, Georgia Tech, TAILENG, USA

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Jaime Musso

Editorial Committee

Researcher, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile

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Sergio Palma

Editorial Committee

Academic, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile

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Hugo Quelopana

Head Editor

Engineering Manager, Gestiona Consultores, Chile

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Gonzalo Suazo

Editorial Committee

Assistant Professor of the Department of Civil Works, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile

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Luis Vergaray

Editorial Committee

Graduate Research Assistant, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA