Ignacio Rodríguez Iturbe (8 March 1942 – 28 September 2022) was a Venezuelan
hydrologist who was a professor at
Texas A&M University.
Rodríguez Iturbe was born in
Maracaibo
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, Zulia State in 1942. He graduated from the University of Zulia as a
civil engineer
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and did graduate studies at
Caltech, earning his PhD at
Colorado State University
Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a public land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University System. Colorado State University is classified among "R1: ...
in 1967.
Rodríguez Iturbe taught at many universities, including the
University of Zulia
The University of Zulia ( es, La Universidad del Zulia, also known as LUZ literally meaning "light" in Spanish), is a public university whose main campus is located in the city of Maracaibo, Venezuela. LUZ is one of the largest and most important ...
,
MIT,
Texas A&M,
Princeton University and the
University of Iowa. He also taught for 20 years at
Simon Bolivar University.
Rodríguez Iturbe was a member of the US National Committee for the
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis from 2004. In 2008, he received a special recognition from the
World Cultural Council.
Rodríguez Iturbe died on 28 September 2022, at the age of 80.
Honors
* 1988 - Elected a member of the
National Academy of Engineering in 1988 for innovations in the analysis, synthesis, and sampling of hydrologic signals, and for inspirational leadership in hydrologic research and education.
* 1998 - Awarded the
Robert E. Horton Medal
The Robert E. Horton Medal is given out by the American Geophysical Union to recognize "outstanding contributions to the geophysical aspects of hydrology". The award was created in 1974 and named after Robert E. Horton to honor his contributions t ...
* 2002 - Awarded the
Stockholm Water Prize for his role in developing the science of
hydrology
* 2009 - Awarded the
William Bowie Medal.
* 2010 - Awarded the Creativity Prize of the
, along with Andrea Rinaldo, for developing the field of Ecohydrology.
* 2010 - Elected a member of the
United States National Academy of Sciences.
* 2010 - Appointed by
Pope Benedict XVI to the
Pontifical Academy of Sciences
References
External links
Curriculum vitae at Princeton University
“Hay que prever nuevos sistemas de almacenaje, porque seguirá la sequía”. Interview for La Gaceta de los Negocios (Spanish)
1942 births
2022 deaths
Opus Dei members
American hydrologists
American people of Venezuelan descent
Members of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences
Academic staff of Simón Bolívar University (Venezuela)
Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering
Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
Academic staff of the University of Zulia
People from Maracaibo
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