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Luis Torres-Cruz joined the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering as an Assistant Professor in 2024, focusing on Tailings Management Innovation. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Universidad del Valle in Cali, Colombia, and a PhD in Geotechnical Engineering from Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa. His teaching contributions include postgraduate courses on tailings management and critical state soil mechanics. His research primarily addresses the prevention of catastrophic failures in tailings dams, involving slope stability analysis, soil laboratory testing, and geotechnical situ testing, utilizing satellite imagery analysis. Torres-Cruz has received several awards, including an honorable mention for the RM Quigley Award by the Canadian Geotechnical Journal and the Jennings award from the South African Institution of Civil Engineering. He has been involved in collaborative research efforts with practitioners and has presented his findings to multiple consulting companies and universities. He is also recognized as a chartered engineer by the Engineering Council in the UK and is a member of the British Institution of Civil Engineering.
Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering • Vancouver, Canada
Focuses on Tailings Management Innovation, teaching and researching critical state soil mechanics.
Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.