Dr. Miguel Cabrera

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Miguel Angel Cabrera is a lecturer in experimental soil mechanics at the Geo-Engineering section of TU Delft, focusing on the physical modeling of land instabilities and soil-structure interaction systems. His research in geotechnics emphasizes complex, multiphase, geophysical, and environmental flows, as well as the interactions between soil and fluid. Miguel aims to connect fundamental knowledge of these processes with current and future challenges in natural, living, and built environments. He develops and employs a combined approach of physical modeling, advanced measurement techniques, and numerical modeling. Miguel holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia (2009) and a master's degree in Geotechnics from Universidad de los Andes, Colombia (2011). In 2016, he completed his PhD at BOKU University, Vienna, Austria, focusing on the simulation of granular flow in rotating systems, sponsored by a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship associated with the MUMOLADE project. From 2016 to 2022, he held successive positions of assistant professor and associate professor in physical modeling at Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. Since August 2022, Miguel has been part of the Geo-Engineering section at TU Delft.

Research Interests

Experience

Lecturer

2022-08-01 — Present

TU Delft • Delft, Netherlands

Based in the Geo-Engineering section, focusing on experimental soil mechanics.

Assistant Professor and Associate Professor

2016-01-01 — 2022-08-01

Universidad de los Andes, Colombia • Colombia

Focused on physical modeling in geotechnics.

Awards

#1

Bienal prize research

2021-09-01
#1

Marie Curie ESR Fellowship

2012-09-01

Requirements for Delft University of Technology

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Verbal
Required:154
Quantitative
Required:159
Analytical Writing
Required:4
Overall
Required:4
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in a related field Sufficient credits in key subjects (Mathematics, Physics, Discipline-specific)
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate
  • Academic transcript
  • English language certificate
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Motivation letter
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Identity document (Passport)
  • GRE General Test results (for international diplomas)
Specialization Notes

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