Carlos Molano
Vice President - Latin America and the Caribbean IAH
Carlos Molano is a Civil Engineer from Los Andes University (Bogotá-Colombia), and obtained his specialization degree in Engineering Hydrology from the Institute for Water Education IHE (Delft-The Netherlands). In 2012 he was awarded as “Distinguished Latin American Hydrogeologist” by the Latin American Association for Ground Water Development ALHSUD. Also in 2014 he was awarded as the “Distinguished McEllhiney Lecturer” by the National Ground Water Association (NGWA), giving lectures all over the world. He is professor of Groundwater Flow and Pollution in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Los Andes University in Bogotá, founder and President of HydroGeocol (formerly Hidrogeología Colombiana), where he has been working as a consultant hydrogeologist since 1988. He is co-founder and member of the Colombian Association of Hydrogeologists, former Vice-President (2004-2012); co-founder and member of ALHSUD and former Vice-President (1998-2006). He is currently IAH vice president for Latin America and The Caribbean.