Juan Carlos Reyes Ortiz
Juan Carlos Reyes Ortiz
Doctor Of Philosophy
jureyes @uniandes.edu.co
Office: ML-725
Extension: 3025
Dr. Reyes is currently full professor and director of the Ressearch Center on Civil Infrastructure CIMOC. He obtained his Civil Engineering degree from Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) in 1998 and his Master of Science degree in Structural and Earthquake Engineering from Universidad de los Andes in 2002. In 2009, he completed his doctorate studies at University of California, Berkeley. He performed doctoral research with Professor Anil K. Chopra on estimating seismic demands for performance-based engineering of buildings. He has received many awards including Summa Cum Laude bachelor degree, Undergraduate Laureate Thesis, Master Degree with Honors, Fulbright scholarship, 2019 Teaching Distinction, 2018 Best Paper Award (given by an ASCE journal), 2020 Diodoro Sanchez Award, and 2023 Outstanding Researcher. In 2011, he was a Scientist Visitor at the United States Geological Survey in Menlo Park; CA. Dr. Reyes’s main areas of expertise are structural and earthquake engineering. He has published more than 125 research papers in technical journals, conference proceedings and books’ chapters. He has delivered more than 60 keynotes on Structural and Earthquake Engineering. He has participated in more than 60 research and consulting projects at national and international level. He is member of various professional associations including the Colombian Earthquake Engineering Association (AIS), the Colombian Association of Structural Engineers (ACIES), the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), and the Colombian Institute of Steel Construction (ICCA). Currently, he is the director of design loads sub-committee of AIS. Among his contributions to standards writing, it is important to highlight his participation in the writing committee of document AIS610-EP-17 (regulated in Colombia by Decree 2113 of 2019), as well as his participation in the working groups of the design load for bridges and the design maps for wind forces in Colombia. As part of the AIS600 committee, Dr. Reyes received the 2020 Diodoro Sanchez Prize for his participation in the writing of the AIS610-EP-17 document.
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Dr. Reyes is currently full professor and director of the Ressearch Center on Civil Infrastructure CIMOC. He obtained his Civil Engineering degree from Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS) in 1998 and his Master of Science degree in Structural and Earthquake Engineering from Universidad de los Andes in 2002. In 2009, he completed his doctorate studies at University of California, Berkeley. He performed doctoral research with Professor Anil K. Chopra on estimating seismic demands for performance-based engineering of buildings. He has received many awards including Summa Cum Laude bachelor degree, Undergraduate Laureate Thesis, Master Degree with Honors, Fulbright scholarship, 2019 Teaching Distinction, 2018 Best Paper Award (given by an ASCE journal), 2020 Diodoro Sanchez Award, and 2023 Outstanding Researcher. In 2011, he was a Scientist Visitor at the United States Geological Survey in Menlo Park; CA. Dr. Reyes’s main areas of expertise are structural and earthquake engineering. He has published more than 125 research papers in technical journals, conference proceedings and books’ chapters. He has delivered more than 60 keynotes on Structural and Earthquake Engineering. He has participated in more than 60 research and consulting projects at national and international level. He is member of various professional associations including the Colombian Earthquake Engineering Association (AIS), the Colombian Association of Structural Engineers (ACIES), the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), and the Colombian Institute of Steel Construction (ICCA). Currently, he is the director of design loads sub-committee of AIS. Among his contributions to standards writing, it is important to highlight his participation in the writing committee of document AIS610-EP-17 (regulated in Colombia by Decree 2113 of 2019), as well as his participation in the working groups of the design load for bridges and the design maps for wind forces in Colombia. As part of the AIS600 committee, Dr. Reyes received the 2020 Diodoro Sanchez Prize for his participation in the writing of the AIS610-EP-17 document.
Recent Courses
- 2024
PROYECTO GRADO ING AMBIENTAL
First period
Bachelor Level
PROYECTO DE GRADO ING. CIVIL
First period
Bachelor Level
Recent Products
Recent Degrees
Doctor Of Philosophy
Doctoral degree
University Of California - Berkeley
2009
Estados Unidos
Magíster En Ingeniería Civil
Master degree
Universidad De Los Andes, Colombia
2002
Colombia
Recent Projects
- 2015
- Dos artículos sobre blended learning
Duration: 24 months
PR.1.2015.5267
Para ser publicado en Julio 2018 en International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, Q1 en Scopus: Supporting decision-making processes on blended learning in higher education: Literature and good practices review, 52 páginas. Autor: Álvaro Galvis Ya publicado en Research in Engineering Education Symposium 2017 (Bogota, July 6-8, 2017), ISBN 9781510849419: Implementation of Blended Learning in a Structural Analysis Course. Autores: Juan C. Reyes, Francisco A. Galvis, Diego M. Valencia, Mariana Tafur, Alvaro Galvis
- 2010
- Estudio de procedimientos de selección y modificación de registros sísmicos para el análisis dinámico no-lineal de estructuras
Duration: 36 months
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Courses
- 2024
PROYECTO GRADO ING AMBIENTAL
First period
Bachelor Level
PROYECTO DE GRADO ING. CIVIL
First period
Bachelor Level
COMP Y DISEÑ ESTUCT DE ACERO
First period
Master Level
ANÁLISIS SIST. ESTRUCTURALES
First period
Bachelor Level
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
Products
Degrees
Doctor Of Philosophy
Doctoral degree
University Of California - Berkeley
2009
Estados Unidos
Magíster En Ingeniería Civil
Master degree
Universidad De Los Andes, Colombia
2002
Colombia
Ingeniero Civil
Bachelor degree
Universidad Industrial De Santander
1998
Colombia
Projects
- 2015
- Dos artículos sobre blended learning
Duration: 24 months
PR.1.2015.5267
Para ser publicado en Julio 2018 en International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, Q1 en Scopus: Supporting decision-making processes on blended learning in higher education: Literature and good practices review, 52 páginas. Autor: Álvaro Galvis Ya publicado en Research in Engineering Education Symposium 2017 (Bogota, July 6-8, 2017), ISBN 9781510849419: Implementation of Blended Learning in a Structural Analysis Course. Autores: Juan C. Reyes, Francisco A. Galvis, Diego M. Valencia, Mariana Tafur, Alvaro Galvis
- 2010