Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions

       2004-2005

Board of Directors:

President:

Priamo Rodriguez Castillo

U. Tecnologica de Santiago, R.D.

 

President-Elect

Rodrigo Noguera Calderon

U. Sergio Arboleda, Colombia

 

Ex-Presidents:

2002-2003

Vish Prasad

Florida International U., USA.

 

Vice Presidents:

VP - Graduate Education

Ismael Pagan-Trinidad

U. de Puerto Rico - Mayzguez, P. R.

 

VP - Finance

Juan Gastolum Castro

U. Valle del Bravo, Mexico

 

VP - PreK-16

Gustavo Roig

Florida International U., USA

 

VP - Faculty Development

and Student Exchange

Alejandro Campuzano Fdez.

U. Sergio Arboleda, Colombia

 

VP - Research

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

Florida Atlantic U., USA

 

VP - Public Relations, Fund

Raising, Promotions and Publicity

Roberto Loran

U. del Turabo, Puerto Rico

 

VP - Meetings

Luis O. Zelaya Medrano

U. Tec. Centro Americana, Hon.

 

VP - Publications

Rodolfo Castella

Inst. Tec.de Monterrey-Chihuahua, MX

 

VP - Membership

Juan D. Vega Gutierrez

Inst. Tec. de Monterrey-Monterrey, MX

 

VP - Distance, e-Education

Jose Manuel Paez

U. Politecnica de Madrid, Espana

 

Regional Vice Presidents

Narciso Armestar

U. Ciencias Aplicadas, Peru

 

Gerard Luc Jean-Baptiste

University Quisqueya, Haiti

 

Mauricio Aguilar

U. Fed. de Juiz de Fora, Brazil

 

Ivan Esparragoza

Pennsylvania State U., USA

 

 Roman Valladares

U. Tec. Centroamericana, Honduras

  

Secretary

Javier Paez Saavedra

U. del Norte, Colombia

 

At Large Members:

Marc Hoit

University of Florida, USA

 

Olga Basora

U. APEC, Republica Dominicana

 

Halden Morris

U. of West Indies, Jamaica

 

Louiss Martin Vega

U. of South Florida, USA

 

Editor-in Chief:

LACCEI Journal

Luis A. Godoy

U. de Puerto Rico - Mayzguez, P. R.



3rd Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology

"Advances in Engineering and Technology:
A Global Perspective"

Cartagena, Colombia

June 8 - 10, 2005

 

Hosted By:

Universidad Sergio Arboleda

Universidad del Norte

Universidad Autonoma de Occidente

Universidad Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas

Corporacion Universitaria de la Costa
Escuela Colombiana de Ingenieria
Universidad Tecnologica de Bolivar
Universidad Nacional
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
Universidad del Valle
Fundacion Universitaria San Martin

 

LACCEI Award Medal for Academic Merit

Awarded to:  Dr. Jorge Ivan Velez Arocho

  Rector, Universidad de Puerto Rico - Mayaguez

ConferenceProgram

Conference Proceedings
Table of Content of Refereed Full Papers
Author Index
Country - University Index
Subject Index

Conference Chair

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University, USA

Organizing Committee

Chair: Alejandro Campuzano Fdez., Universidad Sergio Arboleda, Colombia

Co-Chair: Javier Paez Saavedra, Universidad del Norte, Colombia

Co-Chair: Javier Paez Saavedra, Universidad del Norte, Colombia

Gustavo Quintero Andrade, Universidad Sergio Arboleda, Colombia

Mauricio Aguilar, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brasil

Henry Maury Ardilla, Corporacion Universitaria de la Costa, Colombia

Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, USA

Roberto Loran, Universidad del Turabo, Puerto Rico

Noel Leon Rovira, Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico

Alfredo Hurtado Cullar, Universidad Sergio Arboleda, Colombia

Narciso Armestar, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Peru

Olga Basora, Universidad APEC, Republica Dominicana

Marino Grullon, Pont. Univ. Catolica Madre y Maestra, Republica Dominicana

Arturo Ramirez Parra, Universidad Sergio Arboleda, Colombia

Carlos Smith, University of South Florida, USA

Sigifredo Satizabal, Universidad Autonoma de Occidente, Colombia

Gustavo Roig, Florida International University, USA

Technical Committee

Chair: Ismael Pagan-Trinidad, Universidad de Puerto Rico -Mayaguez

Co-chair: Luis A. Godoy, Universidad de Puerto Rico -Mayaguez

Maria Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University, USA

Luis O. Zelaya, Universidad Tecnologica Centroamericana, Honduras

Rodolfo Castella, Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey- Chihuahua, Mexico

Leonardo Alcayhuaman Acostupa, Universidad Ricardo Palma, Peru

Eduardo B. Fernandez, Florida Atlantic University, USA

Jose Manuel Paez, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Espana

Awards Committee

Chair: J. Eugenio Garcia Gardea, Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico

Co-chair: Alejandro Campuzano Fdez., Universidad Sergio Arboleda, Colombia
Ismael Pagan-Trinidad, Universidad de Puerto Rico
-Mayaguez

Proceedings Editors

Maria Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University, USA