José Ramiro Suárez Soruco
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José Ramiro Suárez Soruco (born arch 16, 1939 in Cochabamba
, Bolivia
) is a former Executive President of Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos YPFB
during the government of Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé.
He has held a range of leadership and research positions throughout the southern cone, working for YPFB
, the Organization of American States
, and a range of companies and national governments. Since 1988 he is a Member of the Bolivian National Academy of Sciences.
A widely published researcher, Suarez is an expert on paleozoic
biostratigraphy
, invertebrate paleontology
, national parks, wild life sanctuaries, and paleoecology
. Among other distinctions in 1997 he received the Robert Dott Memorial Award from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists
.
Between 1965 and 1968 Suarez was an assistant of Biostratigraphy
and Paleontology
I in the University of Buenos Aires
, Argentina
. In 1969 he was a Professor of Zoology
in the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés. In 1970 he was an educational investigator of OAS at the University of Santiago in Chile. Between 1976 and 1980 Suarez was a professor of Geology
(GLG-99) in the Universidad Gabriel René Moreno, Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Bolivia; between 1978 and 1979 professor of Biology 116, and since 2000 occupied a professorship of Geology. (ECL-l11) in the Environment Engineering career at the Universidad Católica Boliviana in Cochabamba, Bolivia where he currently resides.
Cochabamba
Cochabamba is a city in central Bolivia, located in a valley bearing the same name in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and is the fourth largest city in Bolivia with an urban population of 608,276 and a metropolitan population of more than 1,000,000 people...
, Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
) is a former Executive President of Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos YPFB
YPFB
Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos is the state-owned petrol company of Bolivia.-History:YPFB was created in 1936 as a state-owned and run petrol company. During the first presidency of Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, capitalized oil companies were formed from YPFB properties under the...
during the government of Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé.
He has held a range of leadership and research positions throughout the southern cone, working for YPFB
YPFB
Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos is the state-owned petrol company of Bolivia.-History:YPFB was created in 1936 as a state-owned and run petrol company. During the first presidency of Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, capitalized oil companies were formed from YPFB properties under the...
, the Organization of American States
Organization of American States
The Organization of American States is a regional international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States...
, and a range of companies and national governments. Since 1988 he is a Member of the Bolivian National Academy of Sciences.
A widely published researcher, Suarez is an expert on paleozoic
Paleozoic
The Paleozoic era is the earliest of three geologic eras of the Phanerozoic eon, spanning from roughly...
biostratigraphy
Biostratigraphy
Biostratigraphy is the branch of stratigraphy which focuses on correlating and assigning relative ages of rock strata by using the fossil assemblages contained within them. Usually the aim is correlation, demonstrating that a particular horizon in one geological section represents the same period...
, invertebrate paleontology
Paleontology
Paleontology "old, ancient", ὄν, ὀντ- "being, creature", and λόγος "speech, thought") is the study of prehistoric life. It includes the study of fossils to determine organisms' evolution and interactions with each other and their environments...
, national parks, wild life sanctuaries, and paleoecology
Paleoecology
Paleoecology uses data from fossils and subfossils to reconstruct the ecosystems of the past. It involves the study of fossil organisms and their associated remains, including their life cycle, living interactions, natural environment, and manner of death and burial to reconstruct the...
. Among other distinctions in 1997 he received the Robert Dott Memorial Award from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
The American Association of Petroleum Geologists is one of the world's largest professional geological societies with over 31,000 members as of 2007. The AAPG works to advance the science of geology , to promote technology, and to inspire high professional conduct...
.
Between 1965 and 1968 Suarez was an assistant of Biostratigraphy
Biostratigraphy
Biostratigraphy is the branch of stratigraphy which focuses on correlating and assigning relative ages of rock strata by using the fossil assemblages contained within them. Usually the aim is correlation, demonstrating that a particular horizon in one geological section represents the same period...
and Paleontology
Paleontology
Paleontology "old, ancient", ὄν, ὀντ- "being, creature", and λόγος "speech, thought") is the study of prehistoric life. It includes the study of fossils to determine organisms' evolution and interactions with each other and their environments...
I in the University of Buenos Aires
University of Buenos Aires
The University of Buenos Aires is the largest university in Argentina and the largest university by enrollment in Latin America. Founded on August 12, 1821 in the city of Buenos Aires, it consists of 13 faculties, 6 hospitals, 10 museums and is linked to 4 high schools: Colegio Nacional de Buenos...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. In 1969 he was a Professor of Zoology
Zoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
in the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés. In 1970 he was an educational investigator of OAS at the University of Santiago in Chile. Between 1976 and 1980 Suarez was a professor of Geology
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
(GLG-99) in the Universidad Gabriel René Moreno, Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, commonly known as Santa Cruz, is the capital of the Santa Cruz department in eastern Bolivia and the largest city in the country...
Bolivia; between 1978 and 1979 professor of Biology 116, and since 2000 occupied a professorship of Geology. (ECL-l11) in the Environment Engineering career at the Universidad Católica Boliviana in Cochabamba, Bolivia where he currently resides.