STUDIES: Secondary: Lycee Francais de Tanger, Bachelor in mathematics (1957). University: Faculte des Sciences, Universite de Paris (France), Bachelor’s degree in Physics (1962). Graduate: Faculte des Sciences, Universite de Paris (France). DOCTORATE: Faculte des Sciences, Universite de Paris, Centre d Orsay (France), doctorate 3rd cycle (1965). POSITIONS held: 1962-1965: graduate student of the Center for nuclear studies of Saclay (France). 1965-1973: Research associate, Department of physics, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas, Altos de Pipe (Venezuela). 1970-1972: On time conventional Associate Professor, Department of physics, University Simon Bolivar, Caracas (Venezuela).
1972-1973: Time conventional Associate Professor, Department of physics, Universidad Simon Bolivar. 1974-1975: Full-time, Physics Department, University Associate Professor Simon Bolivar, Caracas (Venezuela). 1975-today: Professor to full-time, Physics Department, University Simon Bolivar, Caracas (Venezuela). 1980-1981: Visiting Scholar, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. SCHOLARSHIPS AND Awards: 1962-1965: fellow of the IVIC to carry out doctoral studies in Paris. 1982: Award for the best scientific work (basic sciences mention), Andres Bello of the Association of professors of the USB. 1988: Premio Jose Francisco Torrealba to the scientific trajectory of the Association of professors of the USB. 1990-1994: Accredited as a researcher of level III in the SPI.
1991: Andres Bello award to the best scientific work (basic sciences mention), the Association of professors of the USB. 1994-1998: Accredited as a researcher of level III in the SPI. 1994: Honorable mention of the award to the best working scientist in physics of CONICIT. 1996: National prize of Sciences, mention Physics of CONICIT 1998-2002: credited as researcher of level III in the SPI.