The university that empowers ingenuity, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
With our active learning methodology, our students experience engineering from day one.
Our students' DNA: achieving highest academic achievement and personal development.
We've built strong relationships with the best educational institutions in the world.
The right path to finding better solutions.
Sustainability documents
Contact:
Patrick Venail
Director of Environmental Sustainability
pvenail@utec.edu.pe
The university that empowers ingenuity, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
With our active learning methodology, our students experience engineering from day one.
Our students' DNA: achieving highest academic achievement and personal development.
We've built strong relationships with the best educational institutions in the world.
The right path to finding better solutions.
Sustainability documents
Contact:
Patrick Venail
Director of Environmental Sustainability
pvenail@utec.edu.pe
Holder of a Ph.D. and M.Sc. degree in Earth Systems Engineering at Colorado School of Mines, M.Sc. in Geostatistics from Ecole Des Mines de Paris. He is an associate professor of Geoscience and Mining Engineering at Penn State University, where he works on Mine Productivity Systems and in the Economy of Rare Earth Elements and Critical Minerals. In addition, he is a Qualified Professional (QP) by the Mining and Metallurgical Society of America, with experience in the fields of Mining and Mineral Reserves. He has worked as mine superintendent and manager and also as Vice President of Engineering at both underground and surface mines. His research work focuses on the optimization of mining operations, particularly in the areas of mineral reserve classification, optimization of cut-off grades and mine development planning. He works actively with the mining community and industry on topics associated with socio-economic development.