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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal family name is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Iturbe.

Ignacio Rodríguez Iturbe (born March 8, 1942 – died September 28, 2022) was a famous Venezuelan scientist. He was an expert in hydrology, which is the study of water. He taught at Texas A&M University.

Ignacio Rodríguez Iturbe was born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, in 1942. He studied to become a civil engineer at the University of Zulia. A civil engineer designs and builds things like roads, bridges, and water systems. He continued his studies at Caltech and earned his PhD from Colorado State University in 1967.

Rodríguez Iturbe taught at many universities around the world. These included the University of Zulia, MIT, Texas A&M, Princeton University, and the University of Iowa. He also taught for 20 years at Simon Bolivar University.

From 2004, Rodríguez Iturbe was a member of the US National Committee for the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis. In 2008, he received a special award from the World Cultural Council for his important work.

Ignacio Rodríguez Iturbe passed away on September 28, 2022, when he was 80 years old.

Awards and Honors

Ignacio Rodríguez Iturbe received many important awards for his work with water. Here are some of them:

  • 1988 - He became a member of the National Academy of Engineering. This was for his new ideas in studying water signals and for leading research and education in water science.
  • 1998 - He was given the Robert E. Horton Medal.
  • 2002 - He won the Stockholm Water Prize. This award recognized his big role in developing the science of hydrology.
  • 2009 - He received the William Bowie Medal.
  • 2010 - He won the Creativity Prize of the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water. He shared this award with Andrea Rinaldo for creating the field of Ecohydrology. Ecohydrology studies how water and living things interact.
  • 2010 - He was chosen to be a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences.
  • 2010 - Pope Benedict XVI appointed him to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. This is a group of scientists who advise the Pope.
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