Curriculum Vitae Summary

Industrial Engineer, Weapons and Construction Engineer. PhD Construction Engineer. For 25 years he has worked at the Eduardo Torroja Institute belonging to the Higher Council for Scientific Research of Spain and in Technical Assistance in research within the fields of Construction Pathology and Materials. In 1960 he was appointed Professor of Construction and Building Materials at the Higher Technical School of Civil Engineers, Canals and Ports (ETSICCP) in Madrid. In 1984, he obtained the Chair of Construction Materials at the ETSICCP in Madrid through competitive examination, which he held until 2002. During his time as a military engineer, he was assigned to the Army Engineers Laboratory, in the Service Reception of Material for Engineers, Militarization of Essential Services (Central Staff), Liaison Officer with NATO, Professor of Circuit Theory and Special Concrete for Defense at the Army Polytechnic School and of the Army Academy of Engineers of Construction Materials. With the rank of Colonel he passed at his own request, in 1984, to the Ministry of Education and Science. He has been principal investigator in numerous projects with public and private funding. He has directed fifteen doctoral theses and is currently directing two. Author of several books, among which we must highlight: "Hormigón", whose 9th edition is about to be published; "Pathology and Therapeutics of Concrete" 3rd edition and "Epoxy resins in construction", "Bituminous materials", "Sprayed concrete", etc. He has taught courses and conferences in all Latin American countries, also taking part in all CONPAT Congresses held since its foundation to date as a speaker and being "Honorary Professor" of several Latin American Universities. Currently he is Professor Emeritus at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, continuing at the ETSICCP collaborating in research and doctorate in the fields of Special Concrete, Pathology and Quality Control. He has been a member of the European Concrete Committee (CEB) and the International Federation of Precast (FIP). He has been a member of the Permanent Interministerial Commission for Cement and the Permanent Interministerial Commission for Concrete in Spain. President of the Technical Certification Committee CTC-061 "Prepared concrete" of AENOR. Vice President of the AENOR Technical Standardization Committee CTN-80 “Cementos”. Chairman of the Subcommittees SC-5 and SC-6 "Concrete with fibers" and "Shot Concrete" respectively of the CTN-83 "Concrete" of AENOR. Member of Committee CT 104 "Concrete" of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Member of the European Committee for Standardization "Sprayed Concrete". Research Award from the Eduardo Torroja Institute granted by the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC). Award for the "Latin American Engineer with the best track record in the field of Pathology and Quality Control in Construction", awarded in 2009 in Valparaíso (Chile) by the Latin American Association of Construction Pathology and Quality Control (ALCONPAT). Víctor de Plata for Professional Merit. Gold Medal from the Polytechnic University of Madrid. Member of the Malaga Academy of Sciences. Honorary Professor of the School of Technical Architecture of Madrid. Founding Member of ALCONPAT. Honorary Collegiate of the Official College of Industrial Technical Engineers. Cross of Military Merit of the Spanish Army. Cross and Plaque of San Hermenegildo. Military Star Cross of the Chilean Army. Cross of Peace of Morocco. Giraldilla of the City of Havana (Cuba).

CV: Manuel Fernández Cánovass