Dr. Margareth Dugarte

Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Universidad del Norte

Margareth Dugarte Coll, PhD is Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Universidad del Norte (Colombia). She holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of South Florida (USA) and a Civil Engineering degree from Universidad del Norte. Her research focuses on the durability of reinforced concrete structures, corrosion prevention, steel–concrete systems, and strategies for structural assessment, repair, and service-life extension. She is currently the President of ALCONPAT Colombia and serves as Colombia's representative to the Ibero-American Network for Climate Change Prevention (PREVECCII), promoting research, innovation, and international collaboration in infrastructure durability, resilience, and sustainability.