With a global career in coastal engineering and ecosystem-based solutions, Rodolfo Silva Casarín has over 35 years of experience. He is a Senior Researcher and Professor of Civil Engineering at the Institute of Engineering, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Rodolfo holds a PhD in Coastal and Port Engineering from the University of Cantabria, Spain.
Since 1995, he has led the Oceanographic and Coastal Engineering Group at UNAM, and since 2016, he has headed the Mexican Center for Ocean Renewable Energies. He served as Mexico’s Delegate (2011–2023) and Regional Coordinator for Latin America (2017–2019) at the Center of Excellence for Development Cooperation – Sustainable Water Management (EXCEED).
As an author or co-author, he has contributed to over 750 publications and more than 130 technical engineering reports for local and national government authorities in Mexico, as well as companies and organizations across various countries in Europe and the Americas.
