Geoscience Educator of the Month – Prof. MSc. Narciso Cubas Villalba (Paraguay)
🌟 Our GEM of the month is Prof. MSc. Narciso Cubas Villalba from Paraguay!
Prof. Cubas holds a Bachelor’s degree in Geology and a Master’s in Hydrogeology from the Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (FACEN) at the Universidad Nacional de Asunción (UNA). He is currently a full-time Research Professor at FACEN-UNA.
He specializes in topics such as Petrology, Geochemistry, Geochronology, and Tectonics of Precambrian areas in Paraguay, in addition to working on geological mapping, geomorphology, and the evolution of ancient landscapes 🌍. In the field of Geoeducation, he has made significant progress as an instructor and field guide in scientific and technical excursions aimed at students from secondary education institutions to promote the Geology of Paraguay.
He has also served as a judge in science fairs with geoscience themes and participated as a Peer Evaluator in the accreditation process of the Geology program under the ARCUSUR (MERCOSUR) model.
A true pride for the geological community of Paraguay and a role model to follow! 👏