Jorge Acosta was born on November 12th, 1962, in Bogota, Colombia. Acosta spent ten years in research, industry and academic positions. His main interests are in structural geology with emphases in thick and thin-skinned tectonics, basin analysis and structural evolution and a particular interest in seismic interpretation.
Acosta is well known for his work in Tula, the ancient capital of the Toltec empire. He found evidence that they were a very advanced civilization and that they influenced the Aztecs, and the Maya. The Aztecs were influenced culturally and the Maya were influenced architecturally. He also found that the palace in the city was burned by the Chichimecas, a group of nomadic people. He also did some work in Monte Albán, the capital city of the Zapotec civilization.
Acosta received his B.Sc. from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Santa Fe de Bogota (1980-1988). He graduated with geological honors. The title of his thesis was: "Estratigrafia de la Formacion La Regadera en el Flanco Occidental del sinclinal de Usme." He then got his M.Sc. at the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine from the University of London. The title of this thesis was "Structural Evolution of the Colombian Eastern Cordillera Foothills." Acosta is now a Ph.D. student. Structural Geology: 1998-2001. He attends the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine. He is researching the Middle Magdalena Valley and western foothills of Eastern Cordillera, Colombia. Acosta aims to construct a structural section through the Eastern part of the Middle Magdalena Basin into the Eastern Cordillera. This will be used to check the geometry and timing of different structures and particularly the nature of the fault zone at the edge of the Eastern Cordillera.
Former link, http://diamond.ge.ic.ac.uk/lonergan/www/projects/thrust.html, (2006)
Former link, http://diamond.ge.ic.ac.uk/brownman/www/jacv.htm, (2006)
Written By: Eric James Barsness
Edited By: Laura Buswell, 2008