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Andrés Ruzo
Alma materSouthern Methodist University
OccupationGeothermal scientist
AwardsNational Geographic Young Explorer

Andrés Ruzo is a geothermal scientist and a National Geographic Young Explorer, known for his science outreach work,[1][2] and his exploration of Shanay-timpishka, the "Boiling River of the Amazon".[3]

He was raised in Nicaragua, Peru, and Texas, and studied at Southern Methodist University, gaining degrees in Geology (BSc) and Finance (BBA).[1][4] As of February 2016, he is undertaking a PhD there.[5]

He is married and his wife also works as his field partner.[3]

Works

  • Ruzo, Andrés (2016). The Boiling River: Adventure and Discovery in the Amazon. Simon & Schuster/TED. ISBN 978-1501119477. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |authormask= ignored (|author-mask= suggested) (help)

References

  1. ^ a b "About TED Books". TED. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Andrés Ruzo, Geologist". National Geographic Society. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Survival Guide: Boiling Point With Andrés Ruzo". National Geographic. National Geographic Society. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Geothermal Lab - Dedman College - SMU". Southern Methodist University. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  5. ^ "SMU grad student discovers river in Peru so hot it boils animals alive". Southern Methodist University. Retrieved 29 July 2016.


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