On Thursday, Nov. 4, The ASM at The University of New Mexico will welcome Sr. Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca, First Vice President of the European Parliament, for a speaking engagement on campus. The talk gets underway will last from 4 to 5 p.m. and will be held in room 1064 at The Anderson Schools.
A member of the European Parliament since 1999, Sr. Vidal-Quadras Roca will talk about European economic development. Students, faculty, staff and members of the business community are invited to partake in this historic opportunity, which will include a question-and-answer period.
A physicist and professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Sr. Vidal Quadras-Roca is widely published and has done extensive research in the fields of radiation detection, environmental radioactivity and radiation protection.
On a leave of absence from academe since 1988, he has served Spain in various elected leadership positions, including President of the Popular Parliamentary Group in the Parliament of Cataluna and Municipal Counsellor for the city of Barcelona.
Contact: Lisa McHale, (505) 277-0880
Posted by scarr at October 28, 2004 08:31 AM