104-year-old student submits PhD, credits lockdown
Vida 14 February 2021
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Caicedo was born in Cali, Colombia, in May 1916, where he lived for 84 years before moving to Medellin, the capital of Colombia’s mountainous Antioquia province. He received a bachelor degree in civil engineering at the National University of Colombia at Medellin, then earned a masters degree in science and technology from the University of Manchester in England seven decades ago. He has been working on his PhD thesis, about determining the maximum amount of water that can be sustainably taken from a river, for 30 years. A complicated math problem needed to be solved before his thesis could be finished. That happened this year, allowing him to send the document to the university.
At 104, University of Manchester Student Finishes PhD Because Lockdown Kept Him at Home
At 104, University of Manchester Student Finishes PhD Because Lockdown Kept Him at Home
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MEDELLIN, Colombia A 104-year-old University of Manchester student who was too busy to finish his PhD, has finally completed his dissertation.
Lucio “Chiquito” Caicedo credits the Covid-19 lockdown for giving him the time to finish his thesis, which is currently being evaluated. If approved, he will earn his doctorate title.
Caicedo was born in Cali, Colombia, in May 1916, where he lived for 84 years before moving to Medellin, the capital of Colombia’s mountainous Antioquia province.
MEDELLIN, Colombia A 104-year-old University of Manchester student who was too busy to finish his PhD, has finally completed his dissertation.
Lucio “Chiquito” Caicedo credits the Covid-19 lockdown for giving him the time to finish his thesis, which is currently being evaluated. If approved, he will earn his doctorate title.
Caicedo was born in Cali, Colombia, in May 1916, where he lived for 84 years before moving to Medellin, the capital of Colombia’s mountainous Antioquia province.
He received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering at the National University of Colombia at Medellin, then earned a master’s degree in Science and Technology from the University of Manchester in England seven decades ago. He has been working on his PhD thesis for 30 years.