Maria Jacome is a Faculty Member of the Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Canada, where she teaches in the programs of Civil Engineering Technology and the B.Eng. of the Built Environment (the latter to start in Fall 2021). She holds a Ph.D. in Earth Sciences and a Graduate Certificate in Environmental Sciences and Engineering. As a professor, she has supervised undergraduate and graduate students in applied geophysics and civil and environmental engineering. In the past few years, she has been using shallow geophysical techniques, in particular, Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), for geotechnical and environmental applications. She has led a series of projects, involving the Department of Capital Development and Facilities Management at Humber College and the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA).