Maria Elena Lienqueo Contreras
FULL PROFESSOR
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile
Biofuel-Bioethanol production; Biomolecule Separations and Purification; Modelling of Chromatographic Processe; Protein engineering of relevant enzymes in biotechnology; Enzymes for cellulose hydrolysis; Optimization of operational conditions for protein separation by chromatography
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CHEMICAL ENGINEER, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 1992
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 1992
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 1999
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ASSITANT PROFESSOR Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
SANTIAGO, Chile
2000 - 2006
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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
SANTIAGO, Chile
2006 - 2019
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PROFESSOR Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE
SANTIAGO, Chile
2019 - At present
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Full Professor Full Time
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
1992 - At present
In the past 3 years the thesis directed are:
5 Master; Aura Araya (2023), Harris Ricardo (2012); Quiroga Ana Luz (2012); Ricardo Pezoa (2010); Victoria Cortínez (2010)
30 Undergraduate: Ahumada Osorio, Aníbal Andrés; Correa Arriagada, Juan Jose; Canales Soto, Daniela Valentina; Cho Camus, Isaac Edison; Mallea Castillo, Sara Fernanda; Yasser Uarac, Sebastian , Correa, Cortes, Trinidad (2013), Molina Javier (2013), Zuñiga, Felipe (2013), Martinez, Loreto (2012), De la Fuente Diego (2012); Becerra Pablo (2012) Briones Gonzalo (2012); Leonardo Stari (2012); Christian Wilken (2012); Sebastian Juri, (2011); Diaz Diego (2011); Roberto Stomayor (2010); Diego Schneuer (2010); Tomas Niklitschek (2010) y Quiroga Ana (2010)
4 Postdoctorate: Cristina Ravanal, Javier Gimpel, Stephanie Brain, Victor Corro
2 PhD Theses: Leyton, Allison, Catalina Landeta
2 Undergraduate : Cortes, Ivan, Consuegra Veronica.
Current students:and postdoctorate
1 Postdoctorate: Diana Saucedo
2 PhD Theses: M,Paz Gonzalo, Medardo Zambrano
Presentation in several workshops and conferences in Chile and oversea.
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Roberto Ovalle Aguirre
INSTITUTO DE INGENIEROS DE CHILE
Chile, 1993
The Prize "Roberto Ovalle Aguirre" has been awarded since 1949 to students graduating from engineering schools of the University of Chile, P. U. Católica de Chile, U. Concepcion, U.T.F. Holy Mary, U. Santiago de Chile, U. Diego Portales and U. Catolica de Valparaiso, authors of the best final projects related degree or installation or operation of an industry relevant to the promotion of the national economy.
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Prize Colegio de Ingenieros de Chile
COLEGIO DE INGENIEROS DE CHILE A.G.
Chile, 1993
Each year the Colegio de Ingenieros provides a Distinction to engineers holding of the last class of Universities and Polytechnic Schools recognized by the Colegio de Ingenieros. This distinction is awarded to those engineers designating the respective universities, in recognition of academic achievement and their leadership and participation
Cap 6: Reformulation of Preserved Fish Products |
Production of bioethanol from brown algae |
Chemo-enzymatic oxidation of unestable furans to produce furans derivatives compounds in eco-friendly solvents |
Development of a novel method for utilizing waste algal biomass to grow methionine-enriched Trichoderma reesei as high-value protein for feeds |
Apoyo a la Formación de Redes Internacionales entre Centros de Investigación. CONICYT-REDES150014, Algal Biorefinery Netwook=> Foods of Norway-ICDB of Chile. |
Incorporación de un Cromatógrafo líquido preparativo para fortalecer una plataforma orientada a la purificación de proteínas y bioproductos |
CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA Y BIOINGENIERÍA.Comisión Nacional de lnvestigación Cientifica y Técnológica CONICYT. |
Optimization of production of biofuels from macro-algae |
Desarrollo de métodos de purificación de enzimas que combinan la precipitación de afinidad con polímeros de cadena flexible cargados con la cromatografía de interacción hidrofóbica (HIC) |
Estudio de docking molecular en proteínas pegiladas para el análisis de su comportamiento en cromatografía de intercambio iónico (IEX) e interacción hidrofóbica (HIC). |
Improvement of the lignocellulose hydrolysis by use of auxiliary enzymes |
Apoyo a la Formación de Redes Internacionales entre Centros de Investigación” Bioproducts Discovery & Development Centre (BDDC) Universidad de Guelph-Biocomsa-U.de Chile. Conicyt VI-2010 065 |
Optimal treatment processes of lignocelluloses for bioethanol – consortium=> OPBIO, CONICYT-AKA. |
Fondef “Investigación, desarrollo y producción de proteasas criofílicas comerciales y lipasas de origen antártico”. |
Study of the effect of surface hydrophobicity amino acidic distribution on protein chromatographic behavior. |