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Rodrigo Alejandro Morales Vera

Investigador

Universidad Católica del Maule

Talca, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Biotechnology, bioprocesses, bioconversion, biorefinery, bioproducts, biomaterials, bioplastics, biofuels, biodegradation, biomass, lignocellulose, life cycle assessment (LCA), techno/economics analysis (TEA), circular bioeconomy, sustainability.

Educación

  •  Bioresources, bioprocessing, biofuels, bioproducts, sustainability, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON-SEATTLE. Estados Unidos, 2015
  •  Wood Engineering, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2007

Experiencia Académica

  •   Research Associate Full Time

    UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON-SEATTLE

    College of Environment

    Seattle, Estados Unidos

    2015 - 2017

  •   Academico Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DEL MAULE

    Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales

    Talca, Chile

    2018 - At present

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Academic Faculty Full Time

    Universidad Catolica del Maule

    Talca, Chile

    2018 - At present

Formación de Capital Humano


Becario doctoral Fulbright - Conicyt. 2010-2014


Difusión y Transferencia


Dirección proyectos (PI)

FIC R-Maule. Bioclamshells biodegradables para la exportacion de frutas.2021-2024. FIC 40.027.624-0

Contrato tecnológico. Desarrollo y validación de tecnologías para el compostaje eficiente y de calidad. Viñedos Emiliana, Concha y Toro y Conosur. Corfo Crea y Valida. 2019-2023. código N° 19CVID-107464

Contrato tecnológico internacional. International Case Studies of Mass Timber Construction. Assessing the Climate Benefits of Building with Mass Timber in Chile. The Nature Conservancy. 2019-2020. This research was funded by USDA Forest Service, Southern Region, Wood Innovations Program (19-DG-11083150-023)

CoInvestigador

AWARE. Aquaponics from Wastewater Reclamation. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Actions programme under grant agreement n° 101084245. 2022-2027

Contrato tecnológico. Piensos Biológicos a partir de residuos de la agroindustria. Fundación IDIA/Agronova. Financiamiento CORFO. Crea y Valida 20CVC-130618. 2020-2023

FIC R-O'Higgins. Valorización técnico-económica de los residuos frutícolas como sustrato para la producción de bioplásticos. 2019-2023. Codigo 40017923-0

Carbon Cycling, Environmental & Rural Economic Impacts from Collecting & Processing Specific Woody Feedstocks into Biofuels. Department of Energy of United States (DOE). 2015-2018. Bioenergy Technologies Office, Award Number EE0002992

Advanced Hardwood Biofuels Northwest of USA. Department of Agriculture of United States. (USDA). 2010-2015. This project was supported by Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grant No. 2011-68005-30407 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Fulbright Scholar BIO

    COMISION NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACION CIENTIFICA Y TECNOLOGICA

    Chile, 2010

    Beca Igualdad de Oportunidades. Fulbright.


 

Article (10)

A Lifecycle Assessment of a Low-Energy Mass-Timber Building and Mainstream Concrete Alternative in Central Chile
Life Cycle Assessment of Bioethanol Production: A Case Study from Poplar Biomass Growth in the US Pacific Northwest
What Is the Impact of Mass Timber Utilization on Climate and Forests?
Desulfurization of Vulcanized Rubber Particles Using Biological and Couple Microwave-Chemical Methods
Production routes to bio-acetic acid: life cycle assessment
Techno-Economic Analysis of Producing Glacial Acetic Acid from Poplar Biomass via Bioconversion
Blending short rotation coppice poplar with wheat straw as a biorefinery feedstock in the State of Washington
Cellulases Production by a Trichoderma sp. Using Food Manufacturing Wastes
Handling heterogeneous hybrid poplar particle sizes for sugar production
Synergistic effects of mixing hybrid poplar and wheat straw biomass for bioconversion processes
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Rodrigo Morales

Investigador

Ingenieria en Biotecnologia

Universidad Católica del Maule

Talca, Chile

1
Cristian Valdés

Investigador

CIEAM

Universidad Católica del Maule

Talca, Chile

1
Felipe Scott

Associate Professor

Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas

UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

Santiago, Chile

1
Rodrigo Astroza

Associate Professor

UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

Santiago, Chile

1
Sara Cuadros

Profesor Titular

Universidad Católica del Maule

Talca, Chile

1
Felipe Gordillo

UNIVERSIDAD CATÒLICA DEL MAULE

Talca, Chile

1
Alex Echeverría

Académico Adjunto

Centro de Investigación en Estudios Avanzados del Maule (CIEAM)

Universidad Católica del Maule

Talca, Chile