Wastewater treatment and revalorization Anaerobic Digestion Mathematical modeling of (bio)processes

Courses
2013-2014. Modelación y automatización de bioprocesos (Modelling and automation of bioprocessess). Master and PhD in Science of the Engineering, Escuela de ingeniería Bioquímica, PUCV

2013. Instrumentation y Control de procesos (Instrumentation and process control). Biochemical engineering degree, Escuela de ingeniería Bioquímica, PUCV

2005 – 2006. Teacher. National Technical Institute (INACAP). Industrial processes department. Valparaiso, Chile. Courses: General Chemistry, Waste and wastewater treatment and Industrial Hygiene.

2003 - 2004. Assistant professor. Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso, Biochemical Engineering Department. Courses: Bioseparations; Environmental Engineering, Separation Processes, Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Biotechnology Process (given to the Industrial Engineering department).

Student thesis co-supervisor
2014 (2nd Semester) Luna Álvarez and Inge Schindler. Operación y puesta en marcha de una planta piloto de digestión anaerobia instrumentalizada. Final work to get the Bioprocess engineering diploma

2013 (2nd Semester) Valentina Ortega, Francisca Toledo, Yannhire Zepeda. Implementación y Puesta en Marcha de un Biodigestor Unifamiliar Piloto para la Producción de Biogás a partir de Desechos Vegetales en la Zona Rural. Final work to get the Bioprocess engineering diploma

2011 – 2012. Fabio Carrera. Integración energética del fango digerido en una EDAR mediante cogeneración y secado térmico. Master tesis. Escola Técnica Superior de Enxeñaria. Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (along with Ute Louro (Aqualia g.I.A. y Movexvial S.L.))

2008. Jose Fernández. Modeling and optimization of two-phase anaerobic SBR reactors. Thesis to obtain the title of Mathematics Engineer. Federico Santa María University, Valparaiso, Chile. Supervisor: Pedro Gajardo

Thesis committe
2014. Magela Odrizola. Modelado de Reactores Anaerobios, Integración de Aspectos Cinéticos, Difusivos, Fluidodinámicos y de Crecimiento Celular. Tesis de Maestría. Universidad de la República. Facultad de Ingeniería, Montevideo, Uruguay. 30-05-2014

2013. Marcela Jaramaillo. Análisis de alternativas para la operación de un reactor anaerobio granular ubicado en la comunidad de Chimbarongo. Master Thesis in environmental engineering (Magíster Ingeniería Ambiental mención Procesos), Facultad de Ingeniería, PUCV

2010 – present. Pedro Almeida. Modeling and control of aquaculture processes. PhD Thesis. Service d'Automatique, Faculte Polytechnique, Université de Mons, Belgium. Supervisor: Alain Vande Wouwer

Invited Lecturers and Seminars
Facing the new challenges in Anaerobic Digestion. The importance of process integration. Laboratoire de Biotechnologie de l'Environnement (LBE), INRA, September 12th, 2014, Narbonne France

Modeling in Anaerobic Digestion. Facing the new challenges, Modemic Group, INRA, September 2nd, 2014, Montpellier France

Modeling of the pretreatment. Future and perspectives. Service d'Automatique, Faculté Polytechnique, Université de Mons, Belgium. June 1st 2013

Modeling of the pretreatment effect. Specialized course in about Innovative Sludge Pre-Treatments (ISP). Group of Environmental Technology of University of Valladolid. Spain. 23-24 June 2013

Anaerobic process and the application of algae for CO2 sequestration. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. University of Alberta. Edmonton, Canada. Jan 28th, 2013

Modelamiento matemático para la producción de biogás desde residuos orgánicos (Spanish). Reunión Anillo. Universidad Santa María. 2012, Santiago, Chile

Modelación y pretratamiento: Herramientas para mejorar la operación de Biorefinerías (Spanish). III International Seminar: “Desarrollo y Perspectivas de Biorefinerías en Iberoamérica”. November 4th 2011, Viña del Mar, Chile

Modeling and parameter identification in anaerobic digestion (AD) processes. Department of Electrical Engineering, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, October 17th 2011, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Anaerobic digestion (AD) process. Current state, modeling application and adaptation a local scenarios. Lab. for Environ. Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology. February 11th 2011, Hanoi, Vietnam.

Modelling and parameter identification in anaerobic digestion (AD) processes. Les biotechnologies au service de l’environnement et de l’energie; apport de l’automatique. Journée de 1’ de Dec 2010. SUPELEC, Gif sur Yvette Paris, France

Methane production from waste (spanish). Oral conference at the University of Guadalajara, Cienaga Universitary Center. Ocotlan, Mexico. October 21st 2010.

Nuevas perspectivas en biometanización de lodos de plantas de tratamiento. Modelación y pre-tratamiento Escuela de Ingeniería Bioquímica PUCV, Valparaíso, Chile. September 15th 2010.

New perspectives in modeling application upon thermal pretreatment and anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge. Novedar Proyect annual meeting. May 21th 2010, University of Girona, Spain.