Jenifer Gómez is currently doing a research stay at the University of Hull (United Kingdom). During this period, 20 February – 11 May 2017, she will be working on the manipulation of magnetic supports in microfluidic devices for biomedical applications, under the supervision of Prof. Nicole Pamme.
The ETSIIT of the University of Cantabria celebrated Saint Joseph Day. Two Chemical Engineering students received awards to their academic works:
Sandra Sánchez, PhD student in the doctorate program in Chemical, Energy and Process Engineering, gained the first position in the contest Your Thesis in 2 minutes, with the video «Nuevos polímeros funcionalizados como soporte para regeneración de tejido neuronal». The prize was supported by the companies Deloitte and TTI.
The course on Best Available Technologies for the Process Industry, part of the Master program in Chemical Engineering (UC-UPV/EHU), organized a visit to the production facilities of the company Aditya Birla – Columbian Carbon Spain, located in Gajano (Cantabria). The visit took place on March 15, 2017 and was preceded by a master lecture on the carbon black process description, delivered by Dr. Jose Luis Fernandez (process engineer at Aditya Birla) and about the compliance of the Industrial Emissions Directive, delivered by Mr. Ovidio Romano (SHE coordinator).
The picture shows the group of 33 students enrolled in the course, in the company of the course coordinator, Prof. Ane Urtiaga. We would like to acknowledge the factory director Dr. Jacinto Zarca, for making possible this academic activity, and the excellent attention received from all the personnel of the company.
Dr. Gabriel Zarca, Research Assistant in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has been awarded with the prize to the best PhD Thesis in the field of Engineering, granted by the Societal Council of the University of Cantabria.
The Awards ceremony took place on March 13th, 2017 and was chaired by the President of the Regional Government, Mr. Miguel Angel Revilla, in company of the president of the Societal Council, Mr. José Luis Zárate, the Rector, Prof. Ángel Pazos, the President of the Regional Parliament, Mrs. Dolores Gorostiaga and the Director of University and Research in the regional government, Prof. Marta Domingo.
Paloma Ortiz, MSc student enrolled in the Chemical Engineering Master Program (UC-UPV/EHU) attended the Kyoto International Forum for Environment and Energy (KIFEE), that was held in Kyoto (Japan) from 7-10th March 2017. She presented the contribution entitled «Influence of coexisting molecule on the transport through ZSM-5 zeolite membranes». This communication disseminates the scientific results of her master thesis project, that is being performed in the Department of Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation of the University of Yamaguchi (Japan) under the supervision of Prof. Izumi Kumakiri, within the framework of the bilateral agreement for academic and research exchange between the University of Cantabria and the Japanese partner.
Last March 6-10, 2017, Carolina Fernández attended the 5th international Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials – HYMA 2017, celebrated in Lisbon, Portugal, where she presented the work developed in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology and University of Sydney, entitled “Enhancing the performance of polyethylene based anion exchange membranes using functionalized iron oxide nanoparticles and oxidized multi-walled carbon nanotubes: mechanism and comparison between nanomaterials”.
Prof. Inmaculada Ortiz is currently performing a research stay at the Chemical Engineering Department of the Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, USA). During this period, March to May 2017, she will work with Prof. Ignacio Grossmann (Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Cantabria) in the area of optimization of advanced separtion processes based on the use of highly selective functionalized nano-materials.
Last March 8th, 2017, Dr. Félix Llóvell, from the Instituto Químico de Sarrià, Universitat Ramon Llull, Tarragona, taugh the lecture “The extended soft-SAFT equation of state: a thermodynamic modeling tool for an accurate description of fluids and mixtures”, at the conference room of the ETSIIyT of the University of Cantabria. The event was organized by Máster en Ingeniería Química y Programa de Doctorado en Ingeniería Química, de la Energía y de Procesos.
The student of the master´s degree in Chemical Engineering (UC-UPV/EHU), Jose Castanedo joined the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, to perform a curricular internship. He will work in the collaborative project between the department (PI: Inmaculada Ortiz Uribe) and Santander Coated Solutions Company “Desarrollo de recubrimientos funcionalizados con nanopartículas de grafeno para laminados prelacados con elevada resistencia a la corrosión”. Jose will work under the supervision of Dr. María José Rivero.
Our PhD. students have recorded some videos explaining their research works, to participate in the 2 Minutes Thesis Contest organized by the ETSIIyT of the University of Cantabria. You can vote for them here
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