On March 22nd, 2018 we received the visit of several groups of high school students interested in studying engineering degrees, as the degree in Chemical Engineering. During the visit to the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, the researchers showed to the students their projects and the academic and research facilities.
We are looking forward to receiving you as first-year student in the Chemical Engineering Degree!
Last March 21st, 2018 AICHE Universidad de Cantabria Student Chapter, in collaboration with AQUIQÁN, organized a meeting with former graduates in Chemical Engineering. Mariana Díaz and Pablo Fernández, PhDs in Chemical Engineering, talked to the audience about their professional experience in the companies Dynasol and Moehs Cantabra S.L. Moreover, Alberto Romero, Master in Chemical Engineering, spoke about his development in Nestle S.A.
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). At present Birla Carbon is the only producer of carbon black in the Iberian Peninsula
The visit took place on March 21, 2018 and was preceded by a master lecture on the carbon black process description, delivered by Dr. Jose Luis Fernandez (Process Engineer at Aditya Birla) The picture shows the group of 35 students enrolled in the course, accompanied by Prof. Ane Urtiaga, Dr. Marcos Fallanza, and the personnel of Birla Carbon. 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.
The ETSIIT of the University of Cantabria celebrated Saint Joseph´s Day, last March 19th, 2018. Three Chemical Engineering students received awards to their academic projects:
Doctorate Programs in the ETSIIT: Sandra Sánchez Gonzalez «“Nuevos polímeros funcionalizados como soporte para el desarrollo de modelos neuronales in vitro”, supported by the company Deloitte.
Master in Chemical Engineering: Sophie Schröder “Análisis de intercambiadores iónicos quelantes como agentes de separación para la gestión de ácidos agotados”, supported by the company Apria Systems.
Chemical Engineering Degree: Jose Manuel Vadillo “Design, building and testing of a Chem-E-Car prototype based on a chemical reaction”, supported by the company Solvay Química.
During the event, the Universidad de Cantabria AIChE Student Chapter gave three prizes awarding the most outstanding contributions to the scientific posters competition:
Moreover, Jose Manuel Vadillo was awarded with the AQUIQÁN prize to the best final project degree.
Alfredo Ortiz, María Yáñez and Rafael Ortiz attended the European Hydrogen Energy Conference – EHEC 2018, celebrated in Málaga (Spain), last March 14-16, 2018,where they presented the recent results of their research. Alfredo Ortiz and María Yáñez gave the lectures “Innovative ionic liquids co-polymers as membrane electrolytes for fuel cell applications” and “Surplus hydrogen reuse using decision-making techniques in northern Spain“. Rafael Ortiz presented the poster “POWER TO GAS: Integration of wind renewable energy for Hydrogen generation as a future energetic vector in the Atlantic área”.
Last March 15th, 2016, the ETSIIT of the University of Cantabria organized the meeting “Encuentros con el Talento”, aimed at connecting companies related to the studies taught in the School of Engineering with students, academics and research groups.
Sara Domínguez, who defended her doctorate thesis last year in our department, participated in the event on behalf of the company APRIA SYSTEMS.
Prof. Ángel Irabien was nominated as Head of the Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Department. The event, chaired by the rector of the University of Cantabria, Mr. Ángel Pazos, took place in the Pabellón de Gobierno of the University of Cantabria last March 13th, 2018. A representative group of researchers of the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department wanted to share with him this moment.
Arantza Basauri attended the congress “μFluidics and non—equilibrium gas flows 2018 Conference”, celebrated in Strasbourgh (Frances), last February 28 – March 2, 2018, where she presented her work Mass transfer performance under different flow pattern systems in micro-extractors.
Dr. Alfredo Ortiz, as coordinator of the European project “Atlantic Network for Renewable Generation and Supply of Hydrogen to promote High Energy Efficiency – HYLANTIC”, attended the training session for lead partners of projects approved in the first call, celebrated in Porto (Portugal) last February 28th, 2018. The aim of the event, organized by the Joint Secretariat and the Managing Authority of Interreg Atlantic Area, was to provide the necessary guidance for the smooth start of all projects, with focus on the programme requirements, financial circuits, communication aspects and the presentation of the main tools to help projects in their implementation.
This week our activities have been highlighted in the local newspaper´s supplement. Inmaculada Ortiz was interviewed based on the Jose María Parés Award. Ane Urtiaga and Sonia Gómez reported the capacities of our department to perform different analytical services in the agro-food sector. And Cristina González is one of the beneficiaries of the “Concepción Arenal Program” pre-doctoral training grants.
