RESEARCHERS
Aída Luz Villa Holguín - Coordinator
Chemical Engineer, Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Medellín.
M.Sc. Chemical Sciences, Universidad de Antioquia.
Ph.D. Biological Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
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Douglas Ramón Rodríguez Ordoñez
Ingeniero Químico, Universidad del Zulia
MSc. en Ingeniería Química, Universidad del Zulia.
Dr. en Ingeniería Química, Universidad del Zulia.
Line of research: Energetic and environmental process improvement strategies, y fijación de gases de invernadero, Greenhouse effect gases fixation and control of air pollution.

Chemical Engineer, Universidad de Antioquia.
Ph.D. Chemical Sciences, Universidad de Antioquia.
Line of research: Essential oils valorization.
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Chemical Engineer, Universidad de América.
M.Sc. Chemical Sciences, Universidad de Antioquia.
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh.
Lines of research: Energetic and environmental process improvement strategies, Process modeling and simulation.
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​Lina María González Rodríguez
Chemical Engineer, Universidad de Antioquia.
M.Sc. Chemical Sciences, Universidad de Antioquia.
Ph.D. Chemical Sciences, Universidad de Antioquia.
Lines of research: Greenhouse effect gases fixation and control of air pollution, Essential oils valorization.


POSTDOCTORAL
Ana María Valencia López
Chemical Engineer, Universidad de Antioquia.
Ph.D in Chemical Engineering, Universidad de Antioquia.
Line of research: Energetic and environmental process improvement strategies
Project: Modeling of polluting emissions from engines and vehicles powered by superior biofuel blends, and their impact on air quality in large urban centers.
The Dr. Ana María Valencia is also a postdoc of the GIMEL research group.
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Marta Beatriz Mediavilla Quintero
Chemist, Universidad Central de Venezuela
M.Sc. Chemical Sciences, Universidad Central de Venezuela
PhD in Sciences applied to Engineering, Universidad Central de Venezuela
Line of research: Essential oils valorization.
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RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
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Luis Fernando Valencia Cardona
Agroindustrial Engineer, Universidad de Antioquia.
Line of research: Essential oils valorization.
Project: Sustainable use of oils for economic valuation.
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GRADUATE STUDENTS
Doctorate:
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Ingrid Bibiana Ramírez Silva
Chemical Engineer, Universidad Industrial de Santander.
M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering - Universidad Industrial de Santander.
Ph.D. Student in Chemical Engineeering.
Ph.D. Student in Chemical Engineeering.
Line of research: Greenhouse effect gases fixation and control of air pollution.
Thesis: Synthesis and characterization of organometallic materials (MOFs) for the capture and sequestration of CO2.
Advisors: Aída Luz Villa Holguín, Edgar Fernando Castillo
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Jairo Alexander Quintero
Chemical Engineer, Universidad de Antioquia.
M.Sc. in Engineering, Universidad de Antioquia.
Ph.D. Student in Chemical Engineering.
Line of research: Greenhouse effect gases fixation and control of air pollution.
Thesis: Syngas production from CO2 rich industrial flue gases via tri-reforming reactions.
Advisor: Lina María González.
alexander.quintero@udea.edu.co
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Luis Alfonso Gallego Villada
​Chemical Engineer, Universidad de Antioquia.
Master in Engineering.
Ph.D. Student in Chemical Engineering.
Line of research: Essential oils valorization.
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Tania Mireya Chanaga Quiroz
Chemical Engineer, Universidad Industrial de Santander.
M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering - Universidad Industrial de Santander.
Ph.D. Student in Chemical Engineeering.
Line of research: Greenhouse effect gases fixation and control of air pollution.
Thesis: Effect of the mesoporosity introduce into Zeolite Y on selective cracking of large molecules from heavy feedstock in a FCC process.
Advisors: Aída Luz Villa Holguín, Luis Javier Hoyos
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Master:
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Ana María Tovar Penagos
Chemical Engineer, Universidad de América.
Student of Master in Chemical Engineering
Line of research: Energetic and environmental process improvement strategies
Research work: Evaluation of the energy use of the residual biomass from the essential oil extraction process.
Advisor: Aída Luz Villa Holguín.
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Daniel Felipe Giraldo Alzate
Chemical Engineer, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, sede Medellín (UNal)
Student of Master of Engineering - Materials and Processes
Line of research: Essential oils valorization.
Research work: Evaluation of the catalytic activity in fine chemical reactions of type Y zeolite obtained from ferruginous kaolinite from mining waste from La Unión Antioquia
Advisors: Ludovic Dorkis (UNal), Marco Antonio Marquez Godoy (UNal), Aida Luz Villa Holguín.
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Francisco Danilo Londoño García
Physics Engineer, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, sede Medellín (UNal)
Student of Master in Engineering
Line of research: Essential oils valorization.
Advisors: Aida Luz Villa Holguín.
franciscod.londonog@udea.edu.co
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Juan Carlos Cuesta Caicedo
Licenciado in Biology and Chemistry, Universidad Tecnológica del Chocó.
Student of Master in Chemical Science}
Line of research: Essential oils valorization.
Advisor: Aida Luz Villa Holguín.
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Maria Adelaida Pino Valencia
​Chemical Engineer, Universidad de Antioquia.
Student of Master in Chemical Engineering.
Line of research: Energetic and environmental process improvement strategies
Research work: CFD modeling of the combustion chamber of a cooking stove based on woody biomass gasification.
Advisors: Felipe Bustamante Londoño, Ana María Valencia López
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Mateo Moreno Giraldo
Industrial Chemistry, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano.
Student of Master of Chemical Sciences
Line of research: Essential oils valorization.
Research work: Use of the inorganic fraction of dehydrated sludge, from the water purification process, as catalysts for the isomerization of terpenes
Advisor: Aída Luz Villa Holguín.
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Victor Camilo Cuaical Arciniegas
​Chemical Engineer, Universidad de Antioquia.
Student of Master in Chemical Engineering.
Line of research: Energetic and environmental process improvement strategies
Research work: Modeling of regulated and unregulated pollutant emissions in an engine powered by biofuel blends under representative driving cycles in the country.
Advisors: Felipe Bustamante Londoño, Ana María Valencia López
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Yiceth Carina Mosquera
Industrial Chemistry, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano.
Student of Master of Chemical Sciences
Line of research: Essential oils valorization.
Research work: Synthesis of cyclic carbonates from essential oil epoxides by heterogeneous catalysis
Advisor: Aída Luz Villa Holguín.
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BACHELOR STUDENTS
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Daniel Moreno Cañaveral
Chemical Engineering student
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Daniela Llano Vélez
Ingeniería Química - Monitora
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Diana Marley Isaza Ciro
Chemical Engineering student - Young researcher CODI
Project: Sustainable use of oils for economic valuation.
Advisor: Aída Luz Villa
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Geraldine Xiomara Marín Alvis
Ingeniería Química - Monitora
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Leonela Córdoba Terán
Chemical Engineering student - Young researcher CODI
Project:: Geo-catalysis: valorization of ilmenite from mining waste
Advisor: Aída Luz Villa
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Lisbeth Tatiana Castro Lugo
Chemical Engineering student - Young researcher CODI
Project: Transformation of monoterpenes via one-pot catalytic route with heterogeneous catalysts.
Advisor: Edwin Alarcón
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Sofía Valentina Quintana Arturo
Chemical Engineering student - Young researcher CODI
Project: Transformation of monoterpenes via one-pot catalytic route with heterogeneous catalysts.
Advisor: Edwin Alarcón
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