2016/9 - 2017/12
Co-Supervision, Canada Joint Research with Prof. Jorge Gomez-Ramirez (Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia), C. Carrillo-Diaz (MASc student, Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia) and D. BernalNeira (PhD student, Carnegie Mellon University, United States). Project: Simultaneous design and control of catalytic distillation columns using comprehensive rigorous dynamic models.
2016/9 - 2017/12
Co-Supervision, United States Joint Research with Prof. Lorenz Biegler (Carnegie Mellon University) and R. Koller* (MASc student in my group). Project: Stochastic Back-off Algorithm for Simultaneous Design, Control and Scheduling of Multi-product Systems under uncertainty.
2016/9 - 2017/12
Co-Supervision, United States Joint Research with Prof. Chrysanthos Gounaris (Carnegie Mellon University), N. Lappas (PhD, Carnegie Mellon University) and M. Tejeda-Iglesias* (MASc student in my group). Project: Adjustable Robust Optimization applied for the design of an explicit Model Predictive Controller (MPC).
2017/8 - 2017/11
Co-Supervision, Canada Joint Research with Prof. Matti Vikko (Tampere University of Technology, Finland) and H. Ahmed (PhD student, Visitor scholar in my group). Project: Development of a framework for scheduling and optimization of a cooper production facility
2017/7 - 2017/8
Co-Supervision, Canada Joint Research with Prof. Angel Castro-Aguero (Autonomous University of Tlaxcala, Mexico) and M. Mendieta-Lora (MASc student, Visitor scholar in my group). Project: Dynamic simulation and control of a reforming C7 process
2016/7 - 2016/12
Co-Supervision, Canada Joint Research with Prof. Antonio Flores-Tlacuahuac (Iberoamericana University, Mexico) and M. Lopez (MASc student, Visitor scholar in my group). Project: Dynamic Optimization applied to the scheduling and control of a solar plant under uncertainty.
2016/7 - 2016/12
Co-Supervision, Canada Joint Research with Prof. Antonio Flores-Tlacuahuac (Iberoamericana University, Mexico) and B. Rodriguez (MASc student, Visitor scholar in my group). Project: Efficient energy reduction schemes in a water treatment aeration sequencing batch reactor under uncertainty.
2015/9 - 2015/12
Co-Supervision, Canada Joint Research with Prof. Philip Fosbol (Technical University of Denmark, Denmark), Prof. John Jorgensen (Technical University of Denmark, Denmark) and J. Gaspar (PhD student, Visitor scholar in my group). Project: A controllability study on a pilot-scale CO2 capture plant using piperazine.
2011/1 - 2014/8
Research Collaboration, Canada Joint Research collaboration with Prof. C. de Prada (Universidad de Valladolid, Spain), Prof. G. Gutierrez (Universidad de Valladolid, Spain) and Prof. H. Budman (University of Waterloo) on Integration of design and control using Model Predictive Control (MPC).
2014/1 - 2014/7
Co-Supervision, Canada Joint Research with Prof. Antonio Flores-Tlacuahuac (Iberoamericana University, Mexico) and D. Vazquez-Valencia (PhD student, Visitor scholar in my group). Project: Dynamic modelling of a CO2 capture unit using ionic liquids. DRAFT Dr. Luis Ricardez-Sandoval 20
2011/1 - 2011/12
Co-Supervision, Canada Joint Research with Prof. G. Gutierrez (Universidad de Valladolid, Spain), Prof. A. Elkamel (University of Waterloo) and A. Betancourt-Torcat* (MASc in my group) on Optimal operations management strategies for the Canadian Oil Sands.
2011/1 - 2011/7
Co-Supervision, Canada Joint Research with Prof. Eusebio Bolanos (Technological Institute of Orizaba, Mexico) and K. Sanchez-Sanchez (MASc student, Visitor scholar in my group). Project: Dynamic modelling and optimization of a pilot-scale sugar-cane crystallization unit under uncertainty.
Editorial Activities
2017/1 - 2021/12
Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Journal
Committee Memberships
2014/10 - 2016/10
Chair, Systems and Control Division, Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC) Oversee the operations and activities of the Systems and Control Division within the Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC)
