Core Faculty

Dr. Andrés Ávila

andres.avila@ufrontera.cl

Mathematical modeling, numerical methods, and high-performance computing. Academic Committee, Self-Evaluation Committee, and Academic Council.

Dra. Mariela Bustamante

mariela.bustamante@ufrontera.cl

Probiotic microorganisms, bacterial encapsulation. Self-Evaluation Committee and Academic Council.

Dra. Mara Cea

mara.cea@ufrontera.cl

Biorefinery, bioenergy. Academic Council.

Dr. Gustavo Ciudad

gustavo.ciudad@ufrontera.cl

Biological wastewater treatment, biorefinery, bioenergy. Academic Council.

Dra. María Cristina Diez

cristina.diez@ufrontera.cl

Biological and physicochemical processes for wastewater treatment. Academic Committee and Academic Council.

Dra. María Eugenia González

mariaeugenia.gonzalez@ufrontera.cl

Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology.

Dr. Rodrigo Navia D.

rodrigo.navia@ufrontera.cl

Waste valorization and sustainable management, biofuels. Academic Council.

Dra. Mónica Rubilar D.

monica.rubilar@ufrontera.cl

Agro-residue utilization, raw material processing technology. Academic Committee, Self-Evaluation Committee, and Academic Council.

Dra. Olga Rubilar A.

olga.rubilar@ufrontera.cl

Environmental nanobiotechnology, bioremediation. Academic Committee, Self-Evaluation Committee, and Academic Council.

Dra. Carolina Shene

carolina.shene@ufrontera.cl

Kinetics and mathematical modeling of fermentation processes. Academic Committee, Self-Evaluation Committee, and Academic Council.

Dr. Gonzalo Tortella

gonzalo.tortella@ufrontera.cl

Environmental microbiology, bioremediation. Academic Committee, Self-Evaluation Committee, and Academic Council.

Dr. Edgar Uquiche C.

edgar.uquiche@ufrontera.cl

Technology and bioactive compound extraction. Program Director, Academic Committee, and Academic Council.

Dr. Carlos Muñoz P.

carlos.munoz@ufrontera.cl

Automatic Control in Bioprocesses. Data acquisition system. predictive control

Dr. Andrés Ramírez

Design, synthesis, electrosynthesis and characterization of solid and nanostructured materials.