ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
WORK TEAM
UDT is composed of investigators, professionals and technicians from different areas of expertise in an interdisciplinary and collaborative manner.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORATE
Dr. Alex Berg, Executive Director
/ +56 41 266 1811
Lines of research:
- Delignification processes in acetic acid medium.
- Extraction and use of polyphenols (tannins) from pine bark.
- Design and development of technologies associated with forest biorefineries.
Prof. Alfredo Gordon, Deputy Director
/ +56 41 220 4534
Lines of research:
- Coal and biomass conversion processes.
- Heterogeneous catalysis applied to energy conversion processes and pollution mitigation.
DEPARTMENTS
DIRECTORATE
Álvaro Maldonado, Department Director
/ +56 41 266 1814
Lines of research:
- Extrusion and injection of wood-plastic composites.
- Biodegradable plastics for various industrial applications.
- Thermoplastic nanocomposites with active properties.
PRINCIPAL RESEARCHERS
Prof. Alfredo Gordon, Principal Researcher
/ +56 41 220 4534
Lines of research:
- Coal and biomass conversion processes.
- Heterogeneous catalysis applied to energy conversion processes and pollution mitigation.
Prof. Igor Wilkomirsky, Principal Researcher
/ +56 41 220 7047
Lines of research:
- Design of chemical and metallurgical reactors.
- Process design.
- Process kinetics.
Prof. Claudio Zaror, Principal Researcher
/ +56 41 220 3659
Lines of research:
- Advanced electrooxidation of effluents.
- Modeling of bioprocesses.
- Life cycle assessment of processes and products.
Dr. Luis Arteaga, Principal Researcher
Prof. Dietrich von Baer, Principal Researcher
/ +56 41 220 3749
Dr. Alex Berg, Principal Researcher
/ +56 41 266 1811
Lines of research:
- Delignification processes in acetic acid medium.
- Extraction and use of polyphenols (tannins) from pine bark.
- Design and development of technologies associated with forest biorefineries.
ASSOCIATE RESEARCHERS
Prof. Romel Jiménez, Associate Researcher
/ +56 41 220 4534
Lines of research:
- Heterogeneous Catalysis.
- Kinetics of Chemical Reactions.
- Combustion and Gasification.
Prof. Néstor Escalona, Associate Researcher
/ +56 41 220 4324
Dr. Yannay Casas, Associate Researcher
Prof. Claudia Mardones, Associate Researcher
Prof. Miguel Angel Pereira, Associate Researcher
/ +56 41 266 1013
Dr. Saddys Rodríguez, Associate Researcher
/ +56 41 220 1216
Lines of research:
- Biodegradable polymer nanocomposites.
- Synthetic polymeric nanocomposites with medical applications.
- Films based on natural polymers and active plant extracts with sleep-cosmetic applications.
- Essential micronutrients encapsulated in natural polymers to be used as dietary supplements.
Prof. Manuel Meléndrez, Associate Researcher
Prof. Miquel Martorell, Associate Researcher
PROJECT ENGINEERS
Dr. Cristina Segura, Project Engineer
/ +56 41 266 1804
Lines of research:
- Thermochemical processes of biomass conversion.
- Energy densification of biomass.
- Biocrude production as petroleum substitute.
Dr. Mauricio Flores, Project Engineer
/ +56 41 266 1832
Lines of research:
- Combustion and co-combustion of biomass.
- Biomass energy densification.
Dr. Po Shan Poon, Project Engineer, Hybrid and Carbon Materials Group
/ +56 41 266 1905
Dr. Víctor Ferrer, Project Engineer
/ +56 41 266 1810
Dra. Cecilia Fuentealba, Project Engineer
/ +56 41 266 1805
Líneas de investigación:
- Wood technology.
- Recovery of lignocellulosic by-products.
- Commercially valuable chemical compounds from lignocellulosic biomass.
Dr. Cristian Miranda, Project Engineer
/ +56 41 266 1818
Lines of research:
- Thermoplastic nanocomposites.
- Antimicrobial polymers.
- Polymers with photocatalytic activity.
Dr. Patricia Castaño, Project Engineer
/ +56 41 266 1867
Lines of research:
- Elastomeric compounds with sustainable additives.
- Recycled rubber from NFU composites with thermoplastics.
Dr. Danilo Escobar, Postdoctoral researcher CENAMAD-UDT
Niels Müller, Project Engineer
/ +56 41 266 1833
Lines of research:
- Fast pyrolysis of biomass.
- Upgrading of bio-oil.
Juan Carlos Carrasco Prado, Project Engineer
/ +56 41 266 1806
Lines of research:
- Biodegradable compounds.
- Biodegradable additives and masterbatch.
- Biodegradable plastics with functional properties.
Néstor Urra, Project Engineer
/ +56 41 266 1868
Lines of research:
- Development of biomaterials from biodegradable resins.
- Development of biodegradable products to be used in the forest industry.
- Development of biodegradable materials to be used in the agricultural industry.
Débora Pino, Project Engineer
/ +56 41 266 1865
Carolina Olivari, Project Engineer
/ +56 41 266 1840
Lines of work:
- Head of Pilot Plants
- Transformation processes of thermoplastic materials, such as:
- Extrusion or composite materials.
- Blow extrusion.
- Injection.
Juan Cea, Project Engineer
/ +56 41 266 1839
Dr.Sebastián Riquelme, Project Engineer
Tomás Oñate, Project Engineer
Bernardo Coloma, Project Engineer
Matías Catalán, Project Engineer
José Fuentes, Project Engineer, Head of Pilot Plants
/ +56 41 266 1863
Lines of work:
- Head of Pilot Plants.
- Design, construction and assembly of pilot plants.
- Chemical process scaling.
Giovanni Ponce, Engineer
/ +56 41 266 1902
Ramón Tobosque, Support Engineer
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTS
Patricia Olivera, Chemical Analyst, Head of Gas Chromatography Laboratory
/ +56 41 266 1821
Carmen Pradenas, Chemical Analyst, Head of Thermoplastic Materials Laboratory
/ +56 41 266 1824
Lines of work:
- Head of Thermoplastic Materials Laboratory.
- Development of thermoplastic compounds.
- Thermal analysis by TGA- DSC polymers.
- Capillary rheology and polymer rheometry.
Johana Sanzana, Chemical Analyst, Head of Biomaterials Laboratory
/ +56 41 266 1823
Lines of work:
- Head of Biomaterials Laboratory.
- Biodegradable plastics.
- Thermoplastic nanocomposites.
- Composite materials.
Susana Castillo, Chemical Analyst
/ +56 41 266 1823
Lines of work:
- Biodegradable plastics.
- Thermoplastic nanocomposites.
- Composite materials.
Karen Gálvez, Chemical Analyst
/ +56 41 266 1824
Katalina Páez, Chemical Analyst
Patricia Herrera, Chemical Analyst
/ +56 41 266 1893
Lines of work:
- Head of Bioenergy Laboratory.
- Bioenergy.
Camila San Martín, Chemical Analyst
/ +56 41 266 1822
Lines of work:
- Natural extracts: Obtaining and characterization.
Corina Silva, Chemical Analyst
/ +56 41 266 1822
Lines of work:
- Head of Bioproducts Laboratory.
- Extraction and characterization of secondary metabolites.
- Elaboration and characterization of wooden boards.
- Production and characterization of microfibrils.
Jeniffer Cisternas, Chemical Analyst
/ +56 41 266 1823
Lines of work:
- Head of Forest Laboratory.
- Wood chemistry.
- Chemistry of natural products.
OPERATORS
Paulo Farías, Operator
/ +56 41 266 1811
Javier Aburto, Operator
/ +56 41 266 1811
Humberto Medina, Operator
/ +56 41 266 1811
Robert Irribarra, Operator
/ +56 41 266 1848
Jonathan Irribarra, Operator
/ +56 41 266 1863
Lines of work:
- Pilot extraction of natural products.
DIRECTORATE
Marcelo Molina, Department Director
/ +56 41 266 1811
Carla Pérez, Deputy Department Director
/ +56 41 266 1816
Lines of research:
- Management systems associated with environment, chemicals and hazardous waste.
- Environmental assessments on the use of natural resources and pollution mitigation.
- Waste recovery from the forest industry.
TEAMWORK
Constanza Barrera, Project Engineer
/ +56 41 266 1817
Fernanda Lucero, Project Engineer
/ +56 41 266 1844
Marcelo Finsterbusch, Sales Executive, Analytical Service Laboratory
/ +56 41 266 1821
Karen Iturrieta, Administrative Secretary, Administrative Support
/ +56 41 266 1812
Líneas de trabajo:
- Submission of application forms for administrative and legal holiday days.
- Enter in time control system all authorizations of administrative and legal holiday days.
- Register the entrance and provide credentials to new personnel, visitors, contractors, internship students or thesis students.
Yael Guzmán, Head of Analytical Services Laboratory
/ +56 41 266 1891
Alejandro Herrera, Chemical Analyst
/ +56 41 266 1821
Benjamín Moreira, Chemical Analyst
/ +56 41 266 1821
DIRECTORATE
Carolina Poblete, Department Director
/ +56 41 266 1854
Lines of work:
- Management of the administrative activities of UDT and Head of Units.
- Budgetary control of projects.
- Management indicators control.
TEAMWORK
Luisa Pardo, Accounting Section, Management Department
/ +56 41 266 1809
María Pardo, Personnel Section, Management Department
/ +56 41 266 1856
Nelson Zbinden, Communications Section, Management Department
/ +56 41 266 1815
Osvaldo Vergara, Information and Communication Technologies Section, Management Department
/ +56 41 266 1828
Lines of work:
- Computer and technical support to personnel.
- Design, programming and implementation of computer solutions.
- Maintenance of access and attendance control system.
Marcela Torres, Management Secretary, Management Department
/ +56 41 266 1811
Lines of work:
- Meet the requirements of the Director, Project Engineers and personnel in general.
- Receive and dispatch correspondence, keeping track of it.
- Plan and organize purchases, delivery of goods, supplies and others in the field.
Karen Iturrieta, Administrative Secretary, Administrative Support, Management Department
/ +56 41 266 1812
Líneas de trabajo:
- Submission of application forms for administrative and legal holiday days.
- Enter in time control system all authorizations of administrative and legal holiday days.
- Register the entrance and provide credentials to new personnel, visitors, contractors, internship students or thesis students.
Jorge Provoste, Maintenance Section, Management Department
/ +56 41 266 1827
Lines of work:
- Process plant design.
- Supervision and/or implementation of the construction of new processing plants or adaptation of existing plants.
- Coordination and/or implementation of predictive and corrective maintenances of experimental plants.
Mario Fonseca, Operator, Maintenance Section, Management Department
/ +56 41 266 1827
Lines of work:
- Operate different boilers present in the institution.
- Enable different supplies as required.
- Maintenance, installation and implementation of equipment.
Pedro Lavín, Operator, Maintenance Section, Management Department
/ +56 41 266 1827
Lines of work:
- Assembly of structures and equipment present in the institution.
- Electrical maintenance to different teams.
- Assembly and implementation of equipment.
Israel Ibáñez, Operator, Maintenance Section, Management Department
Lines of work:
- Maintenance of gardens and common areas.