PhD (2005) Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, Univ. of Alberta MSc (1991) Technology in Forestry Products, Forestry, Los Andes University, Merida, Venezuela BSc (1988) Chemical Engineering, Los Andes University, Merida, Venezuela
Academic and Research Interests
Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes and oil sweep strategies for conventional and heavy oils Biofuels and production of bio-additives Crude oil processing and characterization Visualization of flow phenomena in porous media at the pore level using micromodels Foam technology with applications in EOR processes and soil remediation Magnetic Resonance Imaging for EOR applications Nanotechnology applications for EOR Hydroprocessing of bitumen and heavy oil in supercritical fluids as reaction media Natural sorbent materials
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