Luis Arellano, PhD
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Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency
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English Full professional proficiency
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Italian Limited working proficiency
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French Elementary proficiency
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Credentials
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Personal ocupacionalmente expuesto a fuentes de radiación ionizante
Comisión Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y SalvaguardiasNov, 2019- Nov, 2024
Experience
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CIATEJ
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Mexico
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Biotechnology Research
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200 - 300 Employee
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Research Scientist
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Aug 2017 - Present
Principal Investigator Study of the microbial population and biofilm accumulation in the treatment of sulfur and nitrogen compounds in alkaline biotrickling filters (CONACYT Ciencia Básica 2019-2022 Project approved and funded) Incidence, persistence and microbial activity on emerging contaminants degradation in Mexican wastewater treatment plants. (CONACYT Ciencia de Frontera 2021-2023. Project approved and funded) Co-PI Enzymatic and / or chemoenzymatic modification of quercetin recovered from tequila vinasse and residual agave bagasse to increase its bioavailability as a potential drug against the diseases with the highest incidence in Mexico. (CONACYT Ciencia de Frontera 2021-2023. Project approved and funded) Wetland-based wastewater treatment plants (2) servicing 1200 people each. Design customization, construction supervision, start-up, sampling and monitoring. CIATEJ-patent MX/a/2010/014332. Incidence for the ecohydrological regeneration and community reappropriation of the Upper Basin of the Rio Grande de Santiago. CONACYT PRONAII 2022-2024. Project approved and funded. Finished projects Nitrogen, carbon and sulfur removal from wastewater in membrane bioreactors (CONACYT APN 2018-2022) EU Horizon 2020-HYDROUSA https://www.hydrousa.org/transferability-cases/ Production of hydrogen and methane from tequila industry waste https://clusterbiogas.ipicyt.edu.mx
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Columbia University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Postdoc Research Scientist
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Aug 2015 - Aug 2017
Collaborated with 5 PhD students, 1 visiting scholar and 2 postdoc in 4 projects on nutrients (carbon and nitrogen) removal and recovery from wastewater, involving characterization of microbial kinetics and gene expression in pure and mixed cultures Started and managed the implementation of two lab protocols for micro-respirometry and continuous culture under anaerobic conditions Served as officer for four research labs restoration, requiring participation in twice a week cross-departmental meetings and coordination of lab coworkers, vendors and facilities personnel Acted as organizer of the 2nd International Resource Recovery Conference, in a six-member organizing committee (irrc2017.org). Individually managing the workshops section of the conference, coordinating 15 institutions and companies
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IPICyT
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Mexico
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Research Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Postdoctoral Researcher
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Nov 2014 - May 2015
Implemented anaerobic fermentation of Tequila industry residues in packed bed reactors to obtain hydrogen, collaborating with two MSc students for publishing two scientific papers. Contributed to proposal preparation for the Mexican Center of Innovation in Bioenergy, Gaseous Biofuels Cluster (CEMIE Bio gaseosos). Implemented anaerobic fermentation of Tequila industry residues in packed bed reactors to obtain hydrogen, collaborating with two MSc students for publishing two scientific papers. Contributed to proposal preparation for the Mexican Center of Innovation in Bioenergy, Gaseous Biofuels Cluster (CEMIE Bio gaseosos).
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Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Iztapalapa
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Research Services
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500 - 600 Employee
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PhD Chemical Engineering
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Sep 2010 - Oct 2014
Gained a strong knowledge based on Chemical Engineering disciplines including Transport Phenomena, Mass and Energy Balances and Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design Developed the ability to perform collaborative research by designing, installing, operating and analyzing the performance of biological reactors for air pollution control; presenting the results in conferences and peer-reviewed publications Participated in the design, construction and operation of chemical reactors for landfill biogas desulfurization
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
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Spain
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Guest Researcher
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Sep 2012 - Dec 2012
Teamed with a specialist research group to accomplish the mathematical representation, design and simulation of a four-phase packed bed biological reactor later compared with an experimental system, resulting in one peer-reviewed publication. Managed and conducted the optimization of an analytical protocol to determine elemental sulfur from an industrial-scale biogas desulfurization packed bed bioreactor. Teamed with a specialist research group to accomplish the mathematical representation, design and simulation of a four-phase packed bed biological reactor later compared with an experimental system, resulting in one peer-reviewed publication. Managed and conducted the optimization of an analytical protocol to determine elemental sulfur from an industrial-scale biogas desulfurization packed bed bioreactor.
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Ghent University
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Belgium
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Guest Researcher
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Jan 2010 - Mar 2010
In charge of acclimating wastewater treatment biomass for the consumption of organic sulfides and test the capability of the adapted biomass to remove organic sulfides odors in membrane reactors. The adapted biomass was compared later with another acclimated culture in biotrickling filters, accomplishing one peer-reviewed publication. In charge of acclimating wastewater treatment biomass for the consumption of organic sulfides and test the capability of the adapted biomass to remove organic sulfides odors in membrane reactors. The adapted biomass was compared later with another acclimated culture in biotrickling filters, accomplishing one peer-reviewed publication.
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Universidad de Cádiz
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Spain
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Guest Researcher
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Sep 2007 - Mar 2008
In charge of pure cultures propagation, installation of a controlled evaporation system for organic sulfides odors to be treated in a biotrickling filter inoculated with pure microbial strain. In charge of pure cultures propagation, installation of a controlled evaporation system for organic sulfides odors to be treated in a biotrickling filter inoculated with pure microbial strain.
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Bonafont
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Food and Beverage Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Production Supervisor
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May 2006 - Oct 2006
Served as production supervisor, coordinating the quality assurance, facilities, and logistics departments and supervising good manufacture practices on the production lines of bottled drinking water process Served as production supervisor, coordinating the quality assurance, facilities, and logistics departments and supervising good manufacture practices on the production lines of bottled drinking water process
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Education
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2015 - 2017
Columbia University in the City of New York
Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology -
1999 - 2005
UAM Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering
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