Research

My current agenda focuses on 3 lines of research:

1^st Research Line

Water Quality: Citizen water quality monitoring systems (pH, Dissolved Oxygen, Temperature and electrical conductivity) in addition to heavy metals.

https://monitoreociudadano.uniandes.edu.co/

DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2019.127620

2^nd Research Line

Energies: Nanomaterials energy recovery through heat (Thermoelectric modules) and energy recovery through movement (Piezoelectric generators)

3^rd Research Line

Semiconductors: Nanostructured thin films in applications of Acoustic Wave Sensors – SAW in Aluminum Nitrides – AlN widely used in communications.

 

Grupo de Nanoestructuras y Física Aplicada (NanoUpar)

Coating Science Technology and Application

Participation in research projects
Funding Institution Funds Granted:  30.000 US Relation to the project: Principal Investigator (PI) Funding Institution Funds Granted:  150.000 US            Relation to the project: Research associate Funding Institution Funds Granted:  $5.000 US Funding Institution Funds Granted:  $5.000 US Funding Institution Funds Granted:  $6.280 US	9. Nano-ingeniería en materiales avanzados con alta eficiencia termoeléctrica para su integración en sistemas fotoeléctricos. Una propuesta de generador híbrido solar más eficiente para Colombia 2019 – 2020 8. Diseño y fabricación de nanoestructuras poliméricas y de óxido de zinc con elevada respuesta piezoeléctrica 2019 – 2020  Scholarships and travel awards to: Sincrotron LNLS – Brazil (2014, 2017, 2018) Research stays Brazilian Center for Physical Research – Brazil (2014, 2016) Purdue University, USA – Birck nanotechnology center (2016)
Funding Institution Funds Granted:  $25.000 US Relation to the project: Postdoctoral Researcher	7- Empowering Communities With 3D Printing and Semiconductor Technologies for Water Monitoring Uniandes – MIT – USA 2018 – 2019
Funding Institution Funds Granted:  150.000 € Relation to the project: Research associate	6. Plataforma Comunitaria para el monitoreo en la calidad del agua en la región de Samacá – Boyacá – Colombia 2019 – 2020
Funding Institution Funds Granted:  50.000 € Relation to the project: Thesis Co-supervisor	5.- Modeling with Copulas the Hyperbolic Distribution – Brazil 2018 – Actual
Funding Institution Funds Granted: 150.000 € Relation to the project: Ph.D Thesis	4.- PHOtoacoustic MEasurements of Nanostructures for Thermoelectric Applications (PHOMENTA) – Spain 2013 – 2017
Funding Institution Funds Granted: $ 25.000 US Relation to the project: Principal investigator – M.S Thesis	3.-  CALIBRACIÓN DE ENERGÍA ABSOLUTA PARA MONOCROMADORES DE RAYOS X SUAVES EN FUNCIÓN DE LA ENERGÍA Y EL VALOR CFF – Sincrotron Alba – Spain 2011 – 2013
Funding Institution Funds Granted: $ 1.000 US Relation to the project: Principal investigator – B.S Thesis	2.- FABRICACIÓN DE PELÍCULAS DELGADAS NANOESTRUCTURADAS DE NITRURO DE ALUMINIO DEPOSITADAS POR ABLACIÓN LÁSER, PARA APLICACIONES EN SENSORES DE ONDAS ACÚSTICAS (SAW) – Colombia 2010 – 2011
Funding Institution Funds Granted: $ 5.000 US Relation to the project: Student Researcher	1.- Síntesis y Caracterización de Nanotubos obtenidos por CNx por Ablación Láser – Colombia 2006  – 2009