Sara Vallejo Castaño

Ph.D. student, Graduate student researcher (co-advised by Prof. Laurent Pilon) (Fall 2017-to-present)

Education

  • B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2014.
  • M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2017.
  • Ph.D, Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, expected 2021

Research Topics

  • Alternative energy – salinity gradients, hydrogen fuel cells, solar power
  • Water treatment – desalination by capacitive deionization (CDI)

Conference Presentations

  • Reverse electrodialysis for energy generation through salinity gradients, (May) 2014, PROCESA. Second Technical Congress. Universidad Nacional.
  • Reverse electrodialysis for energy generation through salinity gradients, (October) 2015, SENALMAR-COLACMAR.  National Seminar of sea sciences and technologies.

Awards & Recognition

  • Master thesis distinction: Meritorious thesis.