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SCHOOL OF METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS SCIENCE

Darío Yesid
PEÑA BALLESTEROS

The professor of the School of Metallurgical Engineering, Dario Yesid Peña Ballesteros, is presented to the general public and the educational community.

Director of GIC
Research Group

CONTACT

Information

dypena@uis.edu.co

+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 2420

GENERAL

Biography

Director of 12 research projects of Minciencias, Cyted, and internal of the Vice Rector’s Office for Research and Extension. He has held positions as Director of Graduate Metallurgy, Faculty Representative to the Dean’s Office, Director of EDI-Guatiguará Building Development, Director of the Faculty of Physical Chemistry, Director of more than 300 undergraduate and graduate theses, as well as Vice Rector of Research and Extension during 2012 and 2016. He is a recognized researcher and Representative of Santander to CODECTI.

EDUCATION AND

Qualifications

  • Doctor in Corrosion


    University of Manchester Institute Science and Technology - UMIST, 1998

  • Master in Metallurgical Engineering


    Universidad Industrial de Santander, 1994

  • University Teaching Specialist


    Universidad Industrial de Santander, 2005

  • Metallurgical Engineer


    Universidad Industrial de Santander, 1992

Director of
GIC Research Group

CONTACT

Information

dypena@uis.edu.co

+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 2420

AREAS OF

Expertise

  • Corrosion

  • Electrochemistry

  • Tribology

office

Hours

Wednesday

8:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.

UIS Central Campus, Edificio Jorge Bautista Vesga, oficina 208

Research

Group

AWARDS AND

Recognitions

  • Investigador Senior


    MinCiencias, Colombia, 2014

  • Reconocimiento a la Investigación en Corrosión


    Congreso Colombiano de Corrosión, Colombia, 2013

  • Santander Camino de la Innovación. 11 Casos Exitosos de Emprendimiento e Innovación.


    Cámara de Comercio y Colciencias. Quirúrgicos Especializados y la UIS: Alianza Regional para la Creación de Biomateriales de Exportación, Colombia, 2010

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