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TENURED PROFESSOR

Edgar Ricardo

Oviedo Ocaña

School of Civil Engineering

Profesor sin foto

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CONTACT

Information

eroviedo@uis.edu.co

+57 (607) 634 4000 Ext. 1308

GENERAL

Biography

Tenured professor in the School of Civil Engineering at the Industrial University of Santander. He is a member of the research group on Water Resources and Environmental Sanitation (GPH). He teaches undergraduate courses in Water Supply and Sanitation and graduate courses in Wastewater Treatment and Solid Waste Management. His research interests relate to the study, control, and prevention of environmental pollution, as well as the generation of bioproducts in systems for managing wastewater and utilizing organic solid waste, within the framework of the circular economy.

EDUCATION AND

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Engineering, Emphasis on Sanitary and Environmental Engineering


    Universidad del Valle, 2015

  • Master in Engineering, Emphasis on Sanitary and Environmental Engineering


    Universidad del Valle, 2010

  • Sanitary Engineer


    Universidad del Valle, 2003

Position 1

Position 2

CONTACT

Information

eroviedo@uis.edu.co

+57 (607) 634 4000 Ext. 1308

AREAS OF

Expertise

  • Environmental pollution prevention and control

  • Environmental sanitation

  • Wastewater treatment

  • Solid waste management

  • Organic solid waste composting

OFFICE

Hours

Wednesday and Friday

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

UIS Campus Central, Edificio Laboratorios Pesados, Escuela de Ingeniería Civil

Research

Group

AWARDS AND

Recognitions

  • Doctoral Training Grant


    Francisco José de Caldas. Colciencias. Departamento Administrativo de Ciencia y Tecnología (Colombia), 2009

  • Research Stays for University Students and Scientists


    German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), 2022

  • Short Postdoctoral Stays


    Fundación Carolina, 2021

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