SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Fernando
VIEJO ABRANTE

Front photograph of Professor Fernando Viejo Abrante

CONTACT

Information

fviejo@uis.edu.co

+57 (607) 634 4000
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GENERAL

Biography

Dr. Fernando Viejo-Abrante holds a Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Technology from the Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. He is a tenured professor and principal researcher at the School of Chemical Engineering, where he is dedicated to the design of sol-gel hybrid systems for various applications, such as biomaterials, corrosion, power generation, and smart materials.

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Dr. Viejo-Abrante has published about 70 scientific papers, most of them in top international materials journals. Additionally, he frequently collaborates as a reviewer of research articles and proposals for several academic institutions.

 

EDUCATION AND

Qualifications

  • Doctor in Material Science and Technology


    Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2004

  • Materials Chemist


    Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2001

CONTACT

Information

fviejo@uis.edu.co

+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 2530

AREAS OF

Expertise

  • Design of intelligent coatings based on hybrid sol-gel technology

  • Smart materials and sustainable development

  • Light alloys and metallic biomaterials

  • Material characterization

  • Corrosion and corrosion protection

OFFICE

Hours

Monday to Friday

7:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

UIS Central Campus, Escuela de Ingeniería Química.

Research

Group

AWARDS AND

Recognitions

  • Eloy Valenzuela Award for Researcher in Training 2014, Laura Marcela Rueda Reyes


    Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia, 2014

  • Eloy Valenzuela Award for Researcher in Training 2021, Keith Stephany Durán Argüello


    Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia, 2021

AWARDS AND

Recognitions

  • Eloy Valenzuela Award for Researcher in Training 2014, Laura Marcela Rueda Reyes


    Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia, 2014

  • Eloy Valenzuela Award for Researcher in Training 2021, Keith Stephany Durán Argüello


    Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia, 2021

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