SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY
Juan Manuel
URBINA GONZÁLEZ
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Director of Postgraduate Office
Director of GED
Research Group
CONTACT
Information
jurbina@uis.edu.co
+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 2783
GENERAL
Biography
Juan Manuel Urbina González is a tenured professor at the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS), specifically in the School of Chemistry. He has been a member of the Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry Laboratory (LQOBio).
His academic background includes a Ph.D. in Natural Sciences from the Universität Bayreuth, as well as a Master’s degree in Chemistry and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the Universidad Industrial de Santander. Professor Urbina González specializes in synthetic organic chemistry.
EDUCATION AND
Qualifications
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Doctor in Natural Sciences
Universität Bayreuth, 2006
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Master in Chemistry
Universidad Industrial de Santander, 2001
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Chemist
Universidad Industrial de Santander, 1997
AREAS OF
Expertise
- Synthetische organische Chemie
OFFICE
Hours
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Monday to Friday
7:00 a.m. – 12 m.
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
UIS central campus, Edificio Camilo Torres, Escuela de Química, oficina 241
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Outstanding
Works
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Methanol-Based Esterification of Palm Oil Sludge – Preparation of Palmitic and Oleic Fatty Acid Ethyl Esters via Ethyl Acetate Transesterification
Article, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2022
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Δα,β-Butenolides [Furan-2(5H)-ones]: Ring Construction Approaches and Biological Aspects - A Mini-Review
Article, Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry, 2020