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SCHOOL OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERING

Zuly
CALDERÓN CARRILLO

The professor of the School of Petroleum Engineering, Zuly Himelda Calderón Carrillo, is presented to the general public and the educational community.

Hydrocarbons Management Specialization Coordinator

Director of the GIEP Research Group

CONTACT

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calderon@uis.edu.co

+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 1267

GENERAL

Biography

She has participated in the publication of more than 50 technical articles, presented and published in events and magazines of recognized national and international prestige, many of them on reservoir and applied geomechanics. Author of books published by Ediciones UIS: Introducción a la mecánica de rocas y sus aplicaciones en la industria del petróleo and Orientaciones prácticas para la elaboración exitosa de trabajos de grado en ingeniería (Introduction to rock mechanics and its applications in the petroleum industry and Practical guidelines for the successful elaboration of engineering degree projects). Co-author of chapter 7: Petróleo y sus derivados en Colombia 2050 (Petroleum and its derivatives in Colombia 2050) of the book Prospectiva Energética, Colombia 2050 (Energy Prospective, Colombia 2050).

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Received recognition as the most outstanding petroleum engineer in the country, as part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the oil industry in Colombia. XVII Colombian Oil and Gas Congress, Bogota, October 2017.

She has held management positions at the Universidad Industrial de Santander, as Dean of the School of Physicochemical Engineering, Director of the School of Petroleum Engineering, Coordinator of the specialization in Hydrocarbon Management and Director of the first Master’s Degree in Hydrocarbon Engineering in the country.

 

 

EDUCATION AND

Qualifications

  • Doctor in Chemical Engineering


    Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña, 1999

  • Master in Reservoir Engineering


    Universidad del Zulia, 1994

  • University Teaching Specialist


    Universidad Industrial de Santander, 1995

  • Petroleum Engineer


    Universidad Industrial de Santander, 1989

Hydrocarbons Management Specialization Coordinator

Director of the GIEP Research Group

CONTACT

Information

calderon@uis.edu.co

+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 1267

AREAS OF

Expertise

  • Geomechanics applied to subsurface energies

  • Calculation of efforts

  • Mechanical properties

  • Geothermal energy

  • CCUS

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Hours

Wednesday
7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Thursday 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

UIS Central Campus, Escuela de Ingeniería de Petróleos

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