Susana Arrechea, PhD

Projects 

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• Principal Investigator, USAC Jan 2018- “Functionalization and characterization of multi-wall carbon nanotubes with aminothiazole for the evaluation of the mechanical properties of a novel Portland cement composite” funded by TWAS Research Grants​

  • Researchers: Susana Arrechea (USAC), Katherine Callejas (USAC), Jazmin Cardona (USAC), Luis Velásquez (CETEC), Ricardo Posadas (CETEC), Carmela Barrientos (CETEC)

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• Associate Researcher & Guatemalan contact in European Union consortium, USAC Mar 2017- “Carribean-European Union Research Alliance 4 Better Waste Management”, in collaboration with Germany, Poland, Dominican Republic, Panama and Guatemala. Project funded by ERANet-LAC-Network of the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean Countries on Joint Innovation and Research Activities

  • Web page: http://care4waste.net

  • Researchers: Susana Arrechea (USAC), Ingrid Benitez (USAC), Marilyn Rojas (USAC), Pablo Cardona (USAC), Henrik Beerman (Franhofer Alemania), Torsten Müller (Franhofer, Alemania), Gloria Sanchez (UFEHC,República Dominicana), Darwin Muñoz (UFEHC,República Dominicana), Euripides Amaro (UFEHC,República Dominicana), Izabela Ratman-Kłosińska (IETU, Polonia), Marek Matejczyk (IETU, Polonia)

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• International Responsible and Associate Researcher, USAC Jan 2017- “Contribution of nanomaterials to the development of socio-environmental welfare in Guatemala”, in collaboration with the Institute of Construction Sciences Eduardo Torroja, Spain and USAC Guatemala. Project funded by National Council of scientific research CSIC, Spain

  • Researchers: Susana Arrechea (USAC), Rossy Dubón (USAC), Luis Velásquez (CETEC) Maricruz Alonso (IETcc, CSIC, España), Gloria Pérez (IETcc, CSIC, España), Pedro Serena (IMM, CSIC, España), Pilar Pena (ICV, CSIC, España), Jose Francisco Fernandez (ICV, CSIC, España)

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• Researcher, "Chistosan from fly, for water treatment" Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (UVG) Jan 2017- Dec 2017, Biotechnology Center, UVG. Project funded by Moscamed Guatemala.

  • Researchers: Susana Arrechea (UVG), Pamela Pennington (UVG), Daniela Cuadra (UVG), Marieandre Gonzáles (UVG)

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• Member of Project Management Steering Board & USAC Senior Project manager Oct 2016- “Free Fostering REsearch-based Entrepreneurship and the development of spin-off companies in Central America -FREE Network-“ United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Panama, Costa Rica. Project funded by European Union Erasmus.

  • Página web: http://freenetwork-project.eu

  • Socios: 12 universidades de Centroamérica y 3 universidades de Europa, Lider: Universidad de Alicante

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• Principal Investigator, USAC Aug 2015-Dec 2017 "Material Engineering and Nanotechnology for Sustainable Development", Faculty of Engineering, University of San Carlos de Guatemala. Funded by Cementos Progreso, Guatemala National Science Secretariat  (Senacyt) and Guatemala City Hall

  • Researchers: Susana Arrechea (USAC), Rossy Dubón (USAC), Jennyfer Paiz (USAC), Luis Velásquez (CETEC), Roberto Díaz (CETEC), Carmela Barrientos (CETEC)

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Developed outside Guatemala  

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• Researcher May 2014- May 2016, FULBRIGHT-NEXUS Fellow, University of California, Berkeley, Energy and resources Group, Microgrids for rural communities, Prof. Daniel Kammen, PI, https://rael.berkeley.edu/

• Visiting researcher Nov -Dec 2014, bulk heterojunction solar cells devices preparation, Prof. Emilio Palomares, Institute Catalan of Chemical Research (ICIQ), Tarragona, Spain

• Researcher, UCLM Sept 2011- Nov 2015, porphyrins for bulk heterojunction solar cells and dye sensitized solar cells, Prof. Fernando Langa, PI, Institute of Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Molecular materials, (INAMOL), University of Castilla La-Mancha, Toledo, Spain. Funded by Fundación Carolina Scholarship

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