Director

Carlos Ramiro Escalera Vásquez, Ph.D.
(Full Professor)
Tél.: +591 (4) 42 68287
E-mail: rescalera@upb.edu
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University degrees
PhD in Chemical Engineering (Shizuoka University, Japan), 1988-2001
Master in Sanitary Engineering (Gunma University, Japan), 1986-1988
Bachelor in Chemical Engineering (Universidad Mayor Real y Pontificia de San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca, Sucre, Bolivia), 1969-1974

Topics of interest
His areas of expertise include the development of physical, chemical and biological treatment processes for drinking water and domestic/industrial wastewater, industrial odour treatment, development of cleaner production processes, validation of analytical methods and quality control in food products and environmental samples.

Professional activity
At the Universidad Privada Boliviana, Bolivia (2002- )
Currently, he is a researcher - Director of the Research Centre on Industrial Processes and a Full Professor in the area Process Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
Professor of the Master´s Program in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering (2012-)
He was Head of Process Laboratory and Director of the Foundation Institute of Food Technology of Sucre, Bolivia (1991-2002)
He was a visiting professor at the Faculty of Technology of the Universidad Mayor Real y Pontificia de San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca, Sucre, Bolivia (1992-2001)
He was Head of the Safety Fuse Plant at the National Factory of Explosives S. A. M. in Santiváñez, Cochabamba, Bolivia (1979 - 1985)