Presentations

2023

Surface effects of on the electronic properties of calcium hexaboride (CaB6): a DFT first-principles study
Mon, Aug 14, 2023
31st International Materials Research Congress 2023
Contributed
DELTA New Department Leaders Institute
Sat, Jun 24, 2023
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exhibition
Participant
Chemical Engineering Chairs Meeting
Fri, Jun 16, 2023
Western Chemical Engineering Chairs Meeting
Participant
TEA and LCA Considerations for Phytomining in the USA
Tue, May 30, 2023
ARPA-E Phytomining Workshop
Invited
Foundations for Advancing Belonging
Sat, Apr 1, 2023
Foundations for Advancing Belonging (FAB) Training Certificate Series from Diversity & Inclusion
Participant
Advanced Materials for Neutron Detection Applications: Design and Synthesis of Alkaline-earth Doped Hexaborides
Wed, Mar 22, 2023
2023 TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition
Contributed
State of the Materials Science and Engineering at University of Nevada, Reno
Sun, Mar 19, 2023
University Materials Council Spring Meeting
Invited

2021

Participant, 2021 ABET Symposium
Wed, Apr 14, 2021
2021 ABET Symposium
Participant

2019

Current Effects on Atomic Displacements and Phonon Dissipation in Hexaboride Materials: A Raman Spectroscopy Study
Wed, Sep 25, 2019
Congreso Internacional de Ciencias de la Ingeniería y Tecnología
Contributed
Phase Stability and Miscibility in Alcohol Microemulsions: Do Reverse Micelles Form in Ethanol/AOT/n-Heptane Systems?
Wed, Aug 21, 2019
XXVIII International Materials Research Congress
Contributed
AIChE West/South Central Regional Chairs/Heads Conference
Fri, Jun 14, 2019
AIChE West/South Central Regional Chairs/Heads Conference
Workshop

2017

Modeling and Characterization of Metal Hexaboride Materials
Tue, Oct 3, 2017
World Congress of Chemical Engineering Academic Conference
Contributed
Electronic Properties of Surface Terminations in Metal Hexaborides from Density Functional Theory
Wed, Aug 23, 2017
XXVI International Materials Research Congress
Invited Talk
Ethics in Research Workshop for Young Scientists
Sun, Aug 13, 2017
XXVI International Materials Research Congress
Invited Workshop
Phase Stability of Mixed-Cation Alkaline-Earth Hexaborides: Insights from X-ray Diffraction and High-resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy
Tue, Feb 28, 2017
TMS Annual Meeting Exhibition Academic Conference
Contributed

2013

Using Non-Cl- Containing Ionic Liquids for Rice Hull Pretreatment
Thu, Nov 14, 2013
AIChE Annual Meeting
Contributed
Modeling MB6 Materials using Molecular Dynamics and Ab initio Methods
Tue, Nov 12, 2013
AIChE Annual Meeting
Contributed
Modeling Mass Transport in MB6 Materials using Molecular Dynamics
Wed, Aug 21, 2013
XXII International Materials Research Congress
Invited Talk
Introduction to molecular simulation methods: basics and case studies
Fri, Aug 9, 2013
Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute: Polymer and Composite Materials from Renewable Resources and Biorefinery: from Chemistry to Applications
Invited Talk
Engineering and Scientific Ethics: case studies and discussion
Wed, Aug 7, 2013
Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute: Polymer and Composite Materials from Renewable Resources and Biorefinery: from Chemistry to Applications
Invited Talk
Energy from waste: solving two problems synergistically
Wed, Aug 7, 2013
Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute: Polymer and Composite Materials from Renewable Resources and Biorefinery: from Chemistry to Applications
Invited Talk
Biorefineries: basic introduction and concepts
Tue, Aug 6, 2013
Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute: Polymer and Composite Materials from Renewable Resources and Biorefinery: from Chemistry to Applications
Invited Talk

2010

Modeling of Heat of Sorption in Foods and Other Biomass Materials from Free Energy Models
Wed, Nov 10, 2010
AIChE Annual Meeting
Contributed
Kinetic Study in Wet Torrefaction of Lignocellulosic Biomass
Tue, Nov 9, 2010
AIChE Annual Meeting
Contributed
Design and Operations Under Uncertainty
Tue, Nov 9, 2010
AIChE Annual Meeting
Session Chair
Effect of Acetic Acid and LiCl on Torrefaction of Lignocellulosic Biomass
Mon, Nov 8, 2010
AIChE Annual Meeting
Contributed
Scientific Integrity and Research Ethics
Fri, Nov 5, 2010
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, SHPE Annual Conference
Invited Talk
Wet Torrefaction of Lignocellulosic Biomass
Wed, Sep 22, 2010
TCS 2010 Symposium
Contributed
Analysis of Reverse Micelles in AOT/Water/Isooctane using DLS and Molecular Dynamics
Wed, Aug 18, 2010
International Materials Research Congress
Invited Talk
Mass and Energy Balances for Wet Torrefaction of Lignocellulosic Biomass
Wed, May 5, 2010
European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 18th
Contributed

2004

Susceptibility of Insulin Transport Models to Uncertainty: A Monte Carlo Approach
Tue, Nov 16, 2004
AIChE Annual Meeting
Contributed
Performance of Heat Exchanger Networks under Uncertainty: A Monte Carlo Approach
Tue, Nov 16, 2004
AIChE Annual Meeting
Contributed
Modeling the Composition Dependence of Viscosity in Wide Ranges of Conditions: A Molecular Simulation Study
Mon, Nov 15, 2004
AIChE Annual Meeting
Contributed
Low Temperature Transitions in Off-Lattice Heteropolymers
Sun, Aug 1, 2004
12th International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology and 3rd European Conference on Computational Biology
Contributed
Self-Difussion Coefficient and Viscosity of Supercritical Fluids
Sun, Jun 13, 2004
Sixth International Symposium on Supercritical Fluis
Contributed
Mesoscopic Modeling of Complex Systems: Dissipative Particle Dynamics and Minimal Models
Fri, May 14, 2004
University of California, Riverside
Invited Talk
Expectations & Opportunities for Latino Students: an engineering perspective
Thu, Apr 22, 2004
Hispanic Parent Student Program, Center for Student Cultural Diversity
Invited Talk
A Corresponding States Approach based on Molecular Theory for Modeling Transport Properties of Supercritical Fluids.
Wed, Apr 21, 2004
Brazilian Meeting on Supercritical Fluids, 5th
Contributed
A Journey to Higher Education
Fri, Mar 19, 2004
Student Access & Opportunity Services, Office of Prospective Students, University of Nevada, Reno
Invited Talk

2000

CFD Investigation of Turbulent Heat Transfer in Straight and Curved Rectangular Channels
Wed, Nov 15, 2000
AIChE Annual Meeting
Contributed
Brownian Fluctuations of a Colloidal Particle: A Computational Analysis Using Dissipative Particle Dynamics
Wed, Nov 15, 2000
AIChE Annual Meeting
Contributed
Phase Behavior of Amphiphile-Solvent Systems
Tue, Nov 14, 2000
AIChE Annual Meeting
Contributed
Parameter Regression of Kinetics and Thermodynamic Models Using the IVEM Procedure
Tue, Nov 14, 2000
AIChE Annual Meeting
Contributed
Efficiency Comparison of Objective Function Definition for the Parameter Regression in Nonlinear Models
Tue, Nov 14, 2000
AIChE Annual Meeting
Contributed
Analysis of Kinetic and Thermodynamic Regression Models Using an Uncertainty Parameter
Tue, Nov 14, 2000
AIChE Annual Meeting
Contributed
Uncertainty Analysis of Nonlinear Models: Applications to Chemical Engineering
Fri, Oct 27, 2000
University of California, Irvine
Contributed
Uncertainty Analysis of Nonlinear Models: Applications to Chemical Engineering
Fri, Oct 20, 2000
University of California Irvine
Invited Talk
Bridging the Gap Between Atomistic and Macroscopic Simulations: a description of Dissipative Particle Dynamics and its applications
Mon, Oct 16, 2000
Chemistry Department, University of Nevada, Reno Fall 2000.
Contributed
Effect of Regression Approach in the Estimation of Nonlinear Model Parameters on Process Design and Simulation: Applications to Kinetic and Thermodynamic Models
Sun, Jul 16, 2000
Process Systems Engineering
Contributed
Effect of regression approach in the estimation of nonlinear model parameters on process design and simulation: applications to kinetic and thermodynamic models
Sun, Jul 16, 2000
Process Systems Engineering (PSE) Conference – 2000
Contributed
Topics on Random and Systematic Errors of Thermodynamic Models for Process Simulation and Design
Sat, Apr 8, 2000
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Invited Talk
Automatic Re-Weighting of Maximum Likelihood Functions for Parameter Regression of Kinetics and Thermodynamic Models using the IVEM Procedure
Tue, Mar 7, 2000
European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering
Contributed
Techniques for Assessing the Effects of Uncertainties in Thermodynamic Models and Data
Fri, Jan 14, 2000
Nevada Science and Technology Symposium
Contributed
Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis of Heat Exchanger Designs to Physical Properties Estimation
Fri, Jan 14, 2000
Nevada Science and Technology Symposium
Contributed
Regression of Binary Interaction Parameters for Thermodynamic Models Usinng an In-Variance Estimation Method
Fri, Jan 14, 2000
Nevada Science and Technology Symposium
Contributed
Interquantile and Confidence Interval Estimation in Uncertainty Analysis of Chemical Processes Under the Presence of Random and Systematic Erros
Fri, Jan 14, 2000
Nevada Science and Technology Symposium
Contributed
Automatic Re-Weighting of Maximum Likelihood Functions for Parameter Regression of Kinetic and Thermodynamic Models Using the IVEM Procedure
Thu, Jan 13, 2000
Nevada Science and Technology Symposium
Contributed
A Sampling Technique for Correlated Parameters in Nonlinear Models for Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis
Thu, Jan 13, 2000
Nevada Science and Technology Symposium
Contributed

1998

Techniques for assessing the effects of uncertainties in thermodynamic models and data
Sun, Apr 26, 1998
Property and Phase Equilibria for Process and Product Design (PPEPPD)
Contributed