GRUPO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN CIENCIAS BÁSICAS APLICACIÓN E INNOVACIÓN CIBAIN
Categoría «C» Convocatoria 781 de 2017 de COLCIENCIAS
DIRECTOR. José Alfredo Camargo
OBJETIVO:
Consolidar investigaciones en el área de ciencias básicas e ingeniería, desde una mirada interdisciplinaria para generar conocimiento y nuevas alternativas de desarrollo científico-tecnológico en la región y el país.
INTEGRANTES:
Línea de Investigación: Física del estado sólido y cálculos ab-initio.
Work email: jcamargo@unitropico.edu.co
Phone: (57) 3187489106
I am a Physicist (UPTC, 2007) with Master and Doctoral degree in Sciences (Physics) from CINVESTAV Mexico. My area of development and research is state solid physics, Ab-initio density-functional theory, calculation of structural, electronic and magnetics properties in compounds, surfaces and interfaces. I am an expert in the Wien2k code. I have an analytical and critical attitude in the study of physical systems and experience in formulation of research projects.
Research line: State solid physics and Ab-initio calculation
Research Experience:
- Ab-initio density-functional theory
- Material physics – superconductors
Línea de Investigación: Fitoquímica y bioprospección.
Work email: ladycorrea@unitropico.edu.co
Phone: (57) 3135649407
Food chemistry (UPTC) whit master’s degree in design and process management (Unisabana) specializing in food technology. PhD degree on Science in Biotic Product Development (IPN México) whit emphasis in plant biotechnology focused on in vitro tissue culture and study of secondary metabolites biosynthesis.
Research line: Phytochemistry and bioprospecting
Research Experience:
- Phytochemistry.
- Secondary metabolites production on in vitro plant systems.
Línea de Investigación: Física del estado sólido: Propiedades de transporte en sistemas moleculares
Work email: erikasoto@unitropico.edu.co
Cell: (57) 3114425500
Physicist from UPTC, 2006. Master of science (Physics). Teacher and researcher in Physics.
Research line: State solid physics and Ab-initio calculation
Research Experience:
- Ab-initio density-functional theory
- Material physics – superconductors
- Synthesis of materials through abnormal glow discharge
Línea de Investigación: Ingeniería de procesos agroindustriales.
Work email: dairodiaz@unitropico.edu.co
Phone: (57) 313 8306859
I am chemist, specialist in environmental assessment and management. I am currently studying Environmental Engineering. My work topics are the environmental catalysis, nanomaterial, biomaterials, biofuels. Now, I am working with a research project called “Nanomaterial’s synthesis of nanostructure silica from rice husk”.
Research line: Agroindustrial process engineering
Research Experience:
- Synthesis of silver nanoparticles on an aluminum cermet.
- Nanomaterial’s synthesis of nanostructure silica from rice husk