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Velazquez-Figueroa, Carlos
Positions
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Affiliation
member of
- Pharmaceutical Industry Association collaborator
- Puerto Rico Pharma Cluster - INDUNIV collaborator
Publications
selected publications
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academic article
- Model Predictive Control of a Fluidized Bed Dryer with an Inline NIR as Moisture Sensor. Control Engineering Practice. 21:509-517. 2013
- Effect of Feed Frame Design and Operating Parameters on Powder Attrition, Particle Breakage, And Powder Properties. Powder Technology. 229:253-260. 2012
- Motivating K-12 Students to Study Pharmaceutical Engineering Using Guided Hands-On Visits. Education for Chemical Engineers. 7:e219-e229. 2012
- Powder Hydrophobicity and Flow Properties: Effect of Feed Frame Design and Operating Parameters. AIChE Journal. 58:697-706. 2012
- Powder Hydrophobicity and Flow Properties: Effect of Feed Frame Design and Operating Parameters. AIChE Journal. 2011
- Closing the Gap Between Process Control Theory and Practice. Chemical Engineering Education. 44:140-146. 2010
- Mixing of Granular Materials Part I: Effect of Periodic Shear. Powder Technology. 197:9-16. 2010
- Mixing of Granular Materials Part II: Effect of Particle Size Under Periodic Shear. Powder Technology. 201:193-200. 2010
- Study of the Effects of Feed Frames on Powder Blend Properties During the Filling of Tablet Press Dies. Powder Technology. 200:105-116. 2010
- Agglomeration Modeling of Small and Large Particles by a Diffusion Theory Approach. AIChE Journal. 55:1127-1134. 2009
- Growth Kinetics and Mechanism of Wet Granulation in a Laboratory-Scale High Shear Mixer. Chemical Engineering Science . 63:1602-1611. 2008
presentations
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presentation
- Effect of Feed Frame Design and Operating Parameters on Powder Residence Time Distribution (RTD), Collaborator, 2010 AIChE Annual Meeting 2010
- Low Shear Continuous Tumble Mixer Characterization, Collaborator, 2010 AIChE Annual Meeting 2010
- Determination of Tablet Relaxation Through Real Time NIR Spectroscopy of Moving Tablets, Collaborator, 31st ACS Senior Technical Meeting 2007
- Effect of Initial Particle Size and Initial Distribution Shape (Unimodal and Bimodal) on the Growth Kinetics and Mechanism of Wet Granulation in a Laboratory-Scale High Shear Mixer by Means of Image Processing and Analysis., Speaker, 2006 AIChE Annual Meeting 2006
- Optimization of a Fluid Bed Dryer by the Implementation of a Model Predictive Controller., Speaker, 2006 AIChE Annual Meeting 2006
- Modeling and Control of Continuous Tumble Mixing of Granular Materials,, Speaker, 2005 AIChE Annual Meeting 2005
Research
principal investigator on
- ERC: Center on Structured Organic Particulate Systems awarded by National Science Foundation (NSF) 2006 - 2014
other research activities
- Acquisition of a Terahertz Imaging and Spectroscopic to Enhance Research and Education Activities at UPRM [Not Funded] Co-PI
- Modeling and control of a fluid bed dryer - with BMS at C-PEDaL Director
- Automation and Development of the Unit Operations and Pharmaceutical Laboratories of the University of Puerto Rico Investigator 2002
- NIR Technology for the Automation of a Fluid Bed Dryer for Automatic Determination of Humidity End Points of Pharmaceutical Granulations PI - 2001
- Optical Inspection to Control the Mixture Distribution of Excipients With Active Drugs [Not Funded] Collaborator - 2001
Service
professional service activities
- Department of Chemical Engineering . Site Director of the ERC on Structured Organic Particulate Systems 2006 -
- Department of Chemical Engineering . Development of an Industrial Control Room at the Unit Operations Laboratory 2004 -
- Academia de Investigacion Para la Facultad y Postdoctorales Mentor
- Department of Chemical Engineering . Coordinator of Construction of the new Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Engineering Development and Learning 2007 - 2013
- 12th Chemical Engineering Symposium Coordinator 2005
- Department of Chemical Engineering . Associate Director 2004 - 2005
- Departmental Academic Affairs Committee - Department of Chemical Engineering Member 2004 - 2005
- Departmental Graduate Affairs Committee - Department of Chemical Engineering Member 2004 - 2005
- Department of Chemical Engineering . Developer and Coordinator of a Certificate on Pharmaceutical Engineering 2004
- Department of Chemical Engineering . Departmental Coordinator for the Pre-Engineering Program 1998 - 1999
- University of Connecticut Storrs, CT Research Assistant of Chemical Engineering 1993 - 1994
- Department of Chemical Engineering . Cooperative Learning Project Instructor 1991 - 1993
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 1997
- M.S. in Chemical Engineering 1991
- B.S. in Chemical Engineering 1989
awards and honors
Contact
full name
- Carlos Velazquez Figueroa