Dayana Agudelo‐Castañeda

Published more than 37 high quality paper in international peer-reviewed ISI-SCOPUS journals. PhD in Remote Sensing in 2014 and M. Sc in Hydric Resources and Environmental Sanitation from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Environmental and Sanitary Engineer. Associate Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineer of the Universidad del Norte, Colombia. Delivering enthusiastic and engaging lectures to students in environmental engineering and air quality. Academic coordinator of the master’s in environmental engineering. iCACGP member and Association for Aerosol Studies in Latin America and the Caribbean member. Researcher on air quality, i.e. low-cost sensors, passive sampling of NO2, bioaerosols, LUR, airborne particles modeling, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons associated with airborne particles and the size distribution of airborne particles. Researcher on air quality and health using land use regression models in 5 cities in Colombia for NO2 and PM2.5 pollutants (Colombian Government-funded). Led, planned, and executed one of the greatest Air Quality Congress in Colombia (CASAP 2019). Researcher on use and calibration of low-cost sensors, PAH associated to PM2.5 and cytotoxic effects. Planned and executed projects on bioaerosol monitoring inside ICU´s and landfills. Research assistant (doctoral level) in the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Worked in different projects of the research line in Atmospheric Sciences of the Remote Sensing Research Center and Meteorology jointly with the State Environmental Agency (FEPAM). The research included these themes: air quality, airborne particulate matter, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons associated with airborne particles, the size distribution of airborne particles and analysis of particulate matter in thermal infrared spectra, ozone, nitrogen oxides, temporal series analysis, receptor models. Managed a small team of mentored undergraduate students and graduate students (Msc students) during the 4 years. Presented several papers in international conferences.

Researcher on the treatment of drinking water using nanofiltration membrane oxidation with potassium permanganate and desorption tower for removing compounds causing taste, odor and taste in the water. Responsible for the design, coordination, and implementation of environmental management in health institutions of various levels of complexity, within the framework of planning matters: management of waste from health care, rational use of water, education and environmental training to employees, biosafety management of hazardous waste. Conducted the design and implementation of ISO 14001 in the health centers and universities, and environmental management programs in the food industry.