Valeria Ochoa-Herrera

Valeria Ochoa-Herrera holds a PhD in Environmental Engineering, a MSc in Environmental Engineering and a MA in Analytical Chemistry from University of Arizona (USA). She is a Professor in the Environmental Engineering Department at Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Ecuador, and an Adjunct professor in Environmental Sciences and Engineering Department at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA. She has created a multidisciplinary research group focus on mitigation and remediation of contaminated effluents in vulnerable areas in Ecuador (Galápagos/Amazonia) and Colombia (San Andres) and an applied research group oriented to the development of innovative and sustainable remediation strategies. She has conducted research projects in water quality, water-food-energy nexus, bioremediation of domestic and industrial effluents and sustainability in collaboration with international universities in United States, Canada, France, Colombia and Mexico.