People

Group Leader

Prof. Pedro A. Saa

Education

Doctor of Philosophy. The University of Queensland, 2017.

Thesis: “A Bayesian framework for sampling the feasible kinetic behaviour of metabolic reaction networks”.

Master in Engineering Science. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2012.

Thesis: “Modelling oxygen dissolution during pulse oxygen additions under oenological conditions”. Maximum distinction.

Major in Biological Engineering. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2012.

Honours

Research interests

Metabolic Engineering; Biosystems Modelling; Optimization; Computational Statistics; Applied Machine Learning.

Roberto Núñez (2025 - ongoing). PhD in Engineering Science, mention in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, PUC.

Reinier Rizo (2024 - ongoing). PhD in Engineering Science, mention in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, PUC. Supervisor.

Sheila Valdés (2024 - ongoing). PhD in Engineering Science, mention in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, PUC.

Francisca Villanueva (2024 - ongoing). PhD in Engineering Science, mention in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, PUC.

Jorge Garay (2023 - ongoing). PhD in Engineering Science, mention in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, PUC.

Álvaro Altamirano (2019 - ongoing). PhD in Engineering Science, mention in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, PUC.

Gabriel Miranda (2025 - ongoing). Master in Engineering Science, mention in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, PUC.

Gabriel Díaz (2024 - ongoing). Master in Engineering Science, mention in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, PUC.

Celeste Vargas (2024 - ongoing). Master in Engineering Science, mention in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, PUC.

Ignacio Tapia (2024 - ongoing). Master in Engineering Science, mention in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, PUC.

1. Carolina Deantas (2021 - 2023). Master in Engineering Science, mention in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, PUC.

(PhD student at ITQB Nova, University of Lisbon, Portugal / previously Bioprocess Engineer at Merkén Biotech, Santiago, Chile)

1. Sebastián Zapararte (2022 - 2024). Master in Engineering Science, mention in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, PUC.

(AI Engineer at Sticta Biologicals, Santiago, Chile)

1. Benjamín Elizondo (2021 - 2024). Master in Engineering Science, mention in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, PUC.

(Bioprocess Engineer at Advanced Biotech, Inc., New Jersey, US)

1. Ricardo Leiva (2021 - 2025). Master in Engineering Science, mention in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, PUC.
2. María Catalina Casanueva (2022 - 2025). Master in Engineering Science, mention in Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, PUC.

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