FORMATION
MASTER STUDENTS
Victoria Cortinez Chemical Engineering January 2010	Processing of lenga (Nothofagus pumilio) and eucalyptus (Eucalyiptus globulus) with diluted acid, ionic liquids and commercial cellulolytic enzymes for the production of second generation bioethanol
Ricardo Pezoa Chemical Engineering May 2010	Processing of maize (Zea mais) and wheat straw (Triticum aestivum) residues with diluted acid, ionic liquids and commercial cellulolytic enzymes for the production of second generation bioethanol
Ivan Gajardo In process	Recombinant expression and modification of a fungal cellobiohydrolase for the production of ethanol from lignocellulosic waste
Javier Jofre Chemical Engineering In process	Enzymes thermostability improvement using methods of structure prediction
Marcela Vega Chemical Engineering In process	Protein engineering in a fungal cellulase: optimization of the hydrolytic properties
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
Consuelo Fritz December 2009	Reducing sugars yield obtained from Nothofagus pumilio (Poepp. et Endl.) Kraser processed by biological pretreatment for ethanol production.
Pablo Santibáñez In process	“Chemical characterization of pretreated lenga (Nothofagus pumilio Poepp. et Endl.) and eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus Labill) wood with white rot fungi”
Alejandra Guerrero Chemical Engineering June 2009	Identification and cloning of glycoside hydrolases for use in production of bioethanol
Alejandro Salinas Chemical Engineering November 2009	Identification, cloning and recombinant expression of an active endoglucanase toward the production of bioethanol
Tomas Niklitschek C. Chemical Engineering May 2010	Selection of fermentation conditions of lignocellulosic materials for production of bioethanol
Roberto Sotomayor Biochemical Engineering March 2010	Exploratory study of bioethanol and by-products production for biorefinery of forest residues
Diego Schneuer Biochemical Engineering March 2010	Exploratory study of bioethanol and by-products production for biorefinery of agronomic residues
Stephanie Oyaneder P In process .	Determination of sugars in lignocellulosic materials from agricultural and forestry residues for the production of Bioethanol