Mr. Marco E. Sanjuan

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University of South Florida
College of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
InstructorAppointed: 1999
University of South Florida
College of Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Lab InstructorAppointed: 1999
Universidad del Norte - Colombia
College of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 1995

Mailing Address

4202 E. Fowler Avenue
Chemical Engineering Department
ENB 118
Tampa, Florida 33620
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (813) 974-5066
Fax: (813) 974-3651
sanjuan@eng.usf.edu
http://dmi.usf.edu/ein6936/msanjuan

Qualifications

M.Sc., University of South Florida, Engineering Science, 1999.
B.S., Universidad del Norte, Mechanical Engineering, 1995.
Ph.D., University of South Florida, Engineering Science.

Expertise and Research Interests

My research areas are Intelligent Process Control and Industrial and Flexible Automation.

For Process Control Applications I am proficient using:
Matlab;
Simulink;
MathCAD;
Labview;
General DCS Programming Architecture.

For Industrial and Flexible Automation I am proficient using:
Labview;
Ladder Programming (Allen Bradley and Omron PLC's);
Scorbase PRO (ESHED's Robots);
ACL (ESHED's Robots);
SpectraLigth CNC interface;
SmartCAM (Turning and Milling);
ARENA.

Other Expertise

I have worked with Design of Experiments and Statistical Models Building to optimize process plants. I have also developed educational resources to teach DOE both at an undergraduate and graduate level.

Future Research

I intend to explore Artificial Intelligence control and pattern recognition applications in medical sciences.

Industrial Relevance

All my research is about improving operating conditions in process and manufacturing plants, such that better standards (tighter) can be implemented and money saved from day to day operation.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Engineering Education, Process Simulation and Control.

Additional Terms:

Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Robotics and Industrial Automation, Virtual Instrumentation.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

English: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)
Spanish: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)

Memberships

American Institute of Chemical Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers - Bioengineering Division

Honors and Awards

1997-1999, Encyclopedia Britannica Scholarship, Institute of International Education, Engineering
1997-1998, Rice-Cullimore Scholarship, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Mechanical Engineering
1997-1999, Fulbrigth Scholarship, Fulbrigth Commission, Robotics
1995, Honor Graduate (1st Place), Universidad del Norte, Engineering

Previous Positions

1997-1999, Teaching Assistant, University of South Florida, College of Engineering, Industrial Engineering
1997-1999, Research Assistant, University of South Florida, College of Engineering, Chemical Engineering

Funding Received

  • Universidad del Norte: Robotics and Automation Laboratory for Universidad del Norte, $650,000, May 1, 1997 to Aug 15, 1999.
  • PROMIGAS S.A.: Modeling and Simulation of a Venturi-type Gas Line joint for the gas line intersection in Sincelejo-Colombia., $2,000, May 1, 1995 to Jul 31, 1995.
  • SMC Corporation: Design and fabrication of a binary robot using electroneumatic actuators from SMC, Corp., $20,000, Mar 1, 1998 to Apr 30, 1999.

Profile Details

Last Updated: 6/10/2001

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