Dr. Jorge Rodríguez R.

Biography

Dr Jorge Rodríguez is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Khalifa University. He holds a PhD in Chemical and Environmental Engineering (2006) and an MEng and BEng in Chemical Engineering (2001) from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) Spain. 

Dr Rodríguez is currently Editor for the scientific journals Chemical Engineering Science and for Water Science & Technology, he is also editorial board member for Water Research and for PLoS Water journals. In 2019, he was elected co-Chair and Secretary of the International Water Association (IWA) Anaerobic Digestion specialist group. Since 2023 he is also President of the Association of Spanish Scientists and Researchers in the UAE. 

As the principal investigator of the Environmental Bioprocess Modelling Lab, he leads a dynamic team of graduate students and researchers. His lab maintains a network of collaborations including the UQ(AU), USC(ES), INRA(FR) and TUDelft (NL) as well as the University of South Wales (UK) where he currently holds a Visiting Professor appointment.

Dr Rodríguez has more than twenty years of research experience and has published extensively in scientific journals and conferences. His research interests focus on the modelling and development of microbial environmental biotechnology processes for wastewater treatment, anaerobic digestion, microbial fermentations and bioelectrochemical systems. Recently, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, he has expanded his research activities to the health sector through epidemiology modelling of the impact of interventions, vaccination strategies and international travel and since 2020 he has been advising Abu Dhabi's health authorities on the topic.

Education

• PhD Chemical and Environmental Engineering (USC, Spain) 2006
• MSc Chemical Engineering (USC, Spain) 2001
• BEng Industrial Chemistry (USC, Spain) 1999

Teaching

• Fluid Mechanics (CHEG232)
• Introduction to Biochemical Engineering (PHYS203)
• Modelling and Engineering of Microbial Environmental Bioprocesses (ESMA781)
• Process Dynamics & Control (CHEG412)
• Reaction Engineering (CHEG443)
• Wastewater Treatment Engineering (WENV606)

Affiliated Centers, Groups & Labs

• Research and Innovation Center on CO2 and Hydrogen