Dr. Gloria Diaz Arenas (PALS 2nd Cohort)

Completed PhD in 2024 Doctor of Philosophy, Chemical and Biological Engineering.

Thesis Title: Membrane separation and characterisation of bio-sourced xylooligosaccharides

Supervisors: Dr Joanne Tanner, Prof Gil Garnier and Dr Muhammad Munir Sadiq.

Employment: Materials Scientist at Calix.

Gloria completed a Batchelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering in 2015 at the Industrial University of Santander, Colombia (Laureate Honours thesis). She was part of the national program of COLCIENCIAS Young Researcher, working at the research group CENIVAM – Industrial University of Santander. Gloria’s PhD project focused on the production and separation of oligosaccharides from hardwood biomass. This project was fascinting because it aimed to innovatively apply engineering approaches to develop sustainable processes for the obtention of functional products from bioresources. It represented the possibility to implement biorefinery models in the existing industries.