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Paola Ibarra-Gonzalez

Dr. at Delft University of Technology

Areas of expertise

  • - Industrial decarbonization
  • - Bio-based refineries
  • - Biofuels and biochemicals production
  • - Process design, modeling, simulation and optimization
  • - Environmental and economic sustainability assessment

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About me

Paola is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Systems and Services department in the Faculty of Technology, Policy, and Management at TU Delft. She holds a bachelor’s in chemical engineering (Mexico), a master in Materials and Renewable Energy Systems (Mexico) and a PhD in the field of Energy and Environmentally Efficient Technologies (Denmark). Her research focuses on process systems engineering including synthesis, design, modeling, simulation and optimization of bio-based processes and defossilization strategies for industrial clusters.