Teaching Staff

Doctorate in Chemical Engineering (IQS, 1983). Industrial Engineering specialising in Chemistry (Universitat Ramon Llull, 1993). Chemical Engineering (IQS, 1978).

Academic post: Professor, 1992 - current
Coordinator of Masters in Preventing Workplace Hazards.

Modules taught: Basic Chemical Engineering Operations, Separation, Simulation and Optimization Operations in Chemical Processes, Transport Phenomena and Gas-Phase Reactions (postgraduate), Change of Scale (postgraduate), Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (postgraduate), Thermochemical Hazards (postgraduate), The Human Factor (postgraduate), and Quantifying and Managing Technological Risk (postgraduate).

Research projects:
1. Applying Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry to Fine Chemistry and Specialities.
2. Safety analysis and numerical simulation.
3. Developing clean industrial processes for Fine Chemistry.

e-mail: julia.sempere@iqs.edu

Doctorate in Chemical Engineering (IQS, 1978). Industrial Engineering specialising in Chemistry (Universitat Ramon Llull, 1993). Masters in Chemistry (Universitat Ramon Llull, 1994). Chemical Engineering (IQS, 1975). Diploma in Management of Chemical Companies (IQS, 1992).

Academic post: Professor, 1989 - current

Modules taught: Electrical Engineering, Chemical-Process Control and Instrumentation, Regulation and Robots, Biotechnology, Experimentation in Chemical Engineering, Advanced Control (postgraduate), Process Control: Its influence in Environmental Quality (postgraduate), Biological Processes in Wastewater Treatment (postgraduate), and Material and Energy Balances (postgraduate).

Research projects:
1. Biotechnological processes with microorganisms.
2. Waste water treatment.

e-mail: eduard.barbera@iqs.edu

Doctorate in Chemical Engineering (IQS, 1983). Industrial Engineering specialising in Chemistry (Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, 1985). Chemical Engineering (IQS, 1969).

Academic post: Professor, 1989 - current

Modules taught: Projects, Facility Design and Equipment, Mechanics of Fluids and Heat Transfer, Projects Laboratory, Graphics, and Transport Phenomena.

Research projects:
1. Industrial Waste Management.
2. Managing and Developing Industrial Projects.

e-mail: pere.celma@iqs.edu

Doctorate in Chemical Engineering (IQS, 1983). Industrial Engineering specialising in Chemistry (Universitat Ramon Llull, 1993). Chemical Engineering (IQS, 1981).

Academic post: Professor, 1992 - current
Member of the FundEmi IQS Business Institute Board of Governors, 2002 - current
Executive Director, Communication and Corporative Marketing, 2007-

Modules taught: Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, Transport Phenomena.

Research projects:
1. Developing Expert Systems: applications for Industrial Safety and Operations Planning in process industries.
2. Future of Technology.

e-mail: marisa.espasa@iqs.edu

Doctorate in Chemical Engineering (IQS, 1988). Industrial Engineering specialising in Chemistry (Universitat Ramon Llull, 1993). Chemical Engineering (IQS, 1985). Diploma in Management of Chemical Companies (IQS, 1985).

Academic post: Senior Lecturer, 1992 - current
Head of International Relations for Europe.
Responsible for Sports.

Modules taught: Applied Digital Calculus, Simulation and Optimisation of Chemical Processes, 4th-Year Chemical Engineering Laboratory, 4th-Year Industrial Engineering Laboratory and Control and Robot Laboratory.

Research projects:
1. Bidimensional graphic coding. Topological indices.
2. Development of applications in Microsoft Visual Studio.NET (Visual Basic.NET, Visual C++.NET, Visual J#.NET, Visual C#.NET) and Microsoft Office.
3. Software to teach Computer Assisted Chemistry.

e-mail: josejavier.molins@iqs.edu

Doctorate in Chemical Engineering (IQS, 1982). Industrial Engineering specialising in Chemistry (Universitat Ramon Llull, 1993). Chemical Engineering (IQS, 1979).

Academic post: Professor, 1992 - current
Head of Department of Chemical Engineering, 1998-2002
Coordinator of Masters in Preventing Workplace Accidents.
Pro-Vice-Chancellor of URL International Relations, 2002 - current

Modules taught: Industrial Chemistry, Techonological Risk, Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (post-graduate), Thermochemical Hazards (post-graduate), Hazard Identification (post-graduate).

Research projects:
1. Process safety analysis and product stability using calorimetry and thermal analysis techniques.
2. Developing and improving processes in Fine Chemistry. Technologically sustainable processes.
3. Process thermodynamics using on-line reaction calorimetry and IR analysis.

e-mail: rosa.nomen@iqs.edu

Doctorate in Chemical Engineering (Universitat Ramon Llull, 1999). Industrial Engineering specialising in Chemistry (Universitat Ramon Llull, 1993). Chemical Engineering (IQS, 1993).

Academic post: Associate Lecturer, 2002 - current

Modules taught: Integrated Laboratory, Experimentation in Chemical Engineering I and Process Engineering Laboratory.

Research projects:
1. Thermal safety of chemical reactions.
2. Reaction calorimetry, thermal analysis and adiabatic calorimetry.
3. Reaction process scale change and industrialisation in Fine Chemistry.

e-mail: eduard.serra@iqs.edu