Ramón Méndez Pampín

Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering

Scientific Profiles

• Portal da Investigación (USC)

Education

• Degree. Industrial Chemistry. University of Santiago de Compostela (1966-1971)
• MSc. Department of Chemical Engineering. University of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain (1972). Master Thesis: Characterization of particles in ion exchange processes
• PhD. Department of Chemical Engineering. University of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain (1981). PhD. Dissertation: Ion exchange equilibria: Cationic ion exchangers in ternary systems
• Post-doc. Department of Industrial Microbiology. Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands (1985)

Positions

• Professor. Department of Chemical Engineering. University of Santiago de Compostela (1998-Present )
• Associated Professor of Chemical Engineering. Department of Chemical Engineering. University of Santiago de Compostela (1987 -1998)
• Associated Professor of Industrial and Technical Chemisty. Department of Chemical Engineering. University of Santiago de Compostela (1972-1987)

Functions

• Secretary of the Chemical Engineering Department. 1992-2002
• Chair of the postgraduate course "Techniques in water treatment" at the University of Santiago de Compostela. 1989-1991
• Co-ordinatior of the water module at the Master Programme "Environmental Science, Technology and Management" at the University of Santiago de Compostela. 1992-2001
• Local co-ordinator of the European Project "BIOTOBIO". (Ref.: FMRX-CT97-0114) for young researchers exchange. 1997-2001

Current functions: Students exchange programmes co-ordinator (ALPHA Programme, Erasmus, Sokrates) General co-ordinator of the Doctoral Programme at the Chemical Engineering Department: "Chemical and Environmental Engineering". 2149-01-1. (1999-present)

Teaching Activities

• Undergraduate Degree Programs
• Chemical Engineering. School of Engineering
• Graduate Degree Programs
• • Master in Environmental Engineering
  • Ph D Programme in "Chemical and Environmental Engineering"

Main Topics

• Wastewater treatment technologies
• Environmental technology
• Environmental management and clean technologies
• Design and operation of wastewater treatment systems
• Project management

Research activities

• Anaerobic wastewater treatment
• Biodegradability and toxicity
• Treatment of industrial wastewaters (pulp and paper, wood, tanneries, fisheries, ...)
• Biological Nitrogen removal
• Nitrification/Denitrification
• Anammox
• Biological aerobic granular reactors
• Hybrid membrane bioreactors
• Clean technologies