Full Professor and Research Fellow
Mechanical Engineering Department,
Gokongwei College of Engineering,
De La Salle University
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ABOUT ME
Prof. Ubando is recipient of the Fulbright Foundation for Doctoral Dissertation Program at the University of Arizona and Texas A&M University in 2013-2014. He led multiple projects such as the USAID STRIDE PURE Grant project on the life-cycle assessment of algal biofuels in the Philippines.
EDUCATION
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Process Systems Engineering (PSE)
Optimization concepts and methodologies applied to the design of mechanical systems and processes
2011 - 2014
De La Salle University
Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering
*with Research Attachments at The University of Arizona and Texas A&M University (2013-2014)
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Environmental impact assessment through a product's life cycle
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Mechanical design and analysis using CFD concepts
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE)
Process development applied on agricultural and biological processes.
2007 - 2009
University of the Philippines Diliman
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
1996 - 2000
De La Salle University
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering