Full Professor and Research Fellow
Mechanical Engineering Department,
Gokongwei College of Engineering,
De La Salle University
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