PhD. Pia Berger
pberger@up.edu.mx
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
Circular Economy
Development of Sustainable Materials
Sustainability
Energy Efficiency
Water and Soil Remediation
Renewable Energies
Solar
Geothermal Energy
Biomass
Sustainable products
Biochar
Biopolymers
EDUCATION
PhD in Sciences. Dissertation: "Hypocenter relocation and seismic tomography at Popocatepetl Volcano, Mexico". Instituto de Geofisica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México.
Diploma (equiv. to MSc) in Geology. Mapping Thesis: "Littoral cones at SW Pohue Bay, Hawaii - interaction of Hapaimanu flow with the sea". Diploma Thesis: "Generation of Puu Honu, a single littoral cone at SW Pohue Bay (Hawaii): Evidence from volcanological, geophysical and petrological investigations". University of Würzburg, Germany. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, US Geological Survey, Hawaii, USA.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Bioplastic with Orange peel
Bioplastic with Orange peel
Fondo Fomento a la Investigación UP 2019
We are developing a bioplastic under the Circular Economy strategies, where waste is used as a new secondary raw material to obtain a new product without toxins. In this way the product is cheaper and more friendly to the environment and health.
Biochar
Biochar
We produce and analyse different kinds of biochar, a high-quality charcoal that is made from residual materials, mainly from organic lignin waste. The use of biochar is extensive and offers many advantages like soil enrichment, soil remediation, enhance crop yeald, stock farming and water treatment, to name just a few.
STUDENTS
Felix Flesch
Felix Flesch
PhD in Engineering
Assessment and toxicological risk evaluation in amending agrarian soils with biochar generated from woody residues in the state of Aguascalientes, Mexico.
PhD student from UAA, biochemistry
Graduate: February 2020
Aurora Citlali Morales Hernández
Aurora Citlali Morales Hernández
Master in Engineering and Circular Economy
Biochar aplication; Case study in the soils of Aguascalientes
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María Teresa González Rodríguez
María Teresa González Rodríguez
Master in Engineering and Circular Economy
Development of parameters for ranking sustainable parks
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Francisco Bernal
Francisco Bernal
Master in Engineering and Circular Economy
Managed Aquifer Recharge techniques with grey and rainwater in the urban area of Aguascalientes, measured by the shadow pricing of water in Aguascalientes and GHG emission reduction
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María de los Ángeles Arriaga Moreno
María de los Ángeles Arriaga Moreno
Master in Engineering and Circular Economy
Efficient and sustainable irrigation at the Universidad Panamericana, using treated water from the nearby water treatment plant Villa Sur, Aguascalientes
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Marcos Antonio Ribera Flores
Marcos Antonio Ribera Flores
Master in Engineering and Circular Economy
Applied Circular Economy: Sustainable bricks
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Rocío Alejandra Abugarade Solis
Rocío Alejandra Abugarade Solis
Master in Science
Sustainable bioproducts using agave fibre
Coadvisor
Carmen Guadalupe Aguirre Acevedo
Carmen Guadalupe Aguirre Acevedo
Master in Engineering and Circular Economy
Selection of the type of vehicles for taxis service in Aguascalientes through sustainability guidelines
Coadvisor
SOME PAPERS
Berger,P., Cachutt-Alvarado, C. Domínguez-Soberanes, J., Hernández-Lozano, C. Ortega-Fraustro,D. Macías-Ochoa, M.F. & Licea-Domínguez,S. (2020) Biopolymers obtained from orange waste based on a decision tree, 2020 IEEE Andescon, pp.1-6, doi: 10.1109/ANDESCON50619.2020.9271999.
Flesch, F.; Berger, P.; Robles-Vargas, D.; Santos-Medrano, G.E.; Rico-Martínez, R. (2019). Characterization and Determination of the Toxicological Risk of Biochar Using Invertebrate Toxicity Tests in the State of Aguascalientes, México. Appl. Sci., 9, 1706.
Berger, P., Cachutt-Alvarado, C., Fraustro-Ortega, D., Macías-Ochoa, M. F., Domínguez-Soberanes, J., & Hernández-Lozano, L. C. (2019). Biodegradable polymer obtained from orange peels. In 2019 IEEE 39th Central America and Panama Convention (CONCAPAN XXXIX) (pp. 1-5). IEEE.
Berger, P., & Flesch, F. (2017). Biomass and biochar potential, a chance for semidesertic áreas like Aguascalientes, Mexico. In EnvIMEKO 17 - 7th IMEKO TC19 Symposium on Environmental Instrumentation and Measurements Aguascalientes, Mexico, August 3-4, 2017.
Berger, P., Pichardo, N., Alejandro, F., Valdés González, C., & Martínez Bringas, A. (2011). New locations of volcano-tectonic earthquakes under Popocatépetl Volcano applying a Genetic Search Algorithm. Geofísica internacional, 50(3), 319-340. ISSN: 0016-7169
Berger, P., Got, J. L., González, C. V., & Monteiller, V. (2011). Seismic tomography at Popocatépetl volcano, Mexico. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 200(3), 234-244. ISSN: 0377-0273
Berger, P., & Valdes-Gonzales, C. M. (2009). Three dimensional P-wave velocity structure at Popocatépetl Volcano, Mexico. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 1, p. 1706).
Berger, P., Nava, F. A., & Valdes-Gonzalez, C. (2008). New Hypocenter Relocation Results From Volcano-Tectonic Events (1995-2006) at Popocatepetl Volcano, Mexico. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 1, p. 1847).
Berger, P. (2007). Calm Before the Storm? Immediate Identification of Volcanic Eruption Intensity: Promising Test of a New Monitoring System at the Active Volcano Popocatépetl, Mexico. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 1, p. 0710).
Pia Berger: Vom Wandel der Gesteine. In: Eine Herausforderung für die Kunstproduktion, en: Emmerling, T., Hodgson I., (2005) Kunstwerk-Werkstoff – Vom Stein zur Skulptur-Vom Mineral zur Malerei: [catalog: Sonderausstellung im Martin-von-Wagner-Museum und Mineralogischen Museum der Universität Würzburg anlässlich des 15-jährigen Bestehens der Museumsinitiative des Martin-von-Wagner-Museums der Universität Würzburg, 27.11. 2005-26.2. 2006], Ergon, Wuerzburg, Germany, 170 p. ISBN 978-3-89913-493-3, p. 31-35.
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