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November 2006 GAVIOTA DORADA, UNIVERSIDAD DEL MAGDALENA, COLOMBIA

Degrees:

2015
Doctorate     Engineering sciences
analytical modelling, remediation of contaminated sites, biotechnology
2002
Master     Social and Economic Sciences
natural resources management, nature based solutions, fishing and aquaculture socio-economical aspects
1998
Undergraduate     Agricultural Sciences
fishing, aquaculture and seafood processing

Publications resulting from Research
• Vera-Puerto, I., Well, M., Olave, J., Tíjaro-Rojas, R., Gandhi, B., Arias, C.A. (2022). Treatment Wetlands in Atacama Desert, Chile: Experiences and lesson learnt from wastewater treatment and reuse. In: Stefanakis, A. (Eds) Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment in hot and arid climates. Wetlands: Ecology, Conservation and Management, Vol 7. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-03600-2_19 ISBN: 978-3-031-03600-2.
• Vera-Puerto, I., Escobar, J., Rebolledo, F., Valenzuela, V., Olave, J., Tíjaro-Rojas, R., ... & Arias, C. (2021). Performance comparison of vertical flow treatment wetlands planted with the ornamental plant zantedeschia aethiopica operated under arid and Mediterranean climate conditions. Water, 13(11), 1478.
• Lovera, J., Tíjaro-Rojas, R., Meruane, G., Hernández-Luis, F., & Galleguillos, H. R. (2019). Prediction of Solubilities in the System Li++ Na++ K++ Cl–+ H2O at 25° C and Industrial Process of Refining Muriate of Potash. Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 64(5), 2027-2035.
• Lovera-Copa, J. A., Alavia, W., Tíjaro-Rojas, R., & Piceros, E. (2018). Prediction and correlation of the solubility of alkali chlorides in different solvent mixtures and temperatures. Fluid Phase Equilibria, 461, 28-38.
• Tíjaro-Rojas, R. (2017) Biodegradation of plastic bags: A technological alternative for preventing marine debris. Sixth International Marine Debris Conference - Conference Proceedings. http://internationalmarinedebrisconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/GIMDC2-plastic-biodegradation-rocio-tijaro.pdf
• Pascal, J., Tíjaro-Rojas, R., Oyanader, M. A., & Arce, P. E. (2017). The acquisition and transfer of knowledge of electrokinetic-hydrodynamics (EKHD) fundamentals: an introductory graduate-level course. European Journal of Engineering Education, 42(5), 493-512.
• Tíjaro-Rojas, R., Arce-Trigatti, A., Cupp, J., Pascal, J., & Arce, P. E. (2016). A Systematic and Integrative Sequence Approach (SISA) for mastery learning: Anchoring Bloom's Revised Taxonomy to student learning. Education for Chemical Engineers, 17, 31-43.
• Tíjaro-Rojas, R., Arce-Trigatti, A., Cupp, J., Pascal, J., & Arce, P. (2016). Enfoque Sistemático e Integral para Afianzar el Conocimiento y Desarrollar Innovación desde el Aula: Una Herramienta de los Recursos del Taller del Renacimiento. CIMTED, 2016. El Enfoque Basado en Competencias en América Latina “Competencias y Gestión de la Innovación Educativa”. CIMTED, Medellín, Colombia, 704-719.
• Tijaro-Rojas, R., Barraza, J.P,. Allred, A. N. Loftis, L., and Arce, P.E. (2017) A Bi-Dimensional Experimental Cell and Image Analysis: An Effective Device to Validate Model Predictions Applied to Electro-Transport of Heavy Metals. 2017. AIChE Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN.
• Allred, A. N. Loftis, L. Arce, P.E. and Tijaro-Rojas, R. (2016) Effect of Surface Reactions in the Electrokinetic-Based Cleaning of Contaminated Soils. AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1097-7)
• Tijaro-Rojas, R. (2015). Role of micro and macro-heterogeneities in electro-kinetic soil cleaning: An area-averaging approach with dynamic simulations (Doctoral dissertation, Tennessee Technological University).
• Tijaro-Rojas, R., Way Liu, Y. and Arce, P.E. (2014) Micro and Macro-Heterogeneities Effects on Transport of Pollutants in Porous Media: Fundamental Modeling Aspects AIChE Annual Meeting (ISBN: 978-0-8169-1086-1)
• Shpik, K. Tijaro-Rojas, R. Stretz, H. and Arce, P.E. (2013) Electrokinetic Separation of Heavy Metals in Porous Media: An Experimental Approach. AIChE Annual Meeting.
• Tíjaro Rojas, R., & Salgado Cabrera, H. (2007). Long-term effects of regulatory fishing instruments: The Pacific Jack Mackarel case (Trachurus murphyi) in the central southern Chile. Boletín de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras-INVEMAR, 36(1), 49-6.
• Tíjaro, R., Rueda, M., & Santos-Martínez, A. (1998). Population dynamics of the Madamango sea catfish Cathorops spixii at the Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta and Pajarales coastal lagoons, Colombian Caribbean. Boletín de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras-INVEMAR, 27(1), 87-102.