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Katherine Lizama Allende

Assistant Professor

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Constructed wetlands for water quality control, environmental chemistry and biotechnology, emergent technologies for the removal of arsenic and metals from water, water quality modeling

Educación

  •  Civil Engineering, Water Area, MONASH UNIVERSITY. Australia, 2013
  •  Civil Industrial Engineer, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2007
  •  Environmental Engineering, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2007

Experiencia Académica

  •   Assistant Professor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas

    Santiago, Chile

    2013 - A la fecha

  •   Instructor Professor Part Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Engineering

    Santiago, Chile

    2005 - 2005

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Project Engineer Full Time

    DICTUC S.A.

    Santiago, Chile

    2007 - 2009

  •   Research Assistant Other

    Monash University

    Melbourne, Australia

    2010 - 2010

Formación de Capital Humano


Tutored students

Doctorate
Diego Bravo (in progress)

Masters
Diego Herrera (in progress)
Mariana Matus (in progress)
Consuelo Alcarruz (in progress)
María José Chacón
José Ayala
Paola Sánchez

Civil Engineering thesis
Paulina Julio
María José Chacón
Javiera Aedo
Aarón González
Juan Pablo Rojas
Jorge Godoy B.
Sofía Hodali I.
Pía Said M.
Tomás Flores R.
José Ayala
Pablo Echeverría P.
Juan Morales C.
Melissa Vargas P.
Camila San Miguel E.
Javier Fuentealba G.
Ignacio Jaque V.
Norberto Werner S.
Daniela Henry P.

Co-tutored
Graciela Espina C.
Beatriz Espinoza P.
Leonardo Cepeda A.
Paz Araya O.
Catalina Cerda C.
Ignacio Araneda G.


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Premio Padre Hurtado

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Chile, 1999

    Awarded for academic excellence, equivalent to the undergraduate studies university fees

  •   Beca Chile

    ANID

    Chile, 2009

    For doctoral studies in foreign countries

  •   Reconocimiento por destacado aporte en la generación de conocimiento científico en la Universidad de Chile

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Chile, 2022

    Por tener un mayor índice de publicaciones ISI-WOS durante 2021, filtrada mediante el factor de impacto 2019, 6% superior en su disciplina


 

Article (15)

Evaluation of surface water quality in basins of the Chilean Altiplano-Puna and implications for water treatment and monitoring
The removal of arsenic and metals from highly acidic water in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands with alternative supporting media
Arsenic in Latin America: New findings on source, mobilization and mobility in human environments in 20 countries based on decadal research 2010-2020
Boron and Sulfate Removal Using Rice Husk as Filtration Material in Horizontal Flow Constructed Wetlands Microcosms
Can hydrogen sulphide gas be produced during alkaline leach of enargitic copper concentrates?
Selection of macrophytes with Cu-enriched root biomass intended for ecocatalyst production
Arsenic Removal Using Horizontal Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetlands=> A Sustainable Alternative for Arsenic-Rich Acidic Waters
Constructed Wetland-Microbial Fuel Cells for Sustainable Greywater Treatment
Water Quality: Trends and Challenges
Removal of Arsenic and Iron from Acidic Water Using Zeolite and Limestone: Batch and Column Studies
Copper removal from water using a bio-rack system either unplanted or planted with Phragmites australis, Juncus articulatus and Phalaris arundinacea
The influence of media type on removal of arsenic, iron and boron from acidic wastewater in horizontal flow wetland microcosms planted with Phragmites australis
The effect of substrate media on the removal of arsenic, boron and iron from an acidic wastewater in planted column reactors
Enhancing the removal of arsenic, boron and heavy metals in subsurface flow constructed wetlands using different supporting media
Removal processes for arsenic in constructed wetlands

BookSection (3)

Water quality
Calidad del Agua en Chile: Avances, desafíos y perspectivas
Water Quality in Chile: Progress, Challenges and Perspectives

ConferencePaper (3)

The removal of arsenic by horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands
Arsenic removal by subsurface flow constructed wetlands
Subsurface flow constructed wetlands for the removal of arsenic and metals from acidic contaminated water

Proyecto (10)

Desarrollo de una herramienta para la evaluación de la calidad del agua superficial de cuencas prioritarias en escenarios futuros de cambio climático
Tratamientos terciarios para mejorar la calidad de las aguas sanitarias e industriales: recirculación, reutilización y producción de agua de riego en el actual y futuro escenario de estrés hídrico
Implementación de tecnologías verdes como humedales construidos y bio-filtros para el control de la contaminación, crecidas y recarga artificial de acuíferos
Nuestra casa, nuestro cauce: Manual de autogestión de agua doméstica
Remoción de arsénico usando zeolita y piedra caliza con medios filtrantes en columnas y como medios de soporte en humedales construidos a escala de microcosmos
Removing arsenic, boron and iron from contaminated water using laboratory-scale horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands: identifying fate and partitioning of pollutants in the solid phase as conceptual basis for constructed wetlands design
REMOVING ARSENIC, BORON AND IRON FROM CONTAMINATED WATER USING LABORATORY-SCALE HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS=> IDENTIFYING FATE AND PARTITIONING OF POLLUTANTS IN THE SOLID PHASE AS CONCEPTUAL BASIS FOR CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS DESIGN
Evaluación Tecnológica para el desarrollo de un kit de análisis multi-metálico en base a biomarcadores para la determinación de Riesgo Ambiental e Inocuidad Alimentaria
Use of biogenics nanoparticles of manganese rust to remove metals and metalloids in watery phase
USO DE NANOPARTICULAS BIOGENICAS DE OXIDOS DE MANGANESO PARA REMOVER METALES Y METALOIDES EN FASE ACUOSA.
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Katherine Lizama

Assistant Professor

Civil Engineering

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Mohammad Ayaz Alam

Académico (Profesor Asociado)

Departamento de Ingeniería Geoespacial y Ambiental

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Joseline Tapia

Profesora Asociada

Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas

Universidad Católica del Norte

Antofagasta, Chile

1
Klaus Bieger

Instructor

Química y Biología

Universidad de Atacama

Copiapó, Chile

1
Pablo Pasten

Associate Professor

Department of Hydraulic & Environmental Engineering

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
Donovan Diaz

Associate Professor

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Ignacio Vargas

Profesor Asociado

Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Alejandra Vega

Other researcher

CEDEUS / Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile