Projects
Funding Institution: World Bank and Fondecyt
Amount: 1'058,300 PEN - URL
PI: Dr. Julio Valdivia (jvaldiviav@utec.edu.pe)
Implementation of a microfluidic device "point of care" (in situ) for the pre-concentration and separation by inertial forces of Plasmodium spp. in infected blood
This project designs and tests a lab-on-a-chip device with a “point of care” function that allows the detection of Malaria in a shorter time and smaller sample volumes than those required by current clinical diagnostic techniques.
Funding Institution: World Bank and Fondecyt
Amount: 2'697,100 PEN - URL
PI: Dr. Juan Carlos Rodriguez-Reyes (jcrodriguez@utec.edu.pe)
Development of interdisciplinary strategies for the conservation of our heritage facing the national bicentennial: From paintings and gilded copper to altarpieces and burted mats
This project aims to find strategies to protect heritage objects through a) the understanding of the mechanisms of deterioration, and b) the monitoring and control of the storage conditions.
Funding Institution: The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Amount: 100,000 USD - URL
PI: Dr. Jorge Abad (jabadc@utec.edu.pe)
Impacts of alluvial mining in the Madre de Dios Basin: physical effects and mitigation planning
This project explores the interactions between flow, sediment transport, and channel change in rivers in association with the distribution of mercury along the food chain. This project involves an integrated assessment of a coupled natural-human system in southeastern Peru where there is an urgent need to develop science-based sustainable practices and conservation of natural resources.
