Gustavo Leon
Research Student
Biography
I am a very passionate, hard-working engineer whose main interest is to understand better chemical, kinetic and thermodynamic processes and apply this knowledge in the design of new technologies. I am pursuing a R&D career in the chemical industry with a focus on computational modelling of processes. Experience in mathematical modelling, process systems design and computational fluid dynamics for different industries.Education:
BSc in Chemical Engineering - Monterrey Tech (ITESM) Graduated 2009.
MSc in Energy Engineering - Monterrey Tech (ITESM) Graduated 2011.
PhD in Chemical Engineering - University of Cambridge 2021.
Thesis: Stochastic modelling of the growth of carbonaceous materials.
Industry experience:
DuPont/Chemours (chemical industry) 3.5 years.
Ternium (steel industry) 1 year.
WorleyParsons (oil industry) 6 months internship.
Research interests:
Mathematical modelling of chemical processes.
Process optimisation and control.
Process systems engineering.
Digital Twins.
Other interests:
Chess passionate.
Salsa dancer.
Cambridge University Mexican Society.
Research Themes
Recent Preprints
272: Radial dependence of TiO2 nanoparticles synthesised in jet-wall stagnation flames
Eric J. Bringley, Manoel Y. Manuputty, Casper Lindberg, Gustavo Leon, Jethro Akroyd, and Markus Kraft, Technical Report 272, c4e-Preprint Series, Cambridge, 2021.
269: The role of oxygenated species in the growth of graphene, fullerenes and carbonaceous particles
Gustavo Leon, Jacob W. Martin, Eric J. Bringley, Jethro Akroyd, and Markus Kraft, Technical Report 269, c4e-Preprint Series, Cambridge, 2021.
Gustavo Leon, Angiras Menon, Laura Pascazio, Eric J. Bringley, Jethro Akroyd, and Markus Kraft, Technical Report 253, c4e-Preprint Series, Cambridge, 2019.
251: Reactive localized π-radicals on rim-based pentagonal rings: properties and concentration in flames
Angiras Menon, Jacob W. Martin, Gustavo Leon, Dingyu Hou, Laura Pascazio, Xiaoqing You, and Markus Kraft, Technical Report 251, c4e-Preprint Series, Cambridge, 2019.
Recent Publications
Radial dependence of TiO2 nanoparticles synthesised in jet-wall stagnation flames
Eric J. Bringley, Manoel Y. Manuputty, Casper Lindberg, Gustavo Leon, Jethro Akroyd, and Markus Kraft, Journal of Aerosol Science 162, 105928, (2022).
The role of oxygenated species in the growth of graphene, fullerenes and carbonaceous particles
Gustavo Leon, Jacob W. Martin, Eric J. Bringley, Jethro Akroyd, and Markus Kraft, Carbon 182, 203-213, (2021).
Gustavo Leon, Angiras Menon, Laura Pascazio, Eric J. Bringley, Jethro Akroyd, and Markus Kraft, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 38(1), 1449-1457, (2021).
Reactive localized π-radicals on rim-based pentagonal rings: properties and concentration in flames
Angiras Menon, Jacob W. Martin, Gustavo Leon, Dingyu Hou, Laura Pascazio, Xiaoqing You, and Markus Kraft, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 38(1), 565-573, (2021).
Contact Details
Email: | gl413@cantab.ac.uk_delete_this_bit |
Address: | Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology University of Cambridge West Cambridge Site Philippa Fawcett Drive Cambridge CB3 0AS United Kingdom |