The Department of Chemical Engineering Welcomes New Faculty Member

Kimberly Woodhouse, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Carlos Escobedo, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering effective May 1, 2013.
Dr. Escobedo received a B.Sc. from the National University of Mexico (UNAM), an M.A.Sc. from the University of Toronto and a PhD from the University of Victoria. His doctoral research focused on the development of nanostructured optofluidic sensors for biomedical applications, which was accomplished in collaboration with three different departments at the University of Victoria and the Trev & Joyce Deeley BC Cancer Research Centre.
Dr. Escobedo worked for 5 years in the R&D biomedical sector between his masters and PhD studies as development engineer and manager of mechanical engineering, participating in 3 different projects, including the design and development of an artificial heart. He has lectured at three different universities in Canada and Mexico. From 2011 to 2013, Dr. Escobedo was an NSERC postdoctoral fellow with tenure at the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering at ETH Zürich, Switzerland. To learn more about his research areas and interests, please visit his research page by clicking here.