Presentations


  1. Lynman, J., Coronella, C., Vasquez, V. R., Yan, W., AIChE Annual Meeting, ``Effect of Acetic Acid and LiCl on Torrefaction of Lignocellulosic Biomass,'' Salt Lake City, UT. (November 11, 2010).

  2. Vasquez, V. R., AIChE Annual Meeting, ``Design and Operations Under Uncertainty,'' American Institute of Chemical Engineering, Salt Lake City, UT. (November 10, 2010).

  3. Hanbury, O., Vasquez, V. R., Coronella, C., AIChE Annual Meeting, ``Modeling of Heat of Sorption in Foods and Other Biomass Materials from Free Energy Models'', Salt Lake City, UT. (November 10, 2010).

  4. Reza, T., Coronella, C., Vasquez, V. R., AIChE Annual Meeting, ``Kinetic Study in Wet Torrefaction of Lignocellulosic Biomass,'' American Institute of Chemical Engineering, Salt Lake City, UT. (November 9, 2010).

  5. Vasquez, V. R., SHPE Conference, ``Scientific Integrity and Research Ethics,'' Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Cincinnati, OH. (October 28, 2010).

  6. Vasquez, V.R. ``Analysis of Reverse Micelles in AOT/Water/Isooctane using DLS and Molecular Dynamics''. International Materials Research Congress, Cancun, Mexico, August, 2010.

  7. Coronella, C., Acharjee, T., Vasquez, V. R., Yan, W., TCS 2010 Symposium, ``Wet Torrefaction of Lignocellulosic Biomass,'' Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. (September 22, 2010).

  8. Coronella, C., Acharjee, T., Vasquez, V. R., Yan, W., 18th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, ``Mass and Energy Balances for Wet Torrefaction of Lignocellulosic Biomass,'' European Commission, Centre de Congres, Lyon, France. (May 5, 2010).

  9. Coronella, C., Vasquez, V. R., Schmidt, K., AIChE Annual Meeting, ``Energy and Fuel Value of Wastewater Sludge Residuals,'' American Institute of Chemical Engineering, Nashville, TN. (November 2009).

  10. Yan, W., Vasquez, V. R., Coronella, C., AIChE Annual Meeting, ``Kinetic Modeling of Biomass Torrefaction,'' Nashville, TN. (November 2009).

  11. Yan, W., Coronella, C., Vasquez, V. R., AIChE Annual Meeting, ``Mass and Energy Balance of Biomass Hydrothermal Preatment,'' American Institute of Chemical Engineering, Nashville, TN. (November 2009).

  12. Vasquez, V. R. , Coronella, C. , Handbury, O. , AIChE Annual Meeting, ``Modeling of Sorption Heat in Foods Using a Molecular Thermodynamics Approach,'' Nashville, TN. (November 2009).

  13. Coronella, C., Vasquez, V. R., Yan, W., Acharjee, T., AIChE Annual Meeting, ``Thermal Pretreatment Options for Thermochemical Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass,'' American Institute of Chemical Engineering, Nashville, TN. (November 2009).

  14. Vasquez, V. R., Coronella, C., Yan, W., Acharjee, T., 17th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition, ``Mass and Energy in Wet Torrefaction of Lignocellulosic Biomass,'' The European Commission, Hamburg, Germany. (June 29, 2009).

  15. Vasquez, V. R., Bellur, S., Coronella, C., AIChE Annual Meeting, ``A Simple Model for Equilibrium Moisture Content in Food Products'', American Institute of Chemical Engineering, Philadelphia, PA. November, 2008.

  16. Vasquez, V. R., Bellur, S., Coronella, C., AIChE Annual Meeting, ``An Equilibrium Model for Moisture Content in Biomass Substrates'', American Institute of Chemical Engineering, Philadelphia, PA. November, 2008.

  17. Vasquez, V. R., AIChE Annual Meeting, ``Design Under Uncertainty'', , Philadelphia, PA. November, 2008.

  18. Vasquez, V. R., Bellur, S., Coronella, C, AIChE Annual Meeting, ``Equilibrium Moisture Content and Drying Analysis of Biosolids'', American Institute of Chemical Engineering, Philadelphia, PA. November, 2008.

  19. Vasquez, V. R., Gardner, A., Graeve, O. A., AIChE Annual Meeting, ``Molecular Dynamics of Reverse Micelles: Simulation Time and Pre-Built Structures Considerations in The Modeling of the AOT-Water-Isooctane System'', Salt Lake City, Utah. November 7, 2007.

  20. Vasquez, V. R., Ierapetritou, M. G., AIChE Annual Meeting, ``Design, Analysis and Operations Under Uncertainty'', American Institute of Chemical Engineering, Salt Lake City, Utah. November 6, 2007.

  21. Vasquez, V. R., Coronella, C., Ramachandra, S., AIChE Annual Meeting, ``A Sustainable Process for Conversion of Sludge to Power'', American Institute of Chemical Engineering, Salt Lake City, Utah. November 5, 2007.

  22. Vasquez, V. R., Magee, J., Curtis, R., Lue, L., StatPhys23, ``Origins of helicity in a simple polymer model'', IUPAP International Conference on Statistical Physics, Genoa, Italy. July 9, 2007.

  23. Vasquez, V. R., Graeve, O. A., Gardner, A., Conference on Properties and Phase Equilibria for Product and Process Design 2007, ``Use of reverse micellar systems for ZrO2 nanoparticles synthesis: Dynamic and equilibrium studies of the reverse micelles structures using Molecular Dynamics'', PPEPPD, Hersonissos, Crete, Greece. May 20, 2007.

  24. Vasquez, V. R. ``Design of Biological Pharmaceutical and Alternative Energy Systems'', American Institute of Chemical Engineering Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. November 17, 2006.

  25. Vasquez, V. R., Magee, J., Lue, L., Curtis, R., ``Structure and Aggregation in a Simple Helix-Forming Polymer'', American Institute of Chemical Engineering Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. November 16, 2006.

  26. Vasquez, V. R., Gardner, A., Graeve, O. A., ``Molecular Dynamics Modeling of Reverse Micelles: Dynamics of Particles in the Core'', American Institute of Chemical Engineering Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. November 15, 2006.

  27. Vasquez, V. R., XI International Materials Research Congress, ``Molecular Dynamics Modeling of Reverse Micelles: Modeling Strategies and Dynamics of Particles in the Core'', Academia Mexicana de Ciencia de Materiales, Cancun, Mexico. August 22, 2006.

  28. Vasquez, V. R. Start Think About College (STAC), ``A Journey to Higher Education'', University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV. March 20, 2006.

  29. Vasquez, V.R.; Zabaloy, M.S.; Macedo, E.A. ``Extrapolation of Molecular Simulation Data: Applications to Supercritical Fluids''. AIChE Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, November 2005, paper 338g.

  30. Vasquez, V.R.; Magee, J.E.; Warwicker, J.; Lue, L. ``Helical Structure from Isotropic Homopolymer Model''. AIChE Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, November 2005, paper 148j.

  31. Magee, J.E.; Warwicker, J.; Vasquez, V.R.; Lue, L. ``Low Temperature Transitions in Off-Lattice Heteropolymers'', 12th International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology and 3rd European Conference on Computational Biology, Glasgow, Scotland, Jul. 31 - Aug. 4, 2004.

  32. Vasquez, V.R.; ``A Journey to Higher Education'', Student Access & Opportunity Services, Office of Prospective Students, University of Nevada, Reno. March 20, 2004.

  33. Vasquez, V.R.; ``Expectations & Opportunities for Latino Students: an engineering perspective'', Hispanic Parent Student Program, Center for Student Cultural Diversity, University of Nevada, Reno. April 5, 2004.

  34. Vasquez, V.R.; Zabaloy, M.S.; Macedo, E.A. ``A Corresponding States Approach based on Molecular Theory for Modeling Transport Properties of Supercritical Fluids.'', V EBFS - V Encontro Brasileiro de Fluidos Supercríticos (5th Brazilian Meeting on Supercritical Fluids) Florianópolis, SC, Brazil, 21-23 April 2004.

  35. Vasquez, V.R.; ``Mesoscopic Modeling of Complex Systems: Dissipative Particle Dynamics and Minimal Models'', Chemical Engineering Department, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, May 5, 2004.

  36. Vasquez, V.R.; Zabaloy, M.S.; Macedo, E.A. ``Self-Difussion Coefficient and Viscosity of Supercritical Fluids'', Sixth International Symposium on Supercritical Fluis, Trieste (Italy), 13-16 June 2004.

  37. Vasquez, V.R.; Zabaloy, M.S.; Macedo, E.A. ``Modeling the Composition Dependence of Viscosity in Wide Ranges of Conditions: A Molecular Simulation Study'', AIChE Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, November 2004, paper 167e.

  38. Vasquez, V.R.; Cooper, S.; Coronella, C. ``Susceptibility of Insulin Transport Models to Uncertainty: A Monte Carlo Approach'', AIChE Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, November 2004, paper 419a.

  39. Vasquez, V.R.; Mandela, R.K.; Coronella, C. ``Performance of Heat Exchanger Networks under Uncertainty: A Monte Carlo Approach'', AIChE Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, November 2004, paper 403ac.

  40. Vasquez, V.R.; ``Bridging the gap between atomistic and macroscopic simulations of complex systems: DPD & Minimal Models'', Chemical Engineering Department, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, October 23, 2003.

  41. Vasquez, V.R.; Zabaloy, M.S.; Macedo, E.A. ``Description of Self-Difussion Coefficients From Molecular Simulation Data'', AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 2003, paper 219ah.
  42. Vasquez, V.R.; Magee, J.; Lue, L. ``The Influence of Bond Length on the Collapse and Freezing Transition of Square-Well Homopolymers'', AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 2003, paper 229c.

  43. Mandela, R.K.; Vasquez, V.R.; Coronella, C.; Whiting, W.B. ``Uncertainty Analysis Tools Applied to a Model Predictive Control Algorithm: Application to pH Control'', AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 2003, paper 439ah.

  44. Vasquez, V.R.; Whiting, W.B. ``Comparison of Uncertainty Analysis Tools on Environmental Risk Assessment of Chemical Processes: Effects of Uncertainty in Thermodynamic Properties'', AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 2003, paper 455g.

  45. Vasquez, V.R.; Zabaloy, M.S.; Macedo, E.A. ``Real fluid viscosity modeling based on new molecular simulation data'', EQUIFASE 2002: VI Conferencia Iberoamericana sobre Equilibrio entre Fases para el Diseño de Procesos. Foz de Iguaçu (Brasil) October 2002, Paper EQ-121.

  46. Vasquez, V.R.; Zabaloy, M.S. ``New Molecular Dynamics Data for an Engineering Oriented Viscosity Model'', AIChE Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, November 2002, paper 77b.

  47. Vasquez, V.R.; Rodriguez, L.; Whiting, W.B. ``Effect of Uncertainty in Infinite Dilution Activity Coefficients on Emission Estimations for Environmental Applications'', AIChE Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, November 2002, paper 238f.

  48. Vasquez, V.R.; Whiting, W.B. ``Application of Autocovariance Analysis in Uncertainty Analysis of Thermophysical Properties'', AIChE Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, November 2002, paper 244a.

  49. Vasquez, V.R.; Whiting, W.B. ``Computer Simulation of Reversed-Micellar Self-Assembly Using Dissipative Particle Dynamics'', AIChE Annual Meeting, Reno, NV, November 2001, paper 144i.

  50. Rodriguez, L.; Vasquez, V.R.; Whiting, W.B.; Shonnard, D.R. ``Sensitivity and Uncertainty in Pollution Prevention'', AIChE Annual Meeting, Reno, NV, November 2001, paper 257j.

  51. Lang, J.; Gotchy, M.; Vasquez, V.R.; Whiting, W.B. ``Analysis of Cooling Channels for Rocket Engines'', AIChE Annual Meeting, Reno, NV, November 2001, paper 183e.

  52. Fuchs, A.; Ergican, E.; Childress, A.; Vasquez, V.R.; Whiting, W.B. ``Novel Hydrophobic Microporous Membrane Materials for Membrane Distillation'', AIChE Annual Meeting, Reno, NV, November 2001, paper 228h.

  53. Martinez, J.; Vasquez, V.R.; Whiting, W.B. ``Efficient Uncertainty Analysis with a New Uncertainty Parameter'', AIChE Annual Meeting, Reno, NV, November 2001, paper 265g.

  54. Vidaurre, G.; Vasquez, V.R.; Whiting, W.B. ``Objective Function Definition in Nonlinear Regression: Is this still an issue in chemical engineering problems? '', AIChE Annual Meeting, Reno, NV, November 2001, paper 295i.

  55. Vasquez, V.R.; Lue, L., ''Theoretical and Computer Simulation Study of Polymer-Surfactant Systems'', AIChE Annual Meeting, Reno, NV, November 2001, paper 135c.

  56. Vasquez, V.R.; Whiting, W.B., ``A Sampling Technique for Correlated Parameters in Nonlinear Models for Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis'', Nevada Science and Technology Symposium, Poster Session Program, Las Vegas, NV, January 13-14, 2000.

  57. Vasquez, V.R.; Xin, Y.; Whiting, W.B., ``Automatic Re- Weighting of Maximum Likelihood Functions for Parameter Regression of Kinetic and Thermodynamic Models Using the IVEM Procedure'', Nevada Science and Technology Symposium, Poster Session Program, Las Vegas, NV, January 13-14, 2000.

  58. Vasquez, V.R.; Meerschaert, M.; Whiting, W.B., ``Interquantile and Confidence Interval Estimation in Uncertainty Analysis of Chemical Processes Under the Presence of Random and Systematic Erros'', Nevada Science and Technology Symposium, Poster Session Program, Las Vegas, NV, January 13-14, 2000.

  59. Vasquez, V.R.; Whiting, W.B., ``Regression of Binary Interaction Parameters for Thermodynamic Models Usinng an In-Variance Estimation Method'', Nevada Science and Technology Symposium, Poster Session Program, Las Vegas, NV, January 13-14, 2000.

  60. Clarke, D.; Vasquez, V.R.; Whiting, W.B.; Greiner, M.; ``Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis of Heat Exchanger Designs to Physical Properties Estimation'', Nevada Science and Technology Symposium, Poster Session Program, Las Vegas, NV, January 13-14, 2000.

  61. Vasquez, V.R.; Meerschaert, M.; Whiting, W.B., ``Techniques for Assessing the Effects of Uncertainties in Thermodynamic Models and Data'', Nevada Science and Technology Symposium, Poster Session Program, Las Vegas, NV, January 13-14, 2000.

  62. Vasquez, V.R.;, ``Bridging the Gap Between Atomistic and Macroscopic Simulations: a description of Dissipative Particle Dynamics and its applications'', Chemistry Department, University of Nevada, Reno. Fall 2000.

  63. Xin, M., Vasquez, V.R.;, Whiting, W.B., ``Heat Exchanger Design Uncertainties'', AIChE Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, November 2000, paper 233c.

  64. Xin, Y., Vasquez, V.R., Whiting, W.B., ``Parameter Regression of Kinetics and Thermodynamic Models Using the IVEM Procedure'', AIChE Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, November 2000, paper 238b.

  65. Vidaurre, G., Vasquez, V.R.;, Whiting, W.B., ``Efficiency Comparison of Objective Function Definition for the Parameter Regression in Nonlinear Models'', AIChE Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, November 2000, paper 238c.

  66. Xin, Y., Vasquez, V.R.; and Whiting, W.B., ``Analysis of Kinetic and Thermodynamic Regression Models Using an Uncertainty Parameter'', AIChE Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, November 2000, paper 233e.

  67. L. Rodriguez and Vasquez, V.R.;, ``Phase Behavior of Amphiphile-Solvent Systems'', AIChE Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, November 2000, paper 75i.

  68. Gotchy, M., Curtis, J., Vasquez, V.R., Whiting, W.B., ``CFD Investigation of Turbulent Heat Transfer in Straight and Curved Rectangular Channels'', AIChE Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, November 2000, paper 74i.

  69. Vasquez, V.R.; and J. Jimenez, ``Brownian Fluctuations of a Colloidal Particle: A Computational Analysis Using Dissipative Particle Dynamics'', AIChE Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, November 2000, paper 108g.

  70. Vasquez, V.R.;, ``Uncertainty Analysis of Nonlinear Models: Applications to Chemical Engineering''. University of California, Irvine. October 27, 2000. Irvine, CA.

  71. Vasquez, V.R.;, ``Topics on Random and Systematic Errors of Thermodynamic Models for Process Simulation and Design''. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). April 28, 2000. Boulder, CO.

  72. Vasquez, V.R., Y. Xin, and W.B. Whiting, ``Automatic Re- Weighting of Maximum Likelihood Functions for Parameter Regression of Kinetics and Thermodynamic Models using the IVEM Procedure,'' European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, Florence, Italy, May 7-10, 2000.

  73. Vasquez, V.R.;, Y. Xin, and W.B. Whiting, ``Effect of Regression Approach in the Estimation of Nonlinear Model Parameters on Process Design and Simulation: Applications to Kinetic and Thermodynamic Models,'' Process Systems Engineering, Keystone, CO, July 16-21, 2000.

  74. Vasquez, V.R.;, Whiting, W.B., ``A Sampling Technique for Correlated Parameters in Nonlinear Models for Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis''. FOCAPD99: Computer-Aided Design for the 21st Century. July 18-23, 1999. Breckenridge, CO.

  75. Vasquez, V.R.;, Whiting, W.B., ``Interquantile and Confidence Interval Estimation in Uncertainty Analysis of Chemical Processes under the Presence of Random and Systematic Errors,'' AIChE Annual Meeting. Dallas, TX (1999), paper 210a.

  76. Clark, D.; Vasquez, V.R.;, Greiner, M.; Whiting, W.B., ``Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis of Heat Exchanger Designs to Physical Properties Estimation,'' AIChE Annual Meeting. Dallas, TX (1999), paper 86r.

  77. Vasquez, V.R.;, Whiting, W.B., ``Automatic Re-weighting of Maximum Likelihood Functions for Parameter Regression of Kinetic and Thermodynamic Models using the IVEM Procedure,'' AIChE Annual Meeting. Dallas, TX (1999), paper 87n.

  78. Vasquez, V.R., Whiting, W.B., ``Analysis of Random and Systematic Error Effects on Uncertainty Propagation in Process Design and Simulation Using Distribution Tail Characterization,'' AIChE Annual Meeting. Dallas, TX (1999), paper 207g.

  79. Vasquez, V.R.;, Meerschaert, M.; Whiting, W.B., ``Techniques for Assessing the Effects of Uncertainties in Thermodynamic Models and Data''. Nevada Science and Technology Symposium. March 4-5, 1999. Reno, NV.