Activities Report 2011 - 2012

STATE-OF-THE-ART RESEARCH

		Project seeking to improve the development
		of the so-called 21st Century Expertise of
	Design of Critical Support Systems to Enhance	Engineering students through the design of
	the Development of 21st Century Expertise in	critical support system based on research related
	Engineering Students:	to how people learn.
	Using Tablet PCs, the “Framework for 21st
	Century Learning”, and Guidelines from	Project directed by Enrique Palou García, PhD
	Research on “How People Learn”.	of the Department of Chemical, Food and
		Environmental Engineering, financed by Hewlett-
		Packard.
		Evaluate several types of emulsions and
		emulsifying methods to be used in the so-
		called functional food, as well as evaluate their
	Study on the effect of different Homogenization	controlled release in model systems that simulate
	Study on the effect of different Homogenization	their passage through the gastrointestinal tract.
	Methods in Stability and Release of Essential	their passage through the gastrointestinal tract.
	Methods in Stability and Release of Essential
	Oils encapsulated by multiple emulsions.	Project directed by María Teresa Jiménez
		Project directed by María Teresa Jiménez
		Munguía, PhD of the Department of Chemical,
		Food and Environmental Engineering, financed by
		CONACYT.
		Research on the application of emerging
		technologies, such as high pressure, low-
		frequency ultrasound, incorporation of
	Dielectrical Warming of Foods and Model	antimicrobyans of natural origin, UV radiation and
	Dielectrical Warming of Foods and Model	microwaves for food pasteurization, disinfection
	Systems: Analysis and Modeling of Temperature	microwaves for food pasteurization, disinfection
	Systems: Analysis and Modeling of Temperature	or processing.
	Distribution and effect on Plagues and	or processing.
	Distribution and effect on Plagues and
	Phitopathogenic Mold.	Project directed by María Elena Sosa Morales,
		Project directed by María Elena Sosa Morales,
		PhD of the Department of Chemical, Food
		and Environmental Engineering, financed by
		CONACYT.
		Research on actuators used in pneumatic
		systems and types of directional valves, as well
		as other elements used in pneumatic systems.
	Vibration Mechanics and its application.
		Project directed by Tadeusz Majewski, PhD of
		the Department of Industrial and Mechanic
		Engineering, financed by CONACYT.

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