Santiago D. Salas

Santiago D. Salas was born in Quito, Ecuador. He received his Bachelor in Chemical Engineering from Universidad Central del Ecuador in 2012. During college, he was active in various student associations. He initiated his professional career as a process engineer for Oil & Gas projects. After receiving a Fulbright scholarship, he started graduate studies at Louisiana State University where he joined the Process Systems Engineering group. In May 2016, he received a Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering, and he expects to receive the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Chemical Engineering in August 2019. He has experience in optimization of high-resolution systems, dynamic state estimation, advanced control, and big data analytics. His motto “be more to better serve”.