SUSCAPE

SUStainable Computer Aided Process Engineering

Gonzalo Guillén Gosálbez

 

 

Associate Professor

Head of the Doctoral Programme in Chemical and Process Systems Engineering

Coordinator of the Master in Research in Chemical and Process Systems Engineering

Department of Chemical Engineering
University Rovira i Virgili
Av. Països Catalans, 26
43007 - Tarragona, SPAIN
Phone: (+34) 977 558618
e-mail: gonzalo.guillen@urv.cat

 

Education

  • Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellow Carnegie Mellon University, USA (2006-2008).
  • European Doctor Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain, 2005.
  • Chemical Engineer (B.Sc. plus M.Sc.) Universidad de Murcia, Spain, 2001.

 

Honors and awards

  • Member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
  • Referee for a number of journals including AIChE Journal, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry
    Research, Computers & Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science & Technology,
    International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Desalination, Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical
    Engineering, Journal of Environmental Management and Journal of Cleaner Production.
  • Best Student Evaluations 2009/2010 in Chemical Engineering, Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    (Spain).
  • Evaluation of research projects: Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (Spain),
    CONICET (Argentina).
  • External PhD examiner : Dr. Aaron Bojarski, Dr. Sergio Ferrer-Nadal and Dr.
    Giorgos Kopanos (Department of Chemical Engineering, Polytechnic University of Catalonia).
  • Member of the Organizing Committees of The XII International Congress on Molecular
    Systems Biology (Lleida, Spain, May 2011) and the European Symposium on Computer Aided
    Process Engineering-15 (Barcelona, Spain, May 2005).
  • Top Student Award in Chemical Engineering (best GPA in Chemical Engineering in Spain,
    Spanish Ministry of Education).
  • FPU Predoctoral Scholarship (Spanish Ministry of Education and Science).
  • Visiting Researcher at University of Veszprem (Veszprem, Hungary),
    Imperial College (London, UK) and Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, USA).
  • European Doctor Mention.
  • Top Doctoral Student Award (Best Doctoral Student at Polytechnic University of Catalonia).
  • Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship.

 

Selected Publications

2011

  1. Sabio, N., Kostin, A., Guillén-Gosálbez, G., Jiménez, L. Holistic minimization of the life cycle
    environmental impact of hydrogen infrastructures using multi-objective optimization and principal component analysis. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Accepted, 2011.
  2. Kostin, A., Guillén-Gosálbez, G., Mele, F., Bagajewicz, M., Jiménez, L. A novel rolling horizon strategy for the strategic planning of supply chains. Application to the sugar cane industry of Argentina. Computers & Chemical Engineering, doi:10.1016/j.compchemeng.2011.04.006, 2011.
  3. Kostin, A., Guillén-Gosálbez, G., Mele, F., Bagajewicz, M., Jiménez, L. Design and planning of infrastructures for bioethanol and sugar production under demand uncertainty. Chemical Engineering Research & Design, 10.1016/j.cherd.2011.07.013, 2011.
  4. Brunet, R., Guillén-Gosálbez, G., Pérez-Correa, R., Caballero, J.A., Jiménez, L. Hybrid simulation-optimization based approach for the optimal design of biotechnological processes. Computers & Chemical Engineering, 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2011.07.013, 2011.
  5. Pozo, C., Marín-Sanguino, A., Alves, R., Guillén-Gosálbez, G., Jiménez, L., Sorribas, A. Steady-state global optimization of metabolic non-linear dynamic models through recasting into power-law canonical models. BMC Systems Biology, 5, 137, 2011.
  6. Pozo, C., Guillén-Gosálbez, G., Sorribas, A., Jiménez, L. A spatial branch-and-bound framework for the global optimization of kinetic models of metabolic networks. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 50 (9), 5225-5238, 2011.
  7. Guillén-Gosálbez, G. A novel MILP-based objective reduction method for multi-objective
    optimization: application to environmental problems. Computers & Chemical Engineering, 35(8),
    1469-1477, 2011.
  8. Mele, F., Kostin, A., Guillén-Gosálbez, G., Jiménez, L. Multi-objective model for more sustainable fuel supply chains. A case study of the sugar cane industry in Argentina. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 50 (9), 4939-4958, 2011.

2010

  1. Gebreslassie, B., Guillén-Gosálbez, G., Jiménez, L., Boer, D. A systematic tool for the minimization of the life cycle impact of solar assisted absorption cooling systems. Energy, 35(9), 3849-3862, 2010.
  2. Grossmann, I. E., Guillén-Gosálbez, G. Scope for the application of mathematical programming techniques in the synthesis and planning of sustainable processes. Computers & Chemical Engineering, 34 (9), 1365-1376, 2010.
  3. Guillén-Gosálbez, G., Grossmann, I. E. A global optimization strategy for the optimal design and planning of sustainable chemical supply chains under uncertainty in the damage assessment model. Computers & Chemical Engineering, 34 (1), 42-58, 2010.
  4. Guillén-Gosálbez, G., Mele, F., Grossmann, I. E. A bi-criterion optimization approach for the design and planning of hydrogen supply chains for vehicle use. AIChE Journal, 56 (3), 650-667, 2010.
  5. Pozo, C., Guillén-Gosálbez, G., Sorribas, A., Jiménez, L. Outer approximation-based algorithm for biotechnology studies in systems biology. Computers & Chemical Engineering, 34 (10), 1719-1730, 2010.
  6. Sabio, N., Gadalla, M., Guillén-Gosálbez, G., Jiménez, L. Strategic planning with risk control of hydrogen supply chains for vehicle use under uncertainty in operating costs: A case study of Spain. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 35 (13), 6836-6852, 2010.
  7. Sorribas, A., Pozo, C., Vilaprinyo, E., Guillén-Gosálbez, G., Jiménez, L., Alves, R. Optimization and evolution in metabolic pathways: global optimization techniques in generalized mass action models.Journal of Biotechnology, 149 (3), 141-153, 2010.

2009

  1. Gebreslassie, B., Guillén-Gosálbez, G., Jiménez, L., Boer, D. Economic performance optimization of an absorption cooling system under uncertainty. Applied Thermal Engineering, 29(17-18), 3491- 3500, 2009.
  2. Gebreslassie, B., Guillén-Gosálbez, G., Jiménez, L., Boer, D. Design of environmentally conscious absorption cooling systems via multi-objective optimization and life cycle assessment. Applied Energy, 86(9), 1712-1722, 2009.
  3. Guillén-Gosálbez, G., Grossmann, I. E. Optimal design and planning of sustainable chemical supply chains under uncertainty. AIChE Journal, 55(1), 99-121, 2009.
  4. Guillén-Gosálbez, G., Sorribas, A. Identifying quantitative operation principles in metabolic
    pathways: a systematic method for searching feasible enzyme activity patterns leading to cellular adaptive responses. BMC Bioinformatics, 10 (386), 2009.

2008

  1. Arbiza, M. J., Bonfill, A., Guillén, G., Mele, F. D., Espuña, A., Puigjaner, L. Meta-heuristic multiobjective optimization approach for the scheduling of multi-product plants. Journal of Cleaner Production, 16 (2), 233-244, 2008.
  2. Bojarski, A., Guillén-Gosálbez, G., Jiménez, L., Espuña, A., Puigjaner, L. Life Cycle Assessment coupled with process simulation under uncertainty for reduced environmental impact: application to phosphoric acid production. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 47 (21), 8286-8300, 2008.
  3. Ferrer-Nadal, S., Guillén-Gosálbez, G., Puigjaner, L. Managing risk through a flexible recipe
    framework. AIChE Journal, 54, 728-740, 2008.
  4. Guillén-Gosálbez, G., Caballero, J. A., Jiménez, L. Application of life cycle assessment to the
    structural optimization of process flowsheets. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 47(3), 777-789, 2008.
  5. Puigjaner, L., Guillén-Gosálbez, G. Towards an integrated framework for supply chain management in the batch chemical process industry. Computers & Chemical Engineering, 32(4-5), 650-670, 2008.

2007

  1. Mele, F. D., Guillén, G, Espuña, A., Puigjaner, L. An agent-based approach for supply chain retrofitting under uncertainty. Computers and Chemical Engineering, 31(5-6), 2007.
  2. Badell, M., Fernández,E., Guillén-Gosálbez, G., Puigjaner, L. Empowering financial tradeoff with joint financial & supply chain planning models. Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 46(1-2), 2007.
  3. Guillén, G, Badell, M., Puigjaner, L. A holistic framework for short-term supply chain management integrating production and corporate financial planning. International Journal of Production Economics, 106, 2007.
  4. Laínez, J. M., Guillén-Gosálbez, G., Badell, M., Espuña, A., Puigjaner, L. Merging process operations and finances for the optimal design of chemical supply chains. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 46, 2007.

2006

  1. Guillén, G, Badell, M., Espuña, A., Puigjaner, L. Simultaneous optimization of process operations and financial decisions to enhance the integrated planning/scheduling of chemical supply chains. Computers & Chemical Engineering, 30 (3), 421-436, 2006.
  2. Guillén, G, Espuña, A., Puigjaner, L. Addressing the scheduling of chemical supply chains under demand uncertainty. AIChE Journal, 52 (11), 3864-3881, 2006.
  3. Guillén, G, Mele, F., Espuña, A., Puigjaner, L. Addressing the design of chemical supply chains
    under demand uncertainty. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 45 (22), 7566-7581, 2006.
  4. Mele, F. D., Guillén, G, Espuña, A., Puigjaner, L. A simulation-based optimization framework for parameter optimization of supply-chain networks. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 45 (9), 3133-3148, 2006.

2005

  1. Guillén, G, Bagajewicz, M., Sequeira, S. E., Espuña, A., Puigjaner, L. Management of pricing
    policies and financial risk as a key element for short-term scheduling optimization. Industrial &
    Engineering Chemistry Research, 44 (3), 557-575, 2005.
  2. Guillén, G, Mele, F. D., Bagajewicz, M., Espuña, A., Puigjaner, L. Multiobjective supply chain
    design under uncertainty. Chemical Engineering Science, 60 (6), 1535-1553, 2005.
  3. Guillén, G, Pina, C., Espuña, A., Puigjaner, L. Optimal offer proposals policy in an integrated supply chain management environment. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 44 (19), 7405-7419, 2005.

 

 

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