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David Javier Castro Rodriguez

Research Assistant
Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT)

Adjunct lecturer/Adjunct instructor
Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT)

Profile

Keywords

Bioremediation
Design of industrial experiments
Enviromental monitoring
Environmental impact assessment
Industrial statistics
Multi rischio
Multi risk
Natech
Process optimization
Process safety
Resilience
Risk assessment and management
Vulnerability assessment
Waste management
Waste treatment
Wastewater treatment

Biography

Industrial Engineer with 15+ years of experience in process improvement, environmental engineering and risk-based safety for high-risk industries. Professional background includes applied work in Cuba on waste management and bioremediation, followed by research training in Europe, culminating in a PhD in Chemical Engineering. Currently conducting postdoctoral research on industrial resilience at Politecnico di Torino (Italy) while providing consulting in industrial hazard analysis enterprise.

Research topics

  • Measuring Urban Resilience
  • Modelling industrial vulnerabilities within a multi-hazard framework for the territorial resilience
  • Multi-risk science for resilient communities under a changing climate

Skills

ERC sectors

PE8_2 - Chemical engineering, technical chemistry
LS9_7 - Environmental biotechnology and bioengineering
PE8_11 - Environmental engineering, e.g. sustainable design, waste and water treatment, recycling, regeneration or recovery of compounds, carbon capture & storage
PE1_15 - Generic statistical methodology and modelling
PE8_9 - Production technology, process engineering

SDG

Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production
Goal 13: Climate action

Awards and Honors

  • PREMIO TESI AIDIC-ORIM 2024 conferred by Associazione Italiana di Ingegneria Chimica (AIDIC), Italy (2024)
  • Premio di Qualità per il Dottorato di Ricerca 2024 conferred by Politecnico di Torino, Italy (2024)

Fellowships

Editorial boards

  • PROCESSES (2023), Guest Editor of magazine or editorial series

Conferences

  • 1st International conference on fires & explosions in the process industry (FEx23) (8/10/2023-11/10/2023), Pair reviewer of paper proceedings in Chemical Engineering Transactions (CET journal)
  • 16th International Conference on Chemical and Process Engineering (ICHEAP16) (21/5/2023-25/5/2023), Pair reviewer of paper proceedings in Chemical Engineering Transactions (CET journal)
  • 61st ESReDA Seminar: “Technological disruptions triggered by natural events: identification, characterization, and management.” (22/9/2022-23/9/2022), Participation to the organizing committee

Other research or teaching roles outside Politecnico

  • Visiting Researcher, presso Université PSL (15/5/2023-3/8/2023)

Teaching

Teachings

Master of Science

Bachelor of Science

Publications

PoliTO co-authors

Last years publications

Publications by type

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