Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Life Cycle Assessment, Harper Adams University – United Kingdom, 2012
Postgraduate Certificate (PgC) in Research Skills, Harper Adams University – United Kingdom, 2011
Master of Science (MSc) in Industrial Ecology, Chalmers University of Technology - Sweden, 2007
Ingeniero Mecánico, ESPOL, 2004
Experiencia Académica:
ESPOL, Profesor contratado, Enero 2013 – presente, tiempo completo
Experiencia Profesional:
Dean, Faculty of Mechanical and Production Sciences Engineering, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL (November 2017 – present)
Associate Dean, Faculty of Mechanical and Production Sciences Engineering, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL (January 2016 – November 2017)
Researcher/Professor, Faculty of Mechanical and Production Sciences Engineering, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL (January 2013 – present)
Researcher, National Institute of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, September 2012 – December 2012)
Miembro de asociaciones profesionales y/o científicas:
Colegio de Ingenieros Mecánicos del Guayas, CIMEG, Ecuador
Premios:
Premio a la Investigación otorgado por el Consejo Avícola Británico por estudio de uso de energía y emisiones de efecto invernadero de la producción avícola en Reino Unido, 2012
Beca Paul Foxcroft en Harper Adams University en Reino Unido para estudios de doctorado, 2009 - 2012
Beca SENESCYT – ESPOL para financiamiento suplementario de estudios de doctorado
Beca Chalmers Global Fund en Chalmers University of Technology en Suecia para estudios de maestría, 2005 - 2007
Actividades Profesionales (últimos 5 años):
Definición de metodología para evaluación de sostenibilidad del transporte en Ecuador, INER, 2012
Evaluación de Ciclo de Vida de la Acuicultura en Ecuador, CADS – CENAIM – FIMCP – ESPOL, 2007 - 2008
Soporte a realización de proyecto ANDENERGY, FIMCP – ESPOL, 2007 - 2008
Auditoría Ambiental Inicial del Aeropuerto José Joaquín de Olmedo de la ciudad de Guayaquil – TAGSA, Efficacitas Consultora Ltd. Ecuador, 2007 - 2008
Formación:
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Life Cycle Assessment
Publicaciones:
Petroche, D.M., Ramirez, A.D., 2022, The Environmental Profile of Clinker, Cement, and Concrete: A Life Cycle Perspective Study Based on Ecuadorian Data, Buildings, 12(3), 311, https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12030311
Fiallos-Cárdenas, M., Pérez-Martínez, S., Ramirez, A.D., 2022, Prospectives for the development of a circular bioeconomy around the banana value chain, Sustainable Production and Consumption, 30, 541-555, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2021.12.014
Fiallos-Cárdenas, M., Ramirez, A.D., Pérez-Martínez, S., Bonilla H.R., Ordoñez-Viñan M., Ruiz-Barzola, O., Reinoso, M.A., 2021, Bacterial nanocellulose derived from banana leaf extract: Yield and variation factors, Resources, 10(12), 121, https://doi.org/10.3390/resources10120121
Pazmiño, M.L., Ramirez, A.D., 2021, Life cycle assessment as a methodological framework for the evaluation of the environmental sustainability of pig and pork production in Ecuador, Sustainability, 13(21), 11693, https://doi.org/10.3390/su132111693
Boero, A.J., Kardux, K., Kovaleva, M., Salas D.A., Mooijer J., Mashruk S., Townsend M., Rouwenhorst K., Valera-medina, A., Ramirez, A.D., 2021, Environmental life cycle assessment of ammonia-based electricity, Energies, 14(20), 6721,, https://doi.org/10.3390/en14206721
Salas DA, Criollo P, Ramirez AD., 2021, The Role of Higher Education Institutions in the Implementation of Circular Economy in Latin America, Sustainability, 13, 9805, https://doi.org/10.3390/su13179805
Ramirez AD, Boero A. Rivela B, Melendres AM, Espinoza S, Salas DA, 2020, Life cycle methods to analyze the environmental sustainability of electricity generation in Ecuador: is decarbonization the right path?, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 134, 110373, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2020.110373
Parra CR, Corrêa-Guimarães A, Navas-Gracia LM, Narváez C. RA, Rivadeneira D, Rodríguez D, Ramirez AD, 2020, Bioenergy on islands: An environmental comparison of continental palm oil vs. local waste cooking oil for electricity generation, Applied Sciences (Switzerland) 10, https://doi.org/10.3390/app10113806.
Porras F., Ramirez AD, Walter A, Soriano G, 2019, Life Cycle Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Comparison Between a Cooling Tower and a Geothermal Heat Exchanger for Air Conditioning Applications in Ecuador, ASME 2019 13th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, V001T01A006, https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/ES/proceedings-abstract/ES2019/59...
Ramírez A, Rivela B, Boero A, Melendres A, 2019, Lights and shadows of the environmental impacts of fossil-based electricity generation technologies: A contribution based on the Ecuadorian experience, Energy Policy 125, 467-477, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.11.005
Ramírez A, Arcentales D, Boero A, 2018, Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions through the shift from fossil fuels to electricity in the mass transport system in Guayaquil, Ecuador, ASME 2018 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 6A, V06AT08A064,http://proceedings.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/proceeding.aspx?articl...
Salas D, Ramírez AD, Ulloa N, Baykara H, Boero A, 2018, A Life cycle assessment of geopolymer concrete, Construction and Building Materials, 190, 170-177, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.09.123
Ramírez A, Perez E, Boero A, Salas D, 2017, Carbon Footprint of Energy Systems: Liquefied Petroleum Gas Based Cooking vs Electricity Based Cooking in Ecuador, ASME 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition,6,V006T08A061,http://proceedings.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/proceeding.aspx?articl...
Salas D, Ramírez AD, Rodriguez CR, Petroche D, Boero A, Duque J, 2016, Environmental Impacts, Life Cycle Assessment and Potential Improvement Measures for Cement Production: a Literature Review, Journal of Cleaner Production 113, 114-122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.11.078
Petroche D, Ramírez A, Rodriguez C, Boero A, Duque J, 2015, Life cycle assessment of residential buildings – a review of methodologies, WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 1746-448X Digital ISSN: 1743-3541
Ramírez A, Rivela B, Boero A, Melendres A, Espinoza S, 2015, Life cycle assessment of Ecuadorian electricity, CILCA 2015 Conference Proceedings
Ramírez A, Boero A, Melendres AM, 2015, Using life cycle assessment to compare the environmental performance of electricity generation technologies in Ecuador: fuel oil in internal combustion engines vs fuel oil in steam power plants, WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, 1746-448X Digital ISSN: 1743-3541
Salas D, Petroche D, Ramírez AD, Rodríguez C, Boero A, Meléndres A, Duque-Rivera J, 2015, Definición de Objetivo y Alcance para el Análisis de Ciclo de Vida Ambiental del Cemento en el Ecuador, Conference Proceedings 13th LACCEI Annual International Conference: “Engineering Education Facing the Grand Challenges, What Are We Doing?” Puerto Rico
Ramirez AD, Torres D, Peña P, Duque-Rivera J, 2014, Life cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions arising from the production of glued and pressed wall panels derived from Guadua Angustifolia Kunth (bamboo) in Ecuador, WIT Transactions on Ecology on The Built Environment, Vol 142, WIT Press, ISSN 1743-3509 (on-line), doi:10.2495/ARC140381
Guayanlema V, Espinoza S, Ramirez AD, Núñez A, 2014, Trends and mitigation options of greenhouse gas emissions from the road transport sector in Ecuador, WIT Transactions on Ecology and The Environment, Vol 191, ISSN 1743-3541 (on-line), WIT Press, doi:10.2495/SC140792
Boero A, Melendres AM, Duque-Rivera J, Ramírez AD, 2014, Caracterización de las Emisiones de las Tecnologías de Generación Térmica en el Ecuador, Conference Proceedings Twelfth LACCEI Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology (LACCEI’2014) ”Excellence in Engineering To Enhance a Country’s Productivity” July 22 - 24, 2014 Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Duque-Rivera J, Barriga A, Boero A, Guerrero G, Zabala G, Albán L, Ramirez A, Rivadeneira E, 2013, "Methane emissions from a declining marginal oil field as a clean energy source: identification, quantification and pre-feasibility assessment ", Conference Proceedings "Eleventh LACCEI Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology (LACCEI’2013) ”Innovation in Engineering, Technology and Education for Competitiveness and Prosperity”, Cancun, Mexico
Ramirez AD, Humphries AC, Woodgate SL, Wilkinson RG. 2012. Greenhouse gas life cycle assessment of products arising from the rendering of mammalian animal by-products in the UK. Environmental Science & Technology 46, 447-453 http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es201983t
Chico Santamarta L, Ramirez AD, Godwin RJ, White DR, Chaney K, Humphries AC. 2012. Energy use and carbon dioxide emissions associated with the compression of oilseed rape straw. Conference Proceedings. International Conference of Agricultural Engineering. CIGR-Agent 2012. July 8-12, Valencia, Spain. http://cirg.ageng2012.org/images/fotosg/tabla_137_C2299.pdf
Ramirez A, Humphries A, Woodgate S, Wilkinson RG. 2012. Greenhouse gas (GHG) life-cycle assessment of mammalian rendered products in the UK. Advances in Animal Biosciences. Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science and the Association of Veterinary Teaching and Research Work http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2040470012000027
Ramirez A, Humphries A, Woodgate S, Wilkinson RG. 2012. Greenhouse gas (GHG) life-cycle assessment of broiler production and the effects of replacing soya bean meal with processed animal protein (PAP). Advances in Animal Biosciences. Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science and the Association of Veterinary Teaching and Research Work.http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S2040470012000027
Ramirez AD, Humphries AC, Woodgate SL, Wilkinson RG. 2011. The potential for energy self-sufficiency in the United Kingdom rendering industry. Management of Natural Resources, Sustainable Development and Ecological Hazards III. Transactions: Ecology and the Environment volume 148. Ravage of the Planet 2011. http://library.witpress.com/pages/PaperInfo.asp?PaperID=22995
Duque Rivera J, Ramírez Mosquera A, Zabala Ortiz G. 2007. Tamizado de tecnologías energéticas renovables para el uso en industrias y servicios rurales: Tres casos en Ecuador. Memorias 8voCongreso Iberoamericano de Ingeniería Mecánica.http://congreso.pucp.edu.pe/cibim8/pdf/06/06-103.pdf