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Name: |
Gary Chinga Carrasco |
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Nationality: |
Chilean |
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Languages |
Spanish, Norwegian and English |
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Email: |
EDUCATION
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2002 |
Dr ing, Department of Chemical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) |
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1997 |
Cand. Scient., Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) |
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1995 |
Cand mag., Department of Biology, University of Trondheim (UNIT) |
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
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2008- |
Senior research Scientist, Paper and Fibre Research Institute (PFI) |
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2004-2007 |
Research Scientist, Paper and Fibre Research Institute (PFI AS) |
| 2002-2003 | PostDoc/Research Scientist, NTNU/PFI |
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1998-2002 |
Dr ing. education, NTNU/PFI |
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1995-1998 |
Project engagement: |
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Plantebiosenteret, NTNU |
| - Member of the scientific support team for SMM/03 working at Kennedy Space Center (March 1996). | |
| - Works with 3D reconstruction of plant cells. | |
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Department of Botany, NTNU |
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Department of Physics, NTNU |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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2008. |
Lecturer, Paper technology course, NTNU, Norway. |
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2007. |
Invited lecturer at the Chalmers/Södra Avancell Fibre Technology Seminar, Sweden. |
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2006. |
Invited lecturer, advanced training course: 3D structure of paper. STFI-Packforsk, Stockholm, Sweden. |
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2003 |
Invited lecturer on coating layer characterisation, Pigment coating technology course for graduate students, Åbo Akademi, Finland. |
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1997 |
Cellbiology with genetics, Laboratory course (30 hrs) |
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1995, 1996 |
Introduction to morphometrical analysis for biotechnology and cell biology students, Department of Botany |
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Lecturer assistant in Cellbiology with genetics (75 hrs) , Plant physiology (75 hrs) and Electron microscopy techniques (99 hrs). |
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1994, 1995 |
Spanish teacher, Trondheim Katedralskole.(Part-time) |
OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
- Member of the scientific steering committee of the first ImageJ conference (2006). Luxembourg.
- Norwegian representative in the standardization program ISO/TC6/WG3: Optical properties
- Norwegian representative in the COST E32: Characterisation of paper surfaces for improved printing paper grades.
- Referee of international journals and scientific applications.
- Apointed external examiner at the Faculty of Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering
- Supervisor, co-supervisor of undergraduate, PhD students
- Cooperation with Norwegian and international research institutes, within biology, medicine, paper technology, image analysis and volcanic research.
- Member of the Technical Association of the Norwegian Pulp and Paper Industry
SKILLS
Development of
automated methods for characterization
and quantification of paper and print quality. Microscopy, image
processing and analysis, light (LM, CLSM) and electron microscopy (TEM,
SEM), sample preparation for TEM/SEM and light microscopy.
Comprehensive
experience with analysis of surface structures based on SEM, laser
profilometry, white light interferometry and other optical devices.
Analysis of 3D structures, based on light microscopy (serial
sectioning), SEM (serial grinding) and X-ray microtomography.
Structural characterisation of bio-based nano-materials, microfibrillar
cellulose, nanocellulose.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
- Java programming (2002) HiST, Norge
- Pigment coating technology (2001), Åbo Akademi, Finland
- Printability and Print Quality (2000) Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
- Scanning electron microscopy (1999) EEU-course, NTNU, Norway
- Electron microscopic techniques (1995), NTNU, Norway
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