Jorge Alberto Medina Perilla

Jorge Alberto Medina Perilla
jmedina @uniandes.edu.co
Profesor Asociado
Office: ML-438
Extension: 2927
Profile
Jorge Alberto Medina is an Associate Professor III, Director of the Materials and Manufacturing Group CIPP-CIPEM of the Faculty of Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. Academic member of the Colombian Pact for Plastics led by CEMPRE (2022-), of the Roundtable for Sustainable Plastic Management, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia (2018-2022) and Colombian International Representative of the Polymer Processing Society (2017-). Lecturer and academic change agent in environmental sustainability of materials and packaging. Proven results in achieving material innovations in private companies, with a sustainable orientation, applied in packaging, construction and agriculture.
He is co-author of 4 invention patents in active packaging and has more than 60 publications, 20 of which are in international peer-reviewed journals (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6995-5273). He has developed more than 17 projects funded by industry and government entities. He has won awards, including the Recycling Award in the Research Category from the Ministry of the Environment (2007), the “Crea PVC a la Innovación 2009” award for the best research work with business potential with the “Woodpecker” project and 3rd place in the Weinberg Vinyl Communications Award awarded by the Vinyl Division at the ANTEC 2011 congress of the Society of Plastics Engineers. He has been a guest professor at the Procédés et Ingénierie en Mécanique et Matériaux (PIMM) laboratory at ENSAM, Paris (2014) and the Engineering Polymer group at the University of Bayreuth, Germany (2017, 2018 and 2022). Today is active in the Start Up Ecobioplast SAS, manufacturing TPS based flexible packaging.
Recent Courses
- 2024
PROYECTO INDIVIDUAL
Second period
Bachelor Level
PROYECTO INTERMEDIO
First period
Bachelor Level
Recent Products
Recent Degrees
Doctor Ingeniero Industrial (Apto Cum Laude)
Doctoral degree
Universidad De Navarra
1995
España
Ingeniero Mecánico
Bachelor degree
Universidad De Los Andes, Colombia
1985
Colombia
Recent Projects
- 2011
- “Desarrollo técnico de vivienda modular en Guadua y/o Madera”
Duration: 20 months
CIEMAT1
Exclusión autorizada por el Ingeniero Carlos Francisco Rodríguez, Vicedecano de la Facultad de Ingeniería.
Desarrollo de la casa de sistemas en poliuretanos de espumaltex S.A con base en los principios de imnovacion,cincia de la formulacion e investigacion aplicadaDuration: 18 months
PRY-578
Courses
- 2024
PROYECTO INDIVIDUAL
Second period
Bachelor Level
PROYECTO INTERMEDIO
First period
Bachelor Level
PROYECTO INDIVIDUAL
First period
Bachelor Level
INGENIERÍA DE MATERIALES
First period
Bachelor Level
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
Products
Degrees
Doctor Ingeniero Industrial (Apto Cum Laude)
Doctoral degree
Universidad De Navarra
1995
España
Ingeniero Mecánico
Bachelor degree
Universidad De Los Andes, Colombia
1985
Colombia
Projects
- 2011
- “Desarrollo técnico de vivienda modular en Guadua y/o Madera”
Duration: 20 months
CIEMAT1
Exclusión autorizada por el Ingeniero Carlos Francisco Rodríguez, Vicedecano de la Facultad de Ingeniería.
Desarrollo de la casa de sistemas en poliuretanos de espumaltex S.A con base en los principios de imnovacion,cincia de la formulacion e investigacion aplicadaDuration: 18 months
PRY-578
- Estandarización de la linea de producción de sillas utilizadas en el transporte masivo de pasajeros
Duration: 28 months
PRY-591
reciclaje de residuos generados en el proceso de moldeo de piezas de poliester reforzadas con fibra de vidrioDuration: 12 months
PRY-517
- 2010
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003
- 2001