Vita of Lidia Esteve Agelet

**** **** ******* ********, **** State University, Ames IA 50014

Phone: 515-***-**** E-mail:abpazw@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering candidate Iowa State University, Ames,

IA. Exp. Dec.2009

M.S. Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering, water quality and natural resources. Minor

in statistics Iowa State University, Ames, IA. Dec. 2006.

Thesis: Studies of PVC pipe permeation with near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)**

** Iowa State University Research Excellence Award in fall 2006

M.S. Agronomy Engineering, soils and environment - University of Lleida (UDL),Lleida,

Spain. Dec. 2004.

Thesis: Leaching of a veterinary antibiotic through soil columns

B.S. Food processing and Agriculture Engineering - University of Lleida (UDL), Lleida,

Spain. June 2002.

Final degree research: Enzymatic peeling of grapefruit

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Spring 2004: Managed national funding information and administrative papers for

Centro de Tecnica y Control, S.L. engineering office for 4 months (Lleida, Spain).

Summer 2003: 2 month internship in the Soil Testing Lab, in Iowa State University

(Ames, Iowa).

Spring 2003: Trainee for University of Lleida (UDL), participated with the

organization of the Annual Pork Conference in Mollerussa (Lleida, Spain).

Summer 2002: 2 month internship in Asociacion de Cooperativas del Valle del Ebro

(ACVE), tinned food industry located in Balaguer (Lleida, Spain).

November 2002: Expert work in some farms at Copaga farm cooperative requested by

the University of Lleida (UDL) (Lleida, Spain).

November 2002: Taught students for food handling certificate in the school L escola,

located in Almenar ( Lleida, Spain).

November 2002: Carried out analyses on purified water in Lamons veterinary lab,

located in Lleida (Spain).

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Summer 2001: 3 month internship in LAF (Analysis and Soil Fertility Laboratory)

located in Sidamon (Lleida, Spain).

Summer 1999: 2 month internship in Nufri, Fruit Company set in Mollerussa (Lleida,

Spain) specialized in the production of concentrates.

1998-2001: Taught particular lessons of music and piano.

OTHER INFORMATION:

Languages: Spanish (native), Catalan (native), and English (Proficient). Can understand

written Portuguese, French, and Italian.

Computer skills: Windows, Word, Power Point, basic Excel, basic AutoCAD, basic SAS

system, basic S+, basic SPSS, basic The Unscrambler, basic Matlab.

Member of the Alpha Epsilon honor society of agricultural Engineering.

Member of the American Chemical Society.

Member of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy

SEMINARS ATTENDED:

2006: Near infrared (NIR) spectral interpretation

2006: Chemical imaging

2002: New methods to preserve food

2002: HPPCC system in agro food industry

2002: Personnel safety technician (350 hours)

2001: Basic course on Integral Quality Management in industry

1999: European Company Quality Standard (EFQM)

1999: Quality Assurance (ISO 9000)

1999: Company Quality Management

PRESENTATIONS, POSTERS, AND PUBLICATIONS:

S. K. Ong, Gaunt, J. A., Mao, F., Cheng C.-L., Esteve-Agelet, L., and Hurburgh,

C.H. (2008) Impact of Hydrocarbons on PE/PVC Pipes and Pipe Gaskets. Awwa

Research foundation book, Infraestructure reliability subject area, project #2946.

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Esteve Agelet, L., Hurburgh, C.R., Mao, F., Gaunt, J.J., and Ong, S.K. (2007)

Permeation studies of PVC pipes with near infrared spectroscopy. Journal of Near

Infrared Spectroscopy, vol 15 (5), 283-289.

Oral presentation Studies of PVC pipes permeation with Near Infrared (NIRS),

International 13th International Conference on Near Infrared Spectroscopy (13th

ICNIRS), Umea, Sweden, 17th-21st June, 2007.

Poster presentation Measurement of Organic Solvent Permeation through PVC Pipes

with Near Infrared Spectroscopy, Pittcon, Chicago (IL), 25th February 2nd March, 2007.

Poster presentation Prediction of PVC pipes performance under permeation

conditions, International Diffuse Reflectance Conference (IDRC), Chambersburg (PY),

6th 11th August, 2006.

Oral presentation Antibiotic leaching in four soils of Iowa American Society of

Agriculture Engineers (ASAE) conference, St. Joseph (MO), 5th 9th March, 2005.

PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES:

Participation in the international friendship fair carried out in Iowa State University

(Ames, IA), 2006.

Stachyose and raffinose measurement in soybeans with near infrared (NIR), project for

the Grain Quality Lab in Iowa State University (Ames, IA), 2006.

Modeling GMO impurities in soybean harvesting: from conveyor to storage, project for

the Grain Quality Lab in Iowa State University (Ames, IA), 2006.

Revised 02/08

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