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Francisco Omil Prieto

Professor of Chemical Engineering
Department: Chemical Engineering
Center: Higher Technical Engineering School(USC)
Research Group: Environmental Biotechnology (BIOGROUP)
Phone.: +34 8818 16805
Email: francisco.omil@usc.es
Group Web: www.usc.es/biogroup
Personal website: http://www.usc.es/biogroup/users/francisco-omil

Full Professor since 2010 at the Chemical Engineering Department of the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC).

His research is primarily focused on the field of Environmental Engineering, especially the development of processes based on the application of biological reactors to the treatment of urban and industrial wastewaters (elimination of conventional and emerging pollutants such as organic micropollutants, pharmaceuticals, recalcitrant compounds, etc.).

Author of more than 110 national and international research articles (around 80% in international journals indexed by the SCI), 13 book chapters, more than 165 presentations at international conferences (60% oral), and two patents (one licensed to VIAQUA). H_‑index: 46. Number of citations in SCOPUS: 8653.

Coordinator of the MSc in Environmental Engineering since 2008. ViceDean of the School of Engineering (2012‐2020). Coordinator of the Environmental Section of the Spanish Society of Biotechnology (2005-2012). Coordinator of the Commission of Biotechnology of the USC (2015-2017). Besides, he worked for 3 years in different private companies (petrochemistry, food processing and engineering consulting).

Reseacrh Lines

• Removal of emerging contaminants in urban wastewater, particularly organic micropollutants.
  – Processes for the elimination of xenobiotic compounds at trace levels (particularly pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and endocrine-disrupting compounds, among others) in urban and hospital wastewaters.
  – Development of innovative technologies based on hybrid systems.
  – Decentralized treatment systems.