CarlosLandaverde-Alvarado

Assistant Professor of Instruction

Research Areas
Research Interests

Engineering Education, Sustainability, Process Safety, Professional Skill Development, and Experiential Learning.

About

Carlos Landaverde-Alvarado is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering at UT Austin.

Carlos works with laboratory-based courses to promote the development of professional competencies in students through the active practice of engineering. His research focus is on engineering education, sustainability, and process safety. Carlos integrates different learning approaches (active learning, experiential learning, project-based learning, etc.) to facilitate the professional development of students, close knowledge gaps, and incorporate innovative concepts into the engineering curriculum. In addition, Carlos utilizes these learning spaces to promote sustainability in engineering and facilitate the practice of laboratory and process safety in academic environments. 

Carlos holds a Ph.D. and M.Eng degree in chemical engineering from Virginia Tech, an MBA from Boston University, and a B.S. in chemical engineering from Universidad Centroamericana Jose Simeon Canas (UCA).

    Educational Qualifications

    M.B.A, Boston University (2023)
    Postdoctoral Researcher, Virginia Tech (2017-2018)
    Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech (2016)
    M.Eng., Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech (2015)
    B.S. Chemical Engineering, Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas (2009)

    Select Awards & Honors

    • UT Provost’s Teaching Fellows – Cohort 2025
    • Grant Recipient – UT Austin’s Green Fund (2023, 2024, 2026)

    Select Publications

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