Overview
Education
PhD, Civil Engineering - Environmental
Award Date: 31 Dec 2002
Master, Magister Environmental Diagnostics
Award Date: 01 Sep 1994
Bachelor, Microbiologist
Award Date: 01 Aug 1990
Category in the National Science System 2024
- Senior
Associated academic programs - Bogotá
- Bacteriology
- Bioengineering
- Biology
- Doctorate in Materials Science and Technology
- Doctorate in Biological Sciences
- Master's Degree in Biological Sciences
- Master's Degree in Ecological Restoration
- Industrial Microbiology
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Field-Scale AMD Remediation: Microbial Community Dynamics and Functional Insights in Biochemical Passive Reactors
Jurado, J., Garcia-Vega, A., Vasquez, Y., Villegas-Plazas, M. & Roldan, F., 25 Nov 2025, In: Microbial Ecology. 89, 1, 8.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bacteria isolated from explosive contaminated environments transform pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) under aerobic and anaerobic conditions
Avila-Arias, H., Casallas, F. C., Arbeli, Z., García Gutiérrez, A., Fajardo Gomez, C. A., Herrera Castillo, D. Y., Carvajal Ramirez, S., Tamayo-Figueroa, D. P., Benavides López de Mesa, J. & Roldan, F., Oct 2023, In: Letters in Applied Microbiology. 76, 10, ovad113.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bioremediation of heavy oily sludge: a microcosms study
Rondon-Afanador, C., Pinilla-Meza, G., Casallas-Cuervo, F. C., Diaz-Vanegas, C., Barreto-Gomez, D., Benavides, C., Buitrago, N., Calvo, M., Forero-Forero, C., Galvis-Ibarra, V., Moscoso-Urdaneta, V., Perdomo-Rengifo, M. C., Torres, L., Arbeli, Z., Brigmon, R. L. & Roldan, F., Feb 2023, In: Biodegradation. 34, 1, p. 1-20 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Metagenomic Analysis of Biochemical Passive Reactors During Acid Mine Drainage Bioremediation Reveals Key Co-selected Metabolic Functions
Villegas-Plazas, M., Sanabria, J., Arbeli, Z., Vasquez, Y., Roldan, F. & Junca, H., Aug 2022, In: Microbial Ecology. 84, 2, p. 465-472 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Passive multi-unit field-pilot for acid mine drainage remediation: Performance and environmental assessment of post-treatment solid waste
Vasquez, Y., Neculita, C. M., Caicedo, G., Cubillos, J., Franco, J., Vásquez, M., Hernández, A. & Roldan, F., Mar 2022, In: Chemosphere. 291, 133051.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
27 Scopus citations
Projects
- 33 Finished
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Effect of TNT on 2,4-DNT and PETN transformation by Raoultella planticola M30b and Rhizobium radiobacter M109 and exploration of enzymes potentially related with the process
Arbeli, Z. (Other), Roldan Garcia, F. A. (Other) & Teran Perez, W. (Other)
13/05/20 → 12/11/20
Project: Research
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Biorremediación de suelos contaminados con toxafeno: Optimización de los procesos en condiciones anaeróbicas y aeróbicas.
Arbeli, Z. (PI), Molano-González, N. (CoI) & Roldan Garcia, F. A. (CoI)
31/01/20 → 30/01/25
Project: Research
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Prueba piloto para el tratamiento de drenajes ácidos de mina de carbón empleando reactores bioquímicos pasivos
Roldan Garcia, F. A. (PI), Arbeli, Z. (CoI), Prieto Tellez, F. L. (CoI), Vasquez Ochoa, O. Y. (CoI) & Neculita, C. M. (Ases)
19/04/18 → 19/08/21
Project: Research