Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions

 

2015-2016 Executive Board:

President
Jaime Bonilla Rios
GEDC-LAC, Tecnológico de Monterrey, MX

President Elect
Cecilia Paredes Verduga
Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, EC

Past Presidents
Martín Candanedo G.
Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, PA
Roberto Lorán Santos
Universidad del Turabo, PR

Executive Director
María Mercedes Larrondo Petrie
Florida Atlantic University, US

Secretary of the Board
Laura Romero Robles
Tecnológico de Monterret, MX

VP of Finance
Iván Enrique Esparragoza
The Pennsylvania State University, US

VP of Research
Humberto Ramón Álvarez Alvarado
Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, PA

VP of e-Education
Denise Rodríguez Zurita
Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, EC

VP of Faculty Development and Student Exchange
Victor Hugo Medina
U. Distrital ‘Francisco José de Caldas’, CO

VP of PreK-16
Carlos A. Rodríguez Arroyave
Universidad EAFIT, CO

VP of Public Relations, Fund Raising, Promotions and Publicity
Hayser Beltre Ferreras
Universidad APEC, DO

VP of Publications
Sergio Mujica Lopez
Universidad Finis Terrae, CL

VP of Membership
Peter Charles Backhouse Erazo
Universidad del Bío Bío, CL

Regional VPs /Deans Council Co-Chairs
South America: Mayra D’Armas Regnault
UNEXPO Antonio José de Sucre, VE
North America: Rodolfo O. Domínguez G.
Universidad de Guadalajara, MX
Brazil: Zaida Jova Aguila
Centro Universitario Salesiano de São Paulo, BR

At Large Members:
Richard A. Aló
Jackson State University, USA
José Carlos Quadrado
Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, PT
Ismael Pagán Trinidad
University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, PR

Associate VP of Energy
Amaury Malavé Sanabria
Puerto Rico Energy Center - PREC, PR

Associate VP for Publications
Narciso Armestar Bruno
Technological Institute - TECSUP, PE

Associate VP for Publications
Gerardo Carbajal
Universidad del Turabo, PR

Associate Secretary of the Board
Lupita Sanchez de Lorenzate
Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, MX

VP of Graduate Education
Alcides Alvear Suarez
Universidad del Turabo, PR

 



 

THE THIRTEENTH LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN CONFERENCE FOR ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

"Engineering Education Facing the Grand Challenges, What Are We Doing?"

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

July 29 - 31, 2015

 

Hosted By:

Universidad APEC, UNAPEC
Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo - INTEC
Universidad Tecnológica de Santiago - UTESA

 


LACCEI Award Medal for Academic Merit

Awarded to:  Min. Marcela Paredes de Vásquez
Minister of Education of the Republic of Panama, and
Past Rector - Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá
Panamá

 

Conference Proceedings
Table of Content of Refereed Full Papers
Author Index
Country - University Index
Track Index

General Conference Chair

Jaime Bonilla Ríos, Ph.D., Tecnológico de Monterrey, MX

Co-Chair: Laura Romero Robles, Ph.D. - Tecnológico de Monterrey, MX

Conference Chairs

Radhamés Mejía Tejeda, Ph.D. - Universidad APEC - UNAPEC, DO

Rolando M. Guzmán, Ph.D. - Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo - INTEC, DO

Príamo Rodríguez Castillo, Ph.D. - Universidad Tecnológica de Santiago - UTESA, DO

 

Technical committee

Chair: Humberto Alvarez, Ph.D. - Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá , PA
Co-Chair: José Daniel Texier, Ph.D. - Facultad de Ingeniería La Plata, AR
Co-Chair: Ramon Valencia, Ph.D. - Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, CO
Co-Chair: Mónica Ruedas, M.Sc. - Universidad Santo Tomás, CO
Co-Chair: Edwin Forero, M.Eng - Universidad de Santo Tomás, CO
Co-Chair: Guadalupe Sánchez de Lorenzato, M.Sc. - Tecnológico de Monterrey, MX
Co-Chair: Edgar Javier Barajas Herrera, M.Eng - Universidad Santo Tomás, CO

Abdiel Pino, PhD (PA)

Adalena Kennedy-Vieira, PhD (BR)

Adan Vega, PhD (PA)

Aldo Ramirez, PhD (MX)

Alejandro Valencia, MsC (CO)

Alvin Rodriguez Cuevas, PhD (DO)

Ana Trevino, MsC (MX)

Andres Rigail, MsC (EC)

Andres Alexander Almonte Ureña, MsC (DO)

Andrzej Gapinski, PhD (US)

Angel Custodio, PhD (VE)

Angel D. Ramirez, PhD (EC)

Angela Costella, PhD (BR)

Angela S. Chikhani C., PhD (VE)

Ariel Grey, PhD (PA)

Aris Castillo, MsC (PA)

Armando Jipsion, PhD (PA)

Arturo Hernandez, MsC (HN)

Aurora Pérez Rojas, PhD (MX)

Brenda Marlen Arreola Talamantes, MsC (MX)

Byron Oviedo, MsC (EC)

Cándido Enrique Quintana Pérez, PhD (DO)

Carlos Dallabona, PhD (BR)

Carlos Rodriguez Monroy, PhD (ES)

Carlos Esquit, MsC (GT)

Carlos Arias, PhD (HN)

Carlos Vazquez, PhD (MX)

Carlos Medina, PhD (PA)

Carlos Romero, MsC (PE)

Carlos Cabrera, PhD (US)

Carlos Guillermo Webb Balderas, PhD (MX)

Carlos Jose Guevara Farrera, MsC (VE)

Carmen Celina Torres Arcadia, PhD (MX)

Cecilia A. Paredes Verduga, PhD (EC)

Cesar Collazos, PhD (CO)

Cesar Sedano, MsC (MX)

Cliff Schexnayder, PhD (US)

Daniel Campos, MsC (CL)

Darinka Ramírez, PhD (MX)

Daudi Waryoba, PhD (US)

Davis Montenegro Martinez, PhD (CO)

Denise Rodriguez, MsC (EC)

Deyka Garcia, PhD (PA)

Diego Escobar, PhD (CO)

Dolores Lankenau, MsC (MX)

Dora Elia Hernandez, MsC (MX)

Dorindo Cardenas, PhD (PA)

Edgar Serna M., PhD (CO)

Eduardo Rivadeneira P., MsC (EC)

Eduardo Cardenas Almena, PhD (MX)

Eduardo Gonzalez Medivil, PhD (MX)

Eduardo Carbajal, MsC (PE)

Edward David Moreno, PhD (BR)

Elisabete Sanchez, PhD (BR)

Emma Encarnacion, PhD (DO)

Enrique Ortiz Nadal, PhD (MX)

Eric Jeltsch, PhD (CL)

Esther Morales, PhD (VE)

Eusebio Jiménez López, PhD (MX)

Eva Judith Hueso, PhD (MX)

Federico Guedea Elizalde, PhD (MX)

Ferley Medina Rojas, MsC (CO)

Fernando Manzano Aybar, PhD (DO)

Fernando Merchan, PhD (PA)

Francisco Orgaz Aguera, PhD (ES)

Francisco Milton Mendes Neto, PhD (BR)

Freddy Jimenez, PhD (DO)

Fredy Huayta, MsC (PE)

Gabriel Valerio Ureña, PhD (MX)

Genaro Zavala, PhD (MX)

Gerardo Martinez, MsC (AT)

Gerardo Carbajal, PhD (US)

Guadalupe González, PhD (PA)

Guillermo Jiménez Pérez, PhD (MX)

Haci Baykara, PhD (TR)

Hector Poveda, PhD (PA)

Héctor Huerta, PhD (MX)

Henry Izquierdo, PhD (VE)

Humberto Alvarez, PhD (PE)

Idalides Vergara, PhD (US)

Igancio Chang, PhD (PA)

Indira Rodríguez, MsC (VE)

Irlesa Indira Sanchez Medina, MsC (CO)

Ivan Esparragoza, PhD (US)

Iveth Moreno, PhD (PA)

Jaime Nuñez, PhD (CL)

Jaime Alberto Giraldo Garcia, PhD (CO)

Jalil Fallad, PhD (MX)

Jared Ocampo, MsC (HN)

Javier Sanchez Galan, PhD (PA)

Javier Eduardo Becerra Becerra, PhD (CO)

Jeanette Victoria Riley de León, MsC (PA)

Jeffrey Duffany, PhD (PR)

Jesus Garcia Guzman, PhD (MX)

Jhon Edgar Amaya, PhD (VE)

Jhon Edisson Villareal Padilla, MsC (CO)

Joao Silveira, PhD (BR)

Jorge Vargas, PhD (PE)

Jorge Rodriguez, PhD (US)

Jorge Arturo Pineda Jaimes, PhD (CO)

Jorge Arturo Pelayo López, PhD (MX)

Jorge Luis Diaz Rodriguez, MsC (CO)

Jorge Mauricio Sepulveda Castaño, MsC (CO)

Jose Texier, PhD (VE)

José Rau, MsC (PE)

Jose Carlos Quadrado, PhD (PT)

Jose Luis Villa, PhD (CO)

Joselito Medina Marin, PhD (MX)

Juan Barros, PhD (CO)

Juan Sillero, PhD (MX)

Juan Oliveira, MsC (VE)

Juan Antonio Enriquez Hernandez, MsC (MX)

Juan Arturo Nolazco Flores, PhD (MX)

Juan C. Lavariega Jarquín, PhD (MX)

Juan Carlos Hernandez, PhD (DO)

Juana Ramos Chue de Perez, PhD (PA)

Karen Hernandez, PhD (MX)

Karina Pérez Teruel, PhD (CU)

Katherine Chiluiza, PhD (EC)

Kevin Huggins, PhD (US)

Kleber Barcia, PhD (EC)

KS Sastry Musti, PhD (TT)

Laura Romero, PhD (MX)

Laura Olivia Amavizca Valdez, MsC (MX)

Lino Rosell, MsC (BR)

Lizandra Arza Pérez, PhD (CU)

Lucy Aragon, MsC (PE)

Luis Mogollon, MsC (PE)

Luis Reina, MsC (SE)

Luis Velasquez, MsC (VE)

Luiz Freitas Jr, MsC (BR)

Manuel Serafin Plasencia, MsC (VE)

Marco Velarde, MsC (EC)

Maria Granda, PhD (EC)

Maria Larrondo Petrie, PhD (US)

María Cristina Sanchez Romero, MsC (MX)

Maria Luisa Ceron, PhD (CL)

Marie Destarac, MsC (ES)

Mario Bravo Castillo, MsC (CO)

Martha Carrillo Landazabal, MsC (CO)

Martha Garcia Saenz, MsC (US)

Martin Llamas Nistal, PhD (ES)

Martín Cano Contreras, PhD (MX)

Mauricio Hidalgo, Bs-Lic (CL)

Mayra D'Armas, PhD (VE)

Maytee Zambrano, PhD (PA)

Miguel Avila, MsC (CO)

Miguel Perez, PhD (MX)

Miguel Him, MsC (PA)

Miguel Mejia, PhD (PE)

Miguel Vargas Lombardo, PhD (PA)

Narciso Armestar Bruno, MsC (PE)

Nilda Yanguez Cervantes, PhD (PA)

Noel Leon Rovira, PhD(MX)

Norberto Jose Rojas Mercdes, PhD (DO)

Nuvia Martez de Miranda, PhD (PA)

Omar Aizpurua, PhD (PA)

Paola Vega Castillo, PhD (CR)

Patricia Fregolente, MsC (BR)

Ramfis Miguelena, PhD (PA)

Ramon Brena, PhD (MX)

Raul Ramirez, PhD (MX)

Rebeca Bieberach, PhD (PA)

Reynaldo Alvarez Luna, MsC (CU)

Ricardo Fuentes Covarrubias, PhD (MX)

Roberto Ferro Escobar, PhD (CO)

Roberto Parra Saldivar, PhD (MX)

Ronald Barazarte, PhD (PA)

Ruben Dario Diaz, MsC (ve)

Salvador Garcia Rodriguez, PhD (MX)

Sergio Sedas Gersey, PhD (MX)

Sucre Ramirez, MsC (DO)

Vanessa Patricia Manotas Niño, PhD (CO)

Vicente Sablón, PhD (BR)

Victor Cabrera, PhD (CL)

Victor Hugo Medina García, PhD (CO)

Wielsaw Grebski, PhD (US)

William Camilo, PhD (DO)

Yahya M. Masalmah, PhD (PR)

Yaimy Trujillo Casañola, PhD (CU)

Yrvin Rivera, MsC (DO)

Zaida Aguila, PhD (BR)


Proceeding Editors

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Ph.D. Florida Atlantic University, US
Humberto Alvarez, Ph.D. Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, PA


"Engineering Education Facing the Grand Challenges, What Are We Doing?":
Proceedings of the 13th Latin American and Caribbean Conference for Engineering and Technology,

M. M. Larrondo Petrie, H. Alvarez (Eds.), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 29-31, July 2015
Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions (LACCEI Inc),
Boca Raton, Florida, US, 2015


ISBN-13 978-0-9822896-8-6
ISSN:  2414-6668



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