Simon Velasquez Morales

Simon Velasquez
  • Graduate Research Assistant
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant
  • Graduate Engineering Association - Ambassador
  • School of Engineering, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

Contact Info

Learned Engineering Expansion Phase 2, Room 2447
Lawrence
1536 W. 15th Street
Lawrence, KS 66045

Biography —

Simon Velasquez received his B.S. and Ph.D. In Chemical and Petroleum Engineering from The University of Kansas. His thesis, "The Greener Alternative: Sustainable Development of Pharmaceuticals and Polymers", focused on leveraging earth-abundant resources to help advance the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals in the pharmaceutical, thermoplastics, and detergent industries to better serve terrestrial and aquatic life. 

Simon is continuing his passion for sustainable development as a Senior Scientist I with AbbVie Inc in the Center of Excellence for Reaction Engineering.

Education —

B.S. in Chemical Engineering, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, The University of Kansas, 2023, Lawrence, KS

Research —

Research Interests

  • Modular Manufacturing
  • Process Intensification
  • Reaction Engineering
  • Downstream Processing
  • Process Analytical Technology (PAT)

Selected Presentations —

Velasquez Morales, S., Allgeier, A. M. (10/2019) – Leveraging a Paradigm Change for a ‘Greener’ Pharmaceutical Industry. Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis (CEBC) – Industrial Advisory Board. Lawrence, KS.

Velasquez Morales, S., Allgeier, A. M. (07/2019) – Hydrogenation Reactions with Iron Catalyst: A Principled Approach to Pharma Manufacturing. ACS Green Chemistry Summer School. Golden, CO.

Velasquez Morales, S., Allgeier, A. M. (06/2019) – Hydrogenation Reactions with Iron Catalyst: A Principled Approach to Pharma Manufacturing. 23rd Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference and 9th International Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry. Reston, VA.

Velasquez Morales, S., Allgeier, A.M. (04/18/2018) - Continuous Manufacturing: A new perspective for the pharmaceutical industry. Great Planes Catalyst Society  (GPCS). Manhattan, KS.