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Eloy Valenzuela Award

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The Eloy Valenzuela Award represents the highest recognition granted by Universidad Industrial de Santander for excellence in research, academic achievement, and contributions to scientific and technological development.

Current Regulations

Agreement No. 004 of 2023 | View PDF Document

This distinction recognizes the outstanding contributions of:

Students
Professors
Graduates

Whose work has contributed to the advancement of knowledge and to strengthening research within the institution and society.

Creation

Created in 1981, in commemoration of the birth of Juan Eloy Valenzuela y Mantilla.

April 25

It was established as UIS Researcher’s Day, in commemoration of the birth of Juan Eloy Valenzuela y Mantilla.

Periocidad

It is held every two years under the leadership of the Office of Research and Extension.

Research Career
Best Research Work

This category recognizes the outstanding work in the institutional mission of research of one (1) professor and one (1) professor linked to the special career system of Universidad Industrial de Santander, highlighting their lifetime contribution to scientific, technological, and humanistic development.

Corresponds to the recognition of research work carried out at Universidad Industrial de Santander by faculty members, students, female graduates, and male graduates.

AWARD

ELOY VALENZUELA

2025 - 2026

Award Ceremony

Categories:

Research Career

Best Research Work

Friday,
April 24, 2026

2:00 p.m.
to 5:00 p.m.

Main Auditorium

Scientific Complex for Research in Health Sciences and Human Life – Faculty of Health, UIS

Physicomechanical

Clara Isabel López Gualdrón, professor, School of Industrial Design
Carlos Rodrigo Correa Cely, professor, School of Electrical, Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering

Sciences

Marianny Yajaira Combariza Montañez, professor, School of Chemistry
Enrique Mejia Ospino, professor, School of Chemistry

Physicochemical

Elcy María Córdoba, professor, School of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science
Darío Yesid Peña Ballesteros, professor, School of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science

Health

Myriam Ruiz Rodríguez, professor, School of Medicine
Oscar Fernando Herrán Falla, professor, School of Nutrition and Dietetics

Human Sciences

Deserted

Sciences

Influence of the Physicochemical Properties of Copper Oxides and Carbon Materials Derived from Chitosan on the Photoelectrochemical Energy Conversion of CO2.
MALDI-MS Analysis of Biomarkers in Phytoplankton
Design and Construction of MuTe: a Hybrid Muon Telescope to Study Colombian Volcanoes

Human Sciences

Neoliberalism, Emotional Pathology, and the Death of Narrativity: Notes on Depression in the Achievement Society.
Training Teachers with High Academic Quality in the Colombian Higher Education System: Undergraduate Teaching Programs (2015–2019).

Physicomechanical Engineering

New Computational Technologies for the Design of 3D Seismic Acquisition Geometries with Compressive Sampling to Reduce Economic Costs and Environmental Impacts in Hydrocarbon Exploration in Colombian Onshore Basins.
Optical-Computational System for High Dynamic Range Image Acquisition Based on the Mathematical Theory of Limited Sampling.
Parenchymal Analysis Software for Mammographic Images for Breast Cancer Risk Estimation.
Evaluation of Lippia Origanoides Bagasse as Fuel for Low-Power Combustion Systems.

Physicochemical Engineering

Determination of the Manufacturing Conditions of Activated Carbon Electrodes Produced from Cocoa Agroindustrial Waste for Supercapacitor Applications.
Exploration of Catalytic Alternatives for Hydrocarbon Valorization Reactions with NiMo/Zeolite-Boehmite Catalysts.

Health

TropD-Detector: a CRISPR/LbCas12a-Based System for Rapid Screening of Trypanosoma cruzi in Chagas Vectors and Reservoirs.
Identification of Genetic Variants in the AHR Gene That May Contribute to Susceptibility to Head and Neck Cancer in the Colombian Population.