Ronald Borja-Román
PhD Student, Chemical Engineering · Rowan University [Email] [Google Scholar] [GitHub] [LinkedIn] [Twitter]
I am a first-year PhD student at Rowan University in the Sustainable Design and Systems Medicine Lab under the guidance of Dr. Kirti Yenkie.
My research focuses on process simulation & optimization through hybrid modeling, combining physics-based approaches with artificial intelligence. In general, I am very interested in the development of powerful models that accurately describe nature, providing us a safe place to test innovative solutions for the world's most complex problems.
I hold a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Universidad del Atlántico (2024), where I conducted research with Dr. Jorge Piñeres and Dr. Luis Obregon. Prior to my PhD, I pursued a Software Engineering degree at Universidad de Cartagena, completing up to the eighth semester.
Some research highlights:
Plastic Pyrolysis
Cold Spray Modeling
Hybrid Modeling
News
- NEW (2025 Aug) Presented "Stochastic Modeling of Additive Reactions and Fate in Plastic Pyrolysis via KMC" at the CPI Plastics Circularity Forum at University of Delaware.
- NEW (2025 Aug) Presented "Data-Driven Modeling of Cold Spray using Large Vision Models" at the AMMI Symposium.
- (2025 Jul) Joined Dr. Kirti Yenkie's research group as a PhD Student in Chemical Engineering at Rowan University.
- (2024 Dec) Graduated with a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering from Universidad del Atlántico — meritorious thesis distinction.
- (2024 Jul) Completed internship as Junior Production Engineer at Taghleef Industries, polymer division.
(2025 Aug) CPI Plastics Circularity Forum · University of Delaware
(2025 Aug) AMMI Symposium – Cold Spray Modeling
Publications
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Stochastic Modeling of Additive Reactions and Fate in Plastic Pyrolysis via Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulation
CPI Plastics Circularity Forum, 2025
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Data-Driven Modeling of Cold Spray using Large Vision Models
AMMI Symposium, 2025
Software
I maintain open-source projects on GitHub.