Iowa State University to host seminar on Colombian biofuels policy

In Iowa, Cochran Fellows will discuss Colombian biofuels policy, the Biofuels National Program, 1G ethanol production results, and 2G ethanol challenges at Iowa State University on Sept. 30.

Carlos Grateron is a chemist from the Industrial University of Santander, and received a Master’s degree in Engineering from the Libre University in Colombia. He completed graduate studies in quality management at the Northern University in Colombia and has experience managing projects with biofuel producing plants and quality assurance processes management. Grateron currently serves as Technical Director of the National Federation of Biofuels of Colombia, an entity that strives to promote the sustainable development of the agro-industry of biodiesel and bioethanol in Colombia.

Prado Uribe is Distillery Assistant Director at Incauca S.A., the largest sugar mill in Colombia. He was senior engineer at the Incauca S.A. fuel ethanol plant for ten years and coordinated HSEQ compliance for the fuel ethanol process. Uribe attended the University of Oklahoma and Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia.