Professor, Basic Engineering School and Graduate Schools in Chemical Engineering and Maintenance Engineering Universidad de Los Andes Email: anafor@ula.ve
BS ChE, Instituto Universitario de Barquisimeto (1983)
MSc ChE, Universidad de Los Andes (1987)
PhD, Universidad de Barcelona, Spain (2001)
Postdoctoral Fellow, North Carolina State University (2006)
Researcher ranking (ONCTI) PPI nivel 2
Assistant Director FIRP Laboratory (since 2007)
Head of Mathematics Department (1994-1996)
Editor in Chief, Ciencia e Ingenieria Journal (since 2009)
Undergraduate/Graduate Student Tutoring: 10 BS, 1 MSc, 2 PhD
Scientific Publications: 5 book chapters, more than 30 articles and communications
Research interests: Formulation of surfactant-oil-water systems, micro, macro and nanoemulsions. Phase transitions. Foam formulation and properties
Responsible for Research-Development and Service Contracts in:
Formulation of micro/macro/nanoemulsions and dispersions, drilling muds, well cleaning and formation damage remediation.
IGLESIAS E., ANDEREZ J.M., FORGIARINI A., SALAGER J. L. A new method to estimate foam stability, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 98, 167-174 (1995) [95_COLSUA_Iglesias]
FORGIARINI A., ESQUENA J., SOLANS C., Studies of the relation between phase behavior and emulsification methods with nanoemulsion formation, Progress Colloid Polymer Sci., 115, 36-39 (2000) [00_PCPS_Forgiarini]
FORGIARINI A., ESQUENA J., GONZALEZ C., SOLANS C., Formation of nano-emulsions by low-energy emulsification methods at constant temperature, Langmuir 17, 2076-2083 (2001) [01_LANG_Forgiarni_1page]
FORGIARINI A., ESQUENA J., GONZÁLEZ C., SOLANS C., Formation and stability of nanoemulsions in mixed nonionic surfactant systems. Progess Colloid Polymer Sci. 118, 184-189 (2001) [01_PCPS_Forgiarni]
FORGIARINI A., ESQUENA J., GONZÁLEZ C., SOLANS C., The relation between phase behavior and formation of narrow size distribution W/O emulsions. J Dispersion Sci. Technology, 23 (1/3) 209-217 (2002) SOLANS C., ESQUENA J.,
FORGIARINI A., USÓN N., MORALES D., IZQUIERDO P. AZEMAR N., GARCIA M. J. Nano-emulsions, en Adsorption and Aggregation of Surfactants in Solution. Mittal K. L., Shah D. O., Eds., Surfactant Science Series N° 109, Chap. 25, pp 525-554. M. Dekker New York (2003)
SALAGER J. L., FORGIARINI A., MARQUEZ L., PEÑA A. A., PIZZINO A., RODRIGUEZ M. P., RONDON M. Using Emulsion Inversion in Industrial Processes, Advances Colloid Interface Sci., 108-109, 259-272 (2004) [04_ACIS_Salager_1page]
TOLOSA L. I., FORGIARINI A., MORENO P., SALAGER J. L. Combined Effects of Formulation and Stirring on Emulsion Drop Size in the Vicinity of Three-Phase Behavior of Surfactant-Oil Water Systems. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 45, 3810-3814 (2006)
FORGIARINI A., ANDEREZ J. M., SALAGER J. L., RODRIGUEZ C. Pulsating foam decay regime. Ciencia e Ingeniería 28 (3) 135-140 (2007) [07_CeI_Forgiarini]
MARQUEZ R., BULLON J., MARQUEZ L., CARDENAS A, BRICEÑO M. I., FORGIARINI A. Rheological changes of parenteral emulsions during phase-inversion emulsification. J. Dispersion Sci. & Technology 29, 621-627 (2008) [08_JSDT_Marquez_1page]
SALAGER J. L., ANTON R. E., FORGIARINI A., MARQUEZ L. Formulation of Microemulsions. In Microemulsions — Background, new concepts, applications, perspectives. C. Stubenrauch, Ed. Chap. 3, pp 84-121, Blackwell Pub. Oxford UK (2008).