Dr. Esther Forte

Computational research. Work of general interest to support the design of processes and products. Research on the field of surface adsorption of fluids, and modelling of combined reaction and phase equilibria of ionic systems. Active in aiding to the guidance of PhD students. Collaboration with other European research institutions and industries such as NNL (National Nuclear Laboratory, UK). Honorary Research Fellow association to Imperial College from March 2013 to January 2014.

Responsible for leading computational research on heavy oil. Industrial collaboration with BP America. Preparation of research proposals. Supervision and assessment of students.

Project on thermophysical properties of carbon dioxide in collaboration with Shell Exploration and Production. Continuous and direct communication with industrial partners through reporting, meetings and presentations. Design and assembly of a new equipment for phase equilibrium measurements at high pressure. Phase behaviour measurements on complex systems. Modelling using molecular-based equations of state. Development of the theory to improve the description of the critical point of fluids.

Design of diffraction gratings by laser interference lithography. Work inside clean rooms. Intensive use of the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM).