Ronald Borja-Roman

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I am a first-year PhD student in Chemical Engineering at Rowan University, working in the Sustainable Design and Systems Medicine Lab under the supervision of Dr. Kirti Yenkie.

My research combines physics-based simulation with AI/ML for the design and optimization of functional materials, additive manufacturing processes, and recycling systems.

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 Obregón. Prior to my PhD, I also studied Software Engineering at Universidad de Cartagena, completing coursework through the eighth semester, and am currently finishing the degree.

Some research highlights:

AMMI End of Summer Symposium (Summer 2025)

Rowan Research Day (Spring 2026)

Society of Women Engineers: SWEET Workshop at Rowan (Spring 2026)

News and Talks

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.
(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.

Publications

Filter by: Selected Papers/ All Papers/ Process Simulation/ Hybrid Modeling

Papers coming soon — see Google Scholar for preprints.

Software

I maintain a collection of open-source projects on GitHub.

ChemSolid

An open-source desktop app to size equipment used in the solids-processing industry.

Open-Source Software

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