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Petroleum engineer. Ph.D. in Chemistry and Energy systems. Expert on nanotechnology, energy, and catalysts.

Profile Summary

Petroleum Engineer with an honorary degree from the National University of Colombia. Currently, working as an occasional professor at the National University of Colombia. PhD in Engineering - Energy Systems at the National University of Colombia and also PhD student in Chemistry at the University of Granada, Spain. Researcher of the "Michael Polanyi" Surface Phenomena research group of the Faculty of Mines of the National University of Colombia since 2017. Additionally, researcher of the Carbon Materials research group of the University of Granada, Spain. Oscar has supported academically different subjects that include Crude oil production by natural flow (2018-2019), Field operations (2019-2021), Nanotechnology applied to the oil and gas industry (2020-2021), Surface phenomena applied to reservoir productivity (2020-2021), Enhanced Oil Recovery (2020-2021), and Advanced Formation Damage Topics (2020-2021). More than 6 years of experience in nanotechnology applied to the oil and gas industry, synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials, IOR and EOR processes, water treatments, surface phenomena, green energy strategies, and hydrogen production. Oscar is the author of more than 26 scientific articles published in internationally distributed journals indexed with a quality index, two book chapters, and more than 40 communications to national and international congresses.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Catalysis
• ☆ Surface Science
• ☆ Inorganic Chemistry
• ☆ Natural Product Chemistry
• ☆ Molecular Engineering
• ☆ Theoretical Chemistry
• ☆ Thermochemistry
• ☆ Engineering Education
• ☆ Heat Transfer & Calorimetry
• ☆ Computational Fluid Dynamics
• ☆ Environmental Engineering and Technology
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Environmental Science
• ☆ Environmental Remediation
• ☆ Environmental Chemistry
• ☆ Oil & Petroleum
• ☆ Applied Chemistry
• ☆ Decision Science
• ☆ Python
• ☆ Matlab
• ☆ Excel
• ☆ Hypothesis
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Survey Design & Methodology
• ☆ Feasibility Studies
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Gap Analysis
• ☆ Gray Literature Search
• ☆ Skills Training
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Journal Selection
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Instructional Materials
• ☆ Release Notes
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ White Papers
• ☆ Case Studies
• ☆ Textbook Content Writing
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Traditional/Narrative Literature Review
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Language Translation
• ☆ Screenwriting
• ☆ Creative Writing
• ☆ Audio Transcription
• ☆ Speechwriting
• ☆ News Writing
• ☆ Course Content Writing
• ☆ Grant Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Copywriting, Audio Transcription, Translation

Research Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Operations Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Image Processing, Image Analysis, Algorithm Design-ML, Big Data Analytics, Data Cleaning, Data Processing

Work Experience

Researcher, PhD

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

February 2020 - Present

Estudiante

Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Medellín

August 2016 - Present

Education

Ingeniero de Petróleos. (Antioquia)

Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Medellín

August 2016 - Present

PhD engineering

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

February 2020 - January 2023

PhD (Chemistry)

Unviersidad de Granada

January 2020 - December 2022

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Ivan Moncayo-Riascos, Oscar E. Medina, Farid B. Cortés, Camilo A. Franco (2023). Structural-Compositional Effect of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Thermal-Oxidative Decomposition at High-Pressure: A Molecular Dynamics and Machine Learning Approach . Energy & Fuels.

Lady J. Giraldo, Oscar E. Medina, Viviana Ortiz-Pérez, Camilo A. Franco, Farid B. Cortés (2023). Enhanced Carbon Storage Process from Flue Gas Streams Using Rice Husk Silica Nanoparticles: An Approach in Shallow Coal Bed Methane Reservoirs . Energy & Fuels.

A Theoretical and Experimental Approach to the Analysis of Hydrogen Generation and Thermodynamic Behavior in an In Situ Heavy Oil Upgrading Process Using Oil-Based Nanofluids <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh" CONTENT="0;URL=/servlet/useragent"> </head> . Catalysts.

Oscar Enrique Medina Erazo, Santiago C&#233;spedes, Richard Disney Zabala Romero, Carlos A. Franco, Agustin F. Perez-Cadenas, Francisco Carrasco-Mar&#237;n, Sergio H. Lopera, Cort&#233;s, Farid B., Camilo Franco (2022). A Theoretical and Experimental Approach to the Analysis of Hydrogen Generation and Thermodynamic Behavior in an In Situ Heavy Oil Upgrading Process Using Oil-Based Nanofluids . Catalysts.

Karen M. Cer&#243;n, Daniela Arias-Madrid, Jaime Gallego, Oscar E. Medina, Lidia E. Chinchilla, Farid B. Cort&#233;s, Camilo A. Franco (2022). Catalytic Decomposition of n-C7 Asphaltenes Using Tungsten Oxides–Functionalized SiO2 Nanoparticles in Steam/Air Atmospheres . Processes.

Karen M. Cer&#243;n, Daniela Arias-Madrid, Jaime Gallego, Oscar Enrique Medina Erazo, Lidia Chinchilla, Cort&#233;s, Farid B., Camilo Franco (2022). Catalytic Decomposition of <i>n</i>-C₇ Asphaltenes Using Tungsten Oxides&ndash;Functionalized SiO₂ Nanoparticles in Steam/Air Atmospheres . Processes.

Oscar E. Medina, Jaime Gallego, Agust&#237;n F. P&#233;rez-Cadenas, Francisco Carrasco-Mar&#237;n, Farid B. Cort&#233;s, Camilo A. Franco(2021). Insights into the Morphology Effect of Ceria on the Catalytic Performance of NiO–PdO/CeO2 Nanoparticles for Thermo-oxidation of n-C7 Asphaltenes under Isothermal Heating at Different Pressures . Energy & Fuels. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Luisana Cardona, Oscar E. Medina, Santiago C&#233;spedes, Sergio H. Lopera, Farid B. Cort&#233;s, Camilo A. Franco(2021). Effect of Steam Quality on Extra-Heavy Crude Oil Upgrading and Oil Recovery Assisted with PdO and NiO-Functionalized Al2O3 Nanoparticles . Processes. 9. (6). p. 1009. {MDPI} {AG}

Luisana Cardona, Oscar Enrique Medina Erazo, Santiago C&#233;spedes, Sergio H. Lopera, Cort&#233;s, Farid B., Camilo Franco (2021). Effect of Steam Quality on Extra-Heavy Crude Oil Upgrading and Oil Recovery Assisted with PdO and NiO-Functionalized Al₂O₃ Nanoparticles . Processes.

Oscar E. Medina, Jaime Gallego, S&#243;crates Acevedo, Masoud Riazi, Ra&#250;l Ocampo-P&#233;rez, Farid B. Cort&#233;s, Camilo A. Franco(2021). Catalytic Conversion of n-C7 Asphaltenes and Resins II into Hydrogen Using CeO2-Based Nanocatalysts . Nanomaterials. 11. (5). p. 1301. {MDPI} {AG}

Oscar Enrique Medina Erazo, Jaime Gallego, S&#243;crates Acevedo, masoud riazi, Ra&#250;l Ocampo-P&#233;rez, Cort&#233;s, Farid B., Camilo Franco (2021). Catalytic Conversion of <i>n</i>-C₇ Asphaltenes and Resins II into Hydrogen Using CeO₂-Based Nanocatalysts . Nanomaterials.

Oscar E. Medina, Dahiana Galeano-Caro, Jesica Castelo-Quib&#233;n, Ra&#250;l Ocampo-P&#233;rez, Agust&#237;n F. Perez-Cadenas, Francisco Carrasco-Mar&#237;n, Camilo A. Franco, Farid B. Corteś(2021). Monolithic carbon xerogels-metal composites for crude oil removal from oil in-saltwater emulsions and subsequent regeneration through oxidation process: Composites synthesis, adsorption studies, and oil decomposition experiments . Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 319. p. 111039. Elsevier {BV}

Luc&#237;a Mateus, Carlos Moreno-Castilla, Mar&#237;a V. L&#243;pez-Ram&#243;n, Farid B. Cort&#233;s, Miguel &#193;. &#193;lvarez, Oscar E. Medina, Camilo A. Franco, &#193;frica Yebra-Rodr&#237;guez (2021). Physicochemical characteristics of calcined MnFe2O4 solid nanospheres and their catalytic activity to oxidize para-nitrophenol with peroxymonosulfate and n-C7 asphaltenes with air . Journal of Environmental Management.

Laura Acosta, Dahiana Galeano-Caro, Oscar E. Medina, Farid B. Cort&#233;s, Camilo A. Franco (2020). Nano-Intermediate of Magnetite Nanoparticles Supported on Activated Carbon from Spent Coffee Grounds for Treatment of Wastewater from Oil Industry and Energy Production . Processes.

Laura Acosta, Dahiana Galeano-Caro, Oscar Enrique Medina Erazo, Cort&#233;s, Farid B., Camilo Franco (2020). Nano-Intermediate of Magnetite Nanoparticles Supported on Activated Carbon from Spent Coffee Grounds for Treatment of Wastewater from Oil Industry and Energy Production . Processes.

Oscar E. Medina, Jaime Gallego, Nashaat N. Nassar, S&#243;crates A. Acevedo, Farid B. Cort&#233;s, Camilo A. Franco(2020). Thermo-Oxidative Decomposition Behaviors of Different Sources of n-C7 Asphaltenes under High-Pressure Conditions . Energy & Fuels. 34. (7). p. 8740--8758. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Daniela Arias-Madrid, Oscar E. Medina, Jaime Gallego, S&#243;crates Acevedo, Alexander A. Correa-Espinal, Farid B. Cort&#233;s, Camilo A. Franco(2020). NiO, Fe2O3, and MoO3 Supported over SiO2 Nanocatalysts for Asphaltene Adsorption and Catalytic Decomposition: Optimization through a Simplex–Centroid Mixture Design of Experiments . Catalysts. 10. (5). p. 569. {MDPI} {AG}

Rebeka D&#237;ez, Oscar E. Medina, Lady J. Giraldo, Farid B. Cort&#233;s, Camilo A. Franco(2020). Development of Nanofluids for the Inhibition of Formation Damage Caused by Fines Migration: Effect of the Interaction of Quaternary Amine (CTAB) and MgO Nanoparticles . Nanomaterials. 10. (5). p. 928. {MDPI} {AG}

Daniela Arias-Madrid, Oscar Enrique Medina Erazo, Jaime Gallego, S&#243;crates Acevedo, Alexander A. Correa-Espinal, Cort&#233;s, Farid B., Camilo Franco (2020). NiO, Fe₂O₃, and MoO₃ Supported over SiO₂ Nanocatalysts for Asphaltene Adsorption and Catalytic Decomposition: Optimization through a Simplex–Centroid Mixture Design of Experiments . Catalysts.

Oscar E Medina, Juan P Casta&#241;o-Correa, Cristina Caro-V&#233;lez, Richard D Zabala, Jorge I Baham&#243;n, Farid B Cort&#233;s, Camilo A. Franco(2020). Disaggregation and discretization methods for formation damage estimation in oil and gas fields: an overview . DYNA. 87. (213). p. 105--115. Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Oscar E. Medina, Cristina Caro-V&#233;lez, Jaime Gallego, Farid B. Cort&#233;s, Sergio H. Lopera, Camilo A. Franco (2019). Upgrading of Extra-Heavy Crude Oils by Dispersed Injection of NiO–PdO/CeO2±δ Nanocatalyst-Based Nanofluids in the Steam . Nanomaterials.

Oscar E. Medina, Carol Olmos, Sergio H. Lopera, Farid B. Cort&#233;s, Camilo A. Franco (2019). Nanotechnology Applied to Thermal Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes: A Review . Energies.

Oscar E. Medina, Yira Hurtado, Cristina Caro-Velez, Farid B. Cort&#233;s, Masoud Riazi, Sergio H. Lopera, Camilo A. Franco (2019). Improvement of Steam Injection Processes Through Nanotechnology: An Approach through in Situ Upgrading and Foam Injection . Energies.

Oscar Enrique Medina Erazo, Carol Olmos, Sergio H. Lopera, Farid B. Cort&#233;s, Camilo Franco (2019). Nanotechnology Applied to Thermal Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes: A Review . Energies.

Oscar Enrique Medina Erazo, Yira Hurtado, Cristina Caro-Velez, Farid B. Cort&#233;s, masoud riazi, Sergio H. Lopera, Camilo Franco (2019). Improvement of Steam Injection Processes Through Nanotechnology: An Approach through in Situ Upgrading and Foam Injection . Energies.

Oscar Enrique Medina Erazo, Cristina Caro-V&#233;lez, Jaime Gallego, Farid B. Cort&#233;s, Sergio H. Lopera, Camilo Franco (2019). Upgrading of Extra-Heavy Crude Oils by Dispersed Injection of NiO–PdO/CeO_2±δ Nanocatalyst-Based Nanofluids in the Steam . Nanomaterials.

Medina, O. E., Gallego, J., Rodriguez, E., Franco, C. A., & Cortés, F. B. (2019). Effect of Pressure on the Oxidation Kinetics of Asphaltenes. Energy & Fuels.

Oscar E. Medina, Jaime Gallego, Laura G. Restrepo, Farid B. Cort&#233;s, Camilo A. Franco(2019). Influence of the Ce4+/Ce3+ Redox-Couple on the Cyclic Regeneration for Adsorptive and Catalytic Performance of NiO-PdO/CeO2±δ Nanoparticles for n-C7 Asphaltene Steam Gasification . Nanomaterials. 9. (5). p. 734. {MDPI} {AG}

Oscar Enrique Medina Erazo, Jaime Gallego, Laura G. Restrepo, Farid B. Cort&#233;s, Camilo Franco (2019). Influence of the Ce⁴⁺/Ce³⁺ Redox-Couple on the Cyclic Regeneration for Adsorptive and Catalytic Performance of NiO-PdO/CeO_2±δ Nanoparticles for <i>n</i>-C₇ Asphaltene Steam Gasification . Nanomaterials.

(2019). Optimization of the Load of Transition Metal Oxides (Fe2O3, Co3O4, NiO and/or PdO) onto CeO2 Nanoparticles in Catalytic Steam Decomposition of n-C7 Asphaltenes at Low Temperatures. Nanomaterials.