Associate PROFESSOR

SANITATION ENGINEERING & WATER TECHNOLOGIES
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Prof. Villamar is a Civil Engineer and researcher specialized in sanitary engineering, wastewater treatment, and environmental biotechnology. She holds a PhD in Environmental Sciences from Universidad de Concepción, as well as a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Ecuador. Her academic career combines research, teaching, and applied work in wastewater treatment, resource recovery, waste valorization, and environmental quality. She has also completed postdoctoral research at CRHIAM, Universidad de Concepción, and currently develops her academic and scientific work at Universidad de Santiago de Chile, where she contributes to research in sustainable water management and biological treatment technologies.

Relevant Publications

• Villamar-Ayala, C.A., Carrera-Cevallos, J.V., Vasquez-Medrano, R. & Espinoza-Montero, P.J. (2019). Fate, eco-toxicological characteristics, and treatment processes applied to water polluted with glyphosate: A critical review. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 49(16), 1476–1514. DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2019.1579627.
• Villamar, C.A., Vera-Puerto, I., Rivera, D. & De la Hoz, F. (2018). Reuse and Recycling of Livestock and Municipal Wastewater in Chilean Agriculture: A Preliminary Assessment. Water, 10(6), 817.DOI: 10.3390/w10060817.
• Tejedor, J., Cóndor, V., Almeida-Naranjo, C.E., Guerrero, V.H. & Villamar, C.A. (2020). Performance of wood chips/peanut shells biofilters used to remove organic matter from domestic wastewater. Science of the Total Environment, 738, 139589.
• Montenegro-Rosero, K., Villamar-Ayala, C.A., Fernández, L. & Espinoza-Montero, P. (2022). Operational performance of corncobs/sawdust biofilters coupled to microbial fuel cells treating domestic wastewater. Science of the Total Environment.
• Almeida-Naranjo, C.E., Frutos, M., Cuestas, J., Valenzuela, F., Tejedor, J., Rivadeneira, M.I., Villamar, C.A. & Guerrero, V.H. (2021). Caffeine adsorptive performance and ecotoxicological characteristics of agro-industrial residues potentially suitable for vermifilter beds. Science of the Total Environment.
• Villamar, C.A., Salazar, K., Montenegro, K., Huaraca, L. & Costa-Conceicao, K. (2022). Preventive strategies for reuse and recycling of wastewater within the HDG production. Water Science and Technology, 85(1), 265–278.