

Dr. Hector De la Hoz Siegler
Positions
Associate Professor
Schulich School of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Associate Head (Undergraduate)
Schulich School of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Contact information
Web presence
Phone number
Office: +1 (403) 220-8804
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Cell: +1.403.671.2710
Email: Joe.Mcfarland@ucalgary.ca
Background
Educational Background
B.Eng. Chemical Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2003
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Alberta, 2012
Research
Areas of Research
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Courses
Course number | Course title | Semester |
---|---|---|
ENCH 500 | Chemical Engineering Design I | Fall 2025 |
ENCH 550 | Chemical Engineering Design II | Winter 2026 |
Awards
- Teaching Excellence Award, Engineering Students Society, University of Calgary. 2020
- Teaching Excellence Award, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary. 2017
- Teaching Achievement Award, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary. 2017
- GREAT Supervisor Award, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Calgary. 2015
- Green Talents Award in Sustainable Development, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany. 2013
- Economic Excellence Award, TEC Edmonton. 2009
- Best Undergraduate Thesis in Chemical Engineering, Professional Council of Chemical Engineering of Colombia. 2004
- Silver Medal, Ibero-American Chemistry Olympiad. 1998
Publications
- Unveiling the factors shaping variability in biomass productivity: meta-analysis of outdoor pilot-scale microalgal cultures. Yousuf A, Unc A, Bergerson J, De la Hoz Siegler H.. Bioresource Technology. 132566. (2025)
- Pore-Scale Analysis of Green Solvents for Solvent-Based Bitumen Recovery. Alikarami M, Mahdavi S, Guayaquil Sosa J, Hu J, Sen A, De la Hoz Siegler H.. ACS Sustainable Resource Management. 413-423. (2025)
- Beyond Needles: Immunomodulatory Hydrogel-Guided Vaccine Delivery Systems. Rana M, Demirkaya C, De la Hoz Siegler H. . Gels. 7. (2025)
- Ecology and Biogeochemistry of the Microbial Underworld in Two Sister Soda Lakes. Environmental Microbiome . Paquette A, Bhatnagar S, Vadlamani A, Gillis T, Khot V, Novotnik B, De la Hoz Siegler H, Strous M, Rattray E. . Environmental Microbiome. 98. (2024)
- Acids as Phase Change Materials for Building Applications: Drawbacks and Future Developments. Herrera P, De la Hoz Siegler H, Clarke M.. Energies. 4880. (2024)
- Evolution of Hybrid Hydrogels: Next-Generation Biomaterials for Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering. Rana M, De la Hoz Siegler H.. Gels. 216. (2024)
- Reconstructing Curcumin Biosynthesis in Yeast Reveals the Implication of Caffeoyl-Shikimate Esterase in Phenylpropanoid Metabolic Flux. Utomo J, Barrell H, Kumar R, Smith J, Brant M, De la Hoz Siegler H, Ro D.. Metabolic Engineering . 286-296. (2024)
- A greener route for smart PNIPAm microgel synthesis using bio-based synthesis-solvent. Md Mohosin Rana, Giovanniantonio Natale, HectorDe la Hoz Siegler. European Polymer Journal. (2022)
- Process intensification for sustainable algal fuels production. Hector De la Hoz Siegler. Handbook of Algal Biofuels. 503-521. (2022)
- Tuning the properties of PNIPAm-based hydrogel scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering. Mohosin Rana, Hector De la Hoz Siegler. Polymers. 13(18): 3154. (2021)
- Effects of synthesis-solvent polarity on the physicochemical and rheological properties of poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAm) hydrogels. Md Mohosin Rana, Ashna Rajeev, Giovanniantonio Natale, HectorDe la Hoz Siegler. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 769-786. (2021)
- Oxygen transport capacity and kinetic study of ilmenite ores for methane chemical-looping combustion. Nima Khakpoor, Ehsan Mostafavi, Nader Mahinpey, Hector De la Hoz Siegler. Energy. 329-337. (2019)
- 2D and 3D Metal-organic framework at the oil/water interface: a case study of copper-benzenedicarboxylate. Ping Song, Giovanniantonio Natale, Jingyi Wang, Toby Bond, Hossein Hejazi, Hector De la Hoz Siegler, Ian Gates, Qingye Lu. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 6(2): 1801139. (2017)
- Clinical relevance of home monitoring of vital signs and blood glucose levels. Jessica Lee, Georgina Freeman, Michelle Cheng, Lauren Brown, Hector De la Hoz Siegler, John Conly. Technology Assessment in Health Care. 35(4): 334-339. (2019)
- Surfactants assist in lipid extraction from wet Nannochloropsis sp. Chongchong Wu, Ye Xiao, Weiguo Lin, Junying Zhu, Hector De la Hoz Siegler, Mingsheng Zong, Junfeng Rong. Bioresource Technology. 243: 793-799. (2017)
- Theoretical study on interactions between Trifluoromethanesulfonate(Triflate) based ionic liquid and thiophene. Renqing Lü, Chongchong Wu, JinLin, Ye Xiao, Fang Wang, Hector De la Hoz Siegler. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 237: 289-294. (2017)
- Use of highly alkaline conditions to improve cost-effectiveness of algal biotechnology. Karen A Canon-Rubio, Christine E Sharp, Joule Bergerson, Marc Strous, Hector De la Hoz Siegler. Applied microbiology and biotechnology. 1611-1622. (2016)
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