Current state of the research lines of the Chemical Engineering program of the National University of Engineering in Nicaragua, from 2010 to first quarter 2022

Abstract

This work presents the current state of the research lines of the chemical engineering program throughout the implementation of a diagnostic considering the theses presented in the period of 2010 - the first semester of 2022 and a survey addressed to professors. The lines of research are important in this career due to the nature of its academic program. From the diagnostic, 55.3% were obtained for this period corresponding to applied research, of which 25.9% were in water quality, 15.2% in alternative materials to the portland cement, followed by 14, 1% in the development of new food products. With less representation, 6.1% will be extended to food safety, 4% to solid waste management, and 2% to biofuel. This gives us an indicator of the current state of the lines.