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Carla Mae J. Pausta, PhD

Candidate Faculty Program

Educational Background

PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering,
University of Surrey, United Kingdom

MS Chemical Engineering,
De La Salle University, Philippines

BS Chemical Engineering,
Ateneo de Davao University, Philippines

Carla Mae Pausta is a chemical engineer, currently teaching in De La Salle University. She recently finished her post-graduate degree, PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering, at the University of Surrey, United Kingdom, through the DOST-Newton Fund PhD Programme. She was also part of the research team, Project NexCities, who was awarded the 2019 Newton Prize by the Newton Fund and British Council.

Research Interest

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Life Cycle Assessment
  • Sustainability
  • Resource Recovery from Wastewater

Selected Publications

  • C. M. J. Pausta, P. Kalbar, and D. P. Saroj (2024) “Life cycle assessment of nutrient recovery strategies from domestic wastewaters to quantify environmental performance and identification of trade-offs” Scientific Reports, 14, 3678, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-54060-6
  • C. M. J. Pausta, M. A. B. Promentilla, A. L. Longos, Jr., A. H. Orbecido, A. B. Beltran, R. G. Damalerio, M. E. A. A. Suplido, and D. P. Saroj (2023) “Resource-Oriented Sanitation: On-Farm Septage Treatment and Nutrient Recycling for Sustainable Agriculture in the Philippines” Sustainability, 15, 9904, https://doi.org/10.3390/su15139904
  • C. M. J. Pausta, L. F. Razon, A. H. Orbecido, D. P. Saroj, and M. A. B. Promentilla (2020) “Integrated life cycle assessment-analytic hierarchy process (LCA-AHP) with sensitivity analysis of phosphorus recovery from wastewater in Metro Manila” IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng., 778, 012145, DOI 10.1088/1757-899X/778/1/012145
  • C. M. J. Pausta, L. F. Razon, M. A. B. Promentilla, and D. P. Saroj. (2018) “Life Cycle Assessment of a Retrofit Wastewater Nutrient Recovery System in Metro Manila” Chemical Engineering Transactions, 70, 337-342. DOI: 10.3303/CET1870057
  • M. A. Promentilla, J. I. Janairo, D. E. Yu, C. M. Pausta, A. B. Beltran, A. Huelgas-Orbecido, J. F. Tapia, K. Aviso, and R. Tan. (2018) “A stochastic fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making model for optimal selection of clean technologies” Journal of Cleaner Production, 183, 1289–1299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.02.183

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