Assistant Professor
112 CETL
442 Brackett Hall
864.656.1001
E-mail: dvanega@clemson.edu
Ph.D. Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, 2015
M.Sc. Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, 2014
B.S. Food Engineering, Universidad del Valle, 2010
Classes | Publications
Faculty Overview
Dr. Vanegas is interested in engineering solutions to technological challenges related to food and agriculture in settings of low resource and marginalization. Dr. Vanegas is focused on integrating and adapting technologies to support sustainable food systems, and her program spans the United States, Colombia and China. Current projects involve development of low-cost nanosensors for detecting environmental contaminants affecting rural communities in South America (e.g. mercury from artisanal gold mining, and glyphosate from large-scale monoculture agriculture), as well of development of low-cost hydroponic systems for restoring food sovereignty in places where lack of space, and access to healthy soil are limiting the ability of ancestral communities to grow culturally-relevant crops. Due to the nature of her research, Dr. Vanegas’ team is highly transdisciplinary.
Class Information
For current syllabi, please search the Clemson University Syllabus Repository.
BE 3100 Biosystems Engineering Thermodynamics
Selected Publications
Bahamon-Pinzon, D., Moreira, G., Obare, S., Vanegas, D., 2022. Development of a nanocopper-decorated laser-scribed sensor for organophosphorus pesticide monitoring in aqueous samples. Microchim. Acta 189, 1–11. doi:10.1007/S00604-022-05355-W/TABLES/2
Vélez-Torres, I., Vanegas, D., 2022. Contentious environmental governance in polluted gold mining geographies: The case of La Toma, Colombia. World Dev. 157, 105953. doi:10.1016/J.WORLDDEV.2022.105953
Payumo, J., Alocilja, E., Boodoo, C., Luchini-Colbry, K., Ruegg, P., McLamore, E., Vanegas, D., Briceno, R.K., Castaneda-Sabogal, A., Watanabe, K., Gordoncillo, M.J., Amalin, D., Fernando, L., Bhusal, N., 2021. Next Generation of AMR Network. Encycl. 2021, Vol. 1, Pages 871-892 1, 871–892. doi:10.3390/ENCYCLOPEDIA1030067
Vélez-Torres, I., Torres, A.M., Bernal-Galeano, S., Muriel, I., Moreno, H.F., Alzate Lozano, S., Bahamon-Pinzon, D., Vanegas, D.C., 2021. Afrocolombian Struggles for Food, Land, and Culture: The Case of El Tiple. Environ. Eng. Sci. 38, 340–354.
Abdelbasir, S.M., McCourt, K.M., Lee, C.M., Vanegas, D.C., 2020. Waste-Derived Nanoparticles: Synthesis Approaches, Environmental Applications, and Sustainability Considerations. Front. Chem. 0, 782. doi:10.3389/FCHEM.2020.00782
Datta, S.P.A., Saleem, T.J., Barati, M., López, M.V.L., Furgala, M.-L., Vanegas, D.C., Santucci, G., Khargonekar, P.P., McLamore, E.S., 2021. Data, Analytics and Interoperability Between Systems (IoT) is Incongruous with the Economics of Technology. Big Data Anal. Internet Things 7–88. doi:10.1002/9781119740780.CH2
Morgan, V.L., Casso-Hartmann, L., Velez-Torres, I., Vanegas, D.C., Muñoz-Carpena, R., McLamore, E.S., Kiker, G.A., 2020. Modeling exposure risk and prevention of mercury in drinking water for artisanal-small scale gold mining communities. https://doi.org/10.1080/10807039.2020.1855576 27, 1492–1508. doi:10.1080/10807039.2020.1855576
Vélez-Torres, I., Torres, A.M., Bernal-Galeano, S., Muriel, I., Moreno, H.F., Lozano, S.A., Bahamon-Pinzon, D., Vanegas, D.C., 2021. Afrocolombian Struggles for Food, Land, and Culture: The Case of El Tiple. https://home.liebertpub.com/ees 38, 340–354. doi:10.1089/EES.2020.0282
McLamore, E.S., Palit Austin Datta, S., Morgan, V., Cavallaro, N., Kiker, G., Jenkins, D.M., Rong, Y., Gomes, C., Claussen, J., Vanegas, D., Alocilja, E.C., 2019. SNAPS: Sensor Analytics Point Solutions for Detection and Decision Support Systems. Sensors 19, 4935. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19224935
Morgan, V., Casso-Hartmann, L., Bahamon-Pinzon, D., McCourt, K., Hjort, R.G., Bahramzadeh, S., Velez-Torres, I., McLamore, E., Gomes, C., Alocilja, E.C., Bhusal, N., Shrestha, S., Pote, N., Briceno, R.K., Datta, S.P.A., Vanegas, D.C., 2020. Sensor-as-a-Service: Convergence of Sensor Analytic Point Solutions (SNAPS) and Pay-A-Penny-Per-Use (PAPPU) Paradigm as a Catalyst for Democratization of Healthcare in Underserved Communities. Diagnostics 10, 22. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics10010022
