Juan Antonio Vega González

Metallurgical Engineer and PhD in Science and Engineering from the National University of Trujillo (UNT). Faculty member of the Department of Metallurgical Engineering, in charge of the Mineral Processing Laboratory. RENACYT Research Professor P0016112 with publications indexed in Scopus. Coordinator of the GEOMETAMB-UNT Research Group.

• PhD in Science and Engineering – National University of Trujillo.
• Master of Science in Environmental Risk Management and Safety – National University of Trujillo.
• Metallurgical Engineer – National University of Trujillo.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgical Engineering – National University of Trujillo.

Specialist in mineral processing and gold and silver metallurgy, with more than 10 years of experience in metallurgical laboratories and pilot-scale testing. Researcher in the characterization and treatment of refractory gold ores and tailings through gravity concentration, leaching, flotation, and pretreatment processes.

His scientific output includes Scopus-indexed articles in areas such as micro- and nanobubbles for heavy metal removal, mechanical activation of sulfide tailings, circular economy of tailings, and innovative metallurgical processes.

He has served as Head of the Mineral Processing Laboratory, lecturer in Mineral Flotation, Transport Phenomena, and General Metallurgy, and as chair of academic text and publication evaluation committees.