Pablo LaValle's duties in the Chemical Engineering department are divided into three major areas:

As a Laboratory Design Engineer, he design's all the equipment used in the Undergraduate Instruction Laboratories. He also plans and supervises the construction, modification, installation and maintenance of all the eqiuipment. When the need arises, he helps the faculty or the undergraduate students with designs for modifications to the equipment.

As Instructor, he lectures and instructs students in the proper and safe use of all the equipment installed in the laboratories. He acts as laboratory supervisor during the scheduled laboratory sections in both ChE 360 and ChE 460 (ChE lab II). He cooperates with the faculty in the planning and preparation of the curriculum and laboratory assignments for ChE 360 and ChE 460.

As an expert resource for faculty and graduate students, He assists with the equipment design, construction, modification and maintenance, room improvement or renovations required in the research laboratories. He acts as a supervisor for the department's Engineering Technician.