Academics

The Chilean Academy of Sciences’ Frontier Science Program brings together outstanding researchers under the age of 40 who have demonstrated excellence in their respective disciplines and a high potential to contribute to national scientific development.

Dr. Daniel Aravena, an academic from the University of Santiago, Chile’s Faculty of Chemistry and Biology, has been chosen as one of 20 scientists who will undertake research projects, organize scientific talks, and execute national and international interdisciplinary initiatives from 2025 to 2027.

Dr. Carlos Lizama, an academic in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (DMCC) at the University of Santiago, Chile, was recognized as one of the best mathematical scientists in Chile in the fourth edition of the international ranking compiled by Research.com, which recognizes researchers with the greatest impact in their discipline globally.

During the end of the last ice age, vast quantities of CO2, previously sequestered deep within the ocean, surged to the Southern Ocean’s surface and were released into the atmosphere, significantly contributing to global warming. However, it was theorized that some of this stored oceanic carbon might have been swept up and transported directly northward to the eastern equatorial Pacific upwelling region by Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) and Subantarctic Modal Water (SAMW).

A National Fund for Scientific and Technological Development (Fondecyt) grant has been awarded to Dr. Adolfo García, a cognitive neuroscientist focused on language and interpersonal communication. His project, ‘Digital speech and language markers of extrasylvian dysfunction in neurodegeneration,’ seeks to identify specific digital indicators within speech and language that can reveal brain dysfunction associated with neurodegenerative diseases.

The project “Collaboration and participatory governance system between establishments and reintegration programs for educational support,” led by Dr. Claudia Córdoba of the University's Faculty of Humanities' Department of Education, proposes using computer technology to facilitate interaction between schools and programs for the reentry and reintegration of primary and secondary students.

Dr. Enrique Marinao-Artigas, Director of the Master’s in Marketing and a faculty member in the Department of Administration at the Faculty of Administration and Economics (FAE) at the University of Santiago, Chile (Usach), has achieved a significant milestone in academic publishing. He, along with Dr. Karla Barajas-Portas (Anahuac University, Mexico) and Dr. Leslier Valenzuela-Fernández (University of Chile), has published a compelling article in the prestigious Review of Managerial Science, a Q1 journal in the Management category of the SSCI index.