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.
In 2024 Carolina Manquian Villalobos became a doctor in Engineering Sciences, specializing in Materials Engineering Sciences at the University of Santiago de Chile. In her doctoral thesis she managed to adapt a type of metal-organic crystal with properties like those of a super capacitor, which could transform the way we store and generate energy, for example, for automobiles. This work led to an article published in the nanoscience magazine Nanomateriales.
From March to June, Luciano Figueroa Maturana is undertaking a research internship at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Maranhão-Monte Castelo Campus, in São Luís, Brazil. He is currently completing his master’s degree in Engineering Sciences, specializing in Extractive Metallurgy and Materials Science and Engineering, and simultaneously beginning his PhD in Engineering Sciences, specializing in Materials Science and Engineering.
A significant discovery by Valeria Olivares, a physicist at the University of Santiago, and an international team of astronomers, published in Nature Astronomy, reveals a correlation between the surface brightness of hot and warm gas in the central filaments of galaxy clusters.
This finding provides crucial insight into the origin of these gaseous filaments, the primary fuel source for supermassive black holes and star formation.
Thousands of attendees gathered for Lollapalooza 2025, enjoying live performances by Justin Timberlake, Alanis Morissette, Olivia Rodrigo, Mon Laferte, and Tool.
Among the fans, a dedicated group set out with a clear mission: to find out the energy consumption of each act in order to promote sustainability for future editions of the music festival.
Computed tomography (CT) is currently one of the most widely used techniques to diagnose various diseases for its excellent performance and speed in obtaining images or cross-sections of bones, blood vessels, and soft tissues of the body. It has also become one of the radiological procedures that involves the highest exposure to radiation, equivalent to six months to five years of unprotected exposure to the sun.
Usach was recently selected as one of the first beneficiaries of the Structural Research Fund for Universities (FIU), an initiative that seeks to strengthen the scientific and technological capabilities of higher education institutions in our country.
In a new milestone for academic production at the Faculty of Administration and Economics at the University of Santiago de Chile, Dr. Enrique Marinao-Artigas, director of the Master’s in Marketing and academic at the Department of Administration at FAE Usach, published an article in the prestigious scientific journal Review of Managerial Science (Q1 in the Management category of the SSCI index). The work, entitled Antecedents of business tourist loyalty: the moderating role of familiarity and emotional and cognitive experiences, was co-authored with Dr.
With more than 5,000 years of history, Ayurvedic medicine is about to leap forward in Chile thanks to the efforts of Dr. Susana Urrutia, a researcher of the Faculty of Chemistry and Biology at Usach and one of the leading authorities of this discipline in the country.
The surgeon, with more than 25 years of experience integrating Ayurveda into conventional medicine, has been selected as the only expert in this field as part of the upcoming presidential tour to India.
Usach was recently selected as one of the first beneficiaries of the Structural Research Fund for Universities (FIU), an initiative that seeks to strengthen the scientific and technological capabilities of higher education institutions in our country.