Académicos

 Monitoring contaminating emissions at a height of 1,500 meters and understanding how contaminant concentrations vary at height depending on factors like the day, the time, humidity and temperature: this was the objective of the project led by Dr Ernesto Gramsch, professor at the Department of Physics at Universidad de Santiago. For this purpose, he is using a drone, an unmanned aerial vehicle that carries all the necessary instruments to collect specific data regarding this problem that affects the health of people living in the Metropolitan Region.

El especialista en geofísica y geología, Alonso Arellano explica que por el tipo de lava, los eventuales próximos episodios no deberían ser catastróficos y se puede esperar que "las  erupciones sean un poco más intensas y que duren semanas o meses".
Adelantó que, como en otras ocasiones, la mayor parte de la columna de gases pasará a territorio argentino.

Alonso Arellano, an expert in geophysics and geology, explains that, due to the type of lava, the potential following events should not be catastrophic. “We may expect stronger eruptions to last for weeks or months.” 
He says that most of the gas column will pass to the Argentinean territory, just like on other occasions.
“The alert actions taken for warning people have been adequate,” he says. He suggests people to be alert, because “there is always the possibility of fissures in the volcanic cone and lava could flow in other directions.”

Académicos del Departamento de Física, liderados por el Dr. Raúl Cordero,  formaron parte de la expedición científica realizada en noviembre por el Instituto Antártico Chileno (INACH) al “Glaciar Unión”, aportando valiosas mediciones sobre las propiedades ópticas de la nieve.

Academics at the Department of Physics, led by Dr. Raúl Cordero, were part of the scientific expedition made in November by the Chilean Antarctic Institute to Unión Glacier and they contributed with valuable measurements of the optical properties of snow. 

En el marco de la 226ª reunión de la Electrochemical Society, ECS, el investigador de nuestra Universidad recibió el reconocimiento Fellow Class 2014,  por su contribución al progreso de la ciencia, la tecnología, el liderazgo en la disciplina y por su activa participación en la Sociedad de Electroquímica, convirtiéndose en el primer investigador activo en un país latinoamericano, que recibe esta distinción.

During the 226th meeting of the Electrochemical Society (ECS), the researcher at Universidad de Santiago was appointed Fellow of the 2014 ECS Class for his contribution to the progress of science and technology, his leadership in this discipline and his active membership in the ECS. He became the first active researcher in a Latin American country to be awarded this honor.

La candidatura del destacado electroquímico al máximo galardón científico del país, cuenta con el patrocinio de nuestra Universidad y es apoyada por diversas agrupaciones y  personalidades del mundo científico nacional e internacional.

The candidacy of the renowned electrochemist for the highest scientific award of the country is supported by our University and different associations and representatives of the national and international scientific world.

Con el objetivo de dar cumplimiento a las metas suscritas por nuestra Casa de Estudios, en el marco del Acuerdo de Producción Limpia “Campus Sustentable”, el programa de Responsabilidad Social Universitaria (RSU) desarrolló el Primer Taller de Capacitación en esta materia, orientado a estudiantes, académicos y funcionarios.