Our mission is to develop research projects that would deliver solutions to innovation and technology transfer, by using and applying earth observation technologies.
To become a leader in basic and applied research on remote sensing, contributing to Chile’s sustainable planning, management, and use of natural resources.
Waldo Pérez Martinez
Director - Assistant Professor
Geographer, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile / Master in Coastal and Estuarine Zone Management, Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya, Spain / Dr.© in Geomatics Engineering, Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia, Spain.
Line of research:
Geological and geomorphological natural hazards; design, evelopment and updating of geographic information systems (GIS); dynamics of coastal and estuarine ecosystems.
Paulina Vidal Páez
Assistant Professor
Geographer, Universidad de Chile / Diploma in Geomatics and Satellite Technology, Universidad Mayor, Chile / Master in Remote Sensing, Universidad Mayor, Chile / Dr.© in Geomatics Engineering, Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia, Spain.
Line of research:
Analysis and evaluation of natural disasters; conservation of natural resources and the environment; and Basins management.
Idania Briceño de Urbaneja
Assistant Professor
Geographer, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela / Diploma in Geomatics and Satellite Technology, Universidad Mayor, Chile / Master in Remote Sensing, Universidad Mayor, Chile / Dr.© in Geomatics Engineering, Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia, Spain.
Line of research:
Monitoring water quality of continental surface and oceanic; geomorphology and coastal sedimentary dynamics; changes in land use and landscape ecology.
Paul Amouroux
Assistant Professor
Agronomist, ISARA, Lyon, France / Master in Environment and Sustainable Development, AgroParisTech, France / Dr. in Population Biology, Université de la Réunion, France.
Line of research:
Biological pest control; plant-phytophagous insect interactions; biodiversity in agroecosystems and natural ecosystems.
Blanca Ríos Ramos
Assistant Professor
Environmental Engineering, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, México / Master in Earth Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México / PhD in Earth Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México / Post-Doctorate associated with the Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Change, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Line of research:
Monitoring and estimation of air pollution; detection and analysis of biomass burning and emissions; regional modeling of atmospheric chemistry using the WRF-Chem model.
Virginia Carter Gamberini
Assistant professor
Geographer, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile / Master in Medio Ambiente mención Gestión y Ordenamiento Ambiental, Universidad de Santiago de Chile / PhD in Geography (PhD – Sciences), Universiteit Gent, Bélgica / Postdoctorate associated with the School of Government and Public Administration, Universidad Mayor, Chile / Associate Researcher School of Government and Public Administration, Universidad Mayor, Chile / External Collaborator Centro UC Desierto de Atacama / Explorer - National Geographic Society.
Line of research:
Biophilic Urbanism; evaluation of fog water potential and use in urban and rural environments in desert and semi-desert areas; strategic environmental assessment; territorial planning.
Enrique Arce Muñoz
Director School of Forestry Engineering - Assistant Professor
Forestry Engineer, Universidad Mayor, Chile / Master in Remote Sensing, Universidad Mayor, Chile.
Line of research:
Analysis of conservation strategies; community management and development; geographic information systems (GIS); applied remote sensing.
Leonardo Duran Garate
Assistant Professor
Forest Engineer, Universidad de Chile / Master in Management and Conservation of Forests and Biodiversity, Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza, Costa Rica / Dr.© Gestión Forestal y del Medio Natural, Universidad de Lleida, Spain / Researcher associated with the School of Forest Engineering, Universidad Mayor, Chile.
Line of research:
Landscape planning and governance; evaluation of integrated production systems; analysis of conservation strategies; and community management and development.
Iván Ramírez Ayala
Associate Researcher
Civil Electrical Engineer (Electronics and Telecommunications), Universidad de Santiago de Chile / Master in Engineering (Digital Communications & Satellite Systems), UEC, Japan / PhD in Electrical Engineering (Broadband Wireless Communications), American University, USA / MBA in Business Management and Organization, UdL, Spain / Member of the Telecommunications Commission of the Chilean Association of Engineers A.G. / Member of IEEE and 2nd Vice President of the Chilean Space Association (ACHIDE A.G.) / Regular Professor at the Engineering School of the Universidad Mayor.
Line of research:
Telecommunications; IOT/AI; electronics; satellite technology.
Marcela Vivanco Neira
Financial Manager and Project Executive
Management Engineer with mention in Marketing and Commercial Management, Universidad Mayor, Chile / Master in Environment and Sustainable Development, Universidad Mayor, Chile / Diploma in project evaluation and management, Universidad Mayor, Chile / Diploma in management control, Universidad de Chile / Diploma in tax management, Universidad de Chile.
Associated Projects:
“Conservation study of high Andean wetlands Hijuela C in Los Nogales Nature Sanctuary”, Anglo American Chile Ltda., Project Code 5.23.0022.1.
“Design of a sustainable livestock plan for Los Nogales Nature Sanctuary”, Anglo American Sur S.A., Código Proyecto 1.24.0068.1.
“Study of natural hazards and climate change in operational areas of Los Bronces”, Anglo American Sur S.A., Project Code 1.24.0038.1.
Benjamín Castro Cancino
Project Specialist
Geologist, Universidad Mayor, Chile / Diploma in Satellite Information Management, Universidad Mayor, Chile / Diploma in Geology and Geotechnical Engineering Applied to Mining, Universidad Mayor, Chile / Master in Remote Sensing©, Universidad Mayor, Chile.
Associated Projects:
“Conservation study of high Andean wetlands Hijuela C in Los Nogales Nature Sanctuary”, Anglo American Chile Ltda., Project Code 5.23.0022.1.
“Design of a sustainable livestock plan for Los Nogales Nature Sanctuary”, Anglo American Sur S.A., Código Proyecto 1.24.0068.1.
“Study of natural hazards and climate change in operational areas of Los Bronces”, Anglo American Sur S.A., Project Code 1.24.0038.1.
Jesica Garrido Leiva
Project Specialist
Forestry Engineer, Universidad Mayor, Chile / Diploma in Spatial Information Management, Universidad Mayor, Chile / Master in Wilderness Areas and Nature Conservation©, University of Chile.
Associated Projects:
“Conservation study of high Andean wetlands Hijuela C in Los Nogales Nature Sanctuary”, Anglo American Chile Ltda., Project Code 5.23.0022.1.
“Design of a sustainable livestock plan for Los Nogales Nature Sanctuary”, Anglo American Sur S.A., Código Proyecto 1.24.0068.1.
“Study of natural hazards and climate change in operational areas of Los Bronces”, Anglo American Sur S.A., Project Code 1.24.0038.1.
Fabián Llanos Bustos
Project Specialist
Agronomist Engineer, Universidad Mayor, Chile / Diploma in Spatial Information Management, Universidad Mayor, Chile / Master in Remote Sensing©, Universidad Mayor, Chile.
Associated Projects:
“Conservation study of high Andean wetlands Hijuela C in Los Nogales Nature Sanctuary”, Anglo American Chile Ltda., Project Code 5.23.0022.1.
“Design of a sustainable livestock plan for Los Nogales Nature Sanctuary”, Anglo American Sur S.A., Código Proyecto 1.24.0068.1.
“Study of natural hazards and climate change in operational areas of Los Bronces”, Anglo American Sur S.A., Project Code 1.24.0038.1.
Abel Herrera Díaz
Project Specialist
Renewable Natural Resources Engineer, Universidad de Chile / Diploma in Python and Data Science, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile / Master in Remote Sensing©, Universidad Mayor, Chile.
Associated Projects:
“Conservation study of high Andean wetlands Hijuela C in Los Nogales Nature Sanctuary”, Anglo American Chile Ltda., Project Code 5.23.0022.1.
“Design of a sustainable livestock plan for Los Nogales Nature Sanctuary”, Anglo American Sur S.A., Código Proyecto 1.24.0068.1.
“Study of natural hazards and climate change in operational areas of Los Bronces”, Anglo American Sur S.A., Project Code 1.24.0038.1.
Allison Jaña Sepúlveda
Project Specialist
Geologist, Universidad Mayor, Chile.
Associated Projects:
“Conservation study of high Andean wetlands Hijuela C in Los Nogales Nature Sanctuary”, Anglo American Chile Ltda., Project Code 5.23.0022.1.
“Design of a sustainable livestock plan for Los Nogales Nature Sanctuary”, Anglo American Sur S.A., Código Proyecto 1.24.0068.1.
“Study of natural hazards and climate change in operational areas of Los Bronces”, Anglo American Sur S.A., Project Code 1.24.0038.1.
Carla Briones Carvajal
Project Specialist
Agronomist Engineer, Universidad Mayor, Chile.
Associated Projects:
"Polyphagy of the generalist pest, hemiberlesia rapax (hemiptera: diaspididae): host-plant adaptations, endosymbiont communities or phenotypic plasticity?", FONDECYT Research Initiation 2023, Project Code 11230859.
"Characterization of the “insect-fungus” symbiosis of the gnathotrupes complex and its role in the mortality of nothofagus forests", Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF), Project Code 633-1013-SE24.
Fidel Roig Juñet
Associate Researcher
Agricultural Engineer, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (UNCuyo), Argentina / Ph.D. in Natural Sciences and Philosophy, Institute of Botany, University of Basel, Switzerland / CONICET Senior Researcher, Professor at the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (UNCuyo) and Visiting Professor at the Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
Osvaldo Valeria Echegoyen
Asocciate Researcher
Forestry Engineer, Universidad de Concepción, Chile / Ph.D. in Forestry Sciences, Université Laval, Québec, Canada / Professor at the Université du Québec en Abitibi Témiscamingue, Institute of Forestry Research (IRF) and holder of the prestigious UQAT-UQAM Institutional Chair in Sustainable Forest Management, Québec, Canada.
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Jorge Clavero Ribes
Associate Researcher
Geologist, Universidad de Chile / Master of Science in Geology, Universidad de Chile / Ph.D. in Volcanology, University of Bristol, United Kingdom / Senior Geologist and Manager of Amawta Geoconsultores / Specialist in geological hazards, regional geology and environment.
Ángela de Santis
Associate Researcher
Degree in Environmental Sciences, Universidad de los Estudios de Parma, Italy / Dr. in Remote Sensing, Cartography and G.I.S., Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Spain / Master in NGO Management, Volunteering and International Cooperation, UNESCO, Spain / Director of FSD Program and External Senior Advisor of the HOPE-Humanitarian Operations Foundation.
http://www.fsd.ch / www.hopefoundation.ngo
Matías Ernesto Barber
Associate Researcher
Degree in Physics Sciences, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), Argentina / Ph.D in Quantitative Remote Sensing, Institute of Astronomy and Space Physics (IAFE - CONICET/UBA), Argentina / Postdoctorate in Quantitative Remote Sensing, Institute of Astronomy and Space Physics (IAFE - CONICET/UBA), Argentina / Assistant Researcher of CONICET, Technology Area (KT1)
http://www.iafe.uba.ar/wordpress/terrestre/