Here you can find a compendium of my personal life and professional career. Also, research, projects, and publications to which I have dedicated most of my work as a civil engineer of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC).

This website gathers news, courses, consulting, and patents in which I have taken part, as well as my experience at SIRVE, a Chilean company that leads the development of mechanisms which protect structures against damages caused by earthquakes.

I hope this space will be a contribution to those who wish to know more about my academic, scientific, and technological work from these years.

“The main purpose of my role as a dean has been to lead our School of Engineering to a state where scientific and technological innovation and entrepreneurship are a leitmotiv (…) in which many more of our students will dare to produce value, create companies, work in social or private entrepreneurships. All this, but with a component of infinite concern for venture, to retribute to Chile’s development”.

Activities

News

Santiago was the meeting point of important figures in the fields of engineering education, entrepreneurship and innovation, which were convened by the UC-USM consortium to assess the first year implementation of the program. Deans of the most prestigious engineering schools worldwide, […]

Deans of engineering, consultants & entrepreneurs from around the world gathered in Chile to evaluate the 2030 project

Santiago was the meeting point of important figures in the fields of engineering education, entrepreneurship and innovation, which were convened by the UC-USM consortium to assess the first year implementation of the program.

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Research

Research proposal abstract The world has experienced a dramatic increase in the number of disasters over the past two decades. For instance, during the period 1991-2010 a total of 1,600 disasters were recorded, representing a 30% increase relative to the […]

Development and implementation of an integrated human-structure interaction model in geographical settings under severe earthquake loads

Project Fondecyt #1141187 integrates knowledge from civil engineering, psychology, and geography to develop a model to understand the behavior of human agents and their interactions with critical infrastructure during earthquakes [...]

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Teaching and Advising

Part of my work at PUC consists on teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses, and mentoring and advising students while conducting their research on structural engineering. Please, visit the page Teaching and Advising for further details on the course I have taught […]

Teaching and Advising

Part of my work at PUC consists on teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses, and mentoring and advising students while conducting their research on structural engineering.

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Innovation and Technology Transfer

The process of transferring knowledge and technology to society and the marketplace, ensures that development is accesible to new users who can exploit these incomes into innovative products, processes, applications, materials or services.

Innovation & Technology Transfer

The process of transferring knowledge and technology to society and the marketplace, ensures that development is accesible to new users who can exploit these incomes into innovative products, processes, applications, materials or services.

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