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College of Engineering College of Engineering

1COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

P O N T I F I C I A U N I V E R S I D A D C A T Ó L I C A D E C H I L E

College of Engineering


Background 4

Objectives 5

Our Students 6

Undergraduate Programs 7

Infrastructure 9

Map Indicator 10

Graduate Programs 13

Exchange Programs 14

Departments and Centers 17

Technology Transfer-DICTUC 31

Alumni Foundation-FIUC 32

San Agustin Foundation-FSA 33

Academic Staff 35

CONTENTS

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Background

From its foundation, in 1888 thePontificia Universidad Católica deChile College of Engineering hasconsolidated as a prestigiousinstitution at a national and LatinAmerican level in teaching andresearch of Engineering Science.Its nine departments, in the areasof Construction and Management,Structures and Geotechnics,Hydraulics and Environment,Transportation, Industrial andSystems Engineering, Mechanicsand Metallurgy, Chemistry andBioprocess, Electrical Engineeringand Computer Science and itscenters, Mining Engineering andEnvironmental Engineering, enjoyan excellent reputation, placingthem in a leading position in theirrespective fields.The College has a permanent staffof over 100 full-time professors, ofwhich 80% have obtained doctoraldegrees from the most prestigiousuniversities worldwide. In 2003it’s teaching programs weregranted Substantial Equivalenceby the Accreditation Board ofEngineering and Technology(ABET, www.abet.org).


Objectives

The mission of the College ofEngineering is to:

1. Provide excellent education at aninternational level within the widefield of engineering and to serve assupport to university teaching andresearch at universities, researchcenters and innovative companies;

2. Perform excellent research at aninternational level, linked–through public and privateinstitutions– to the country’sscientific, technological and socialdevelopment;

3. Offer specialized engineeringservices –consulting, training,laboratory services and otherextension activities– to peopleand public or private institutions,benefiting society and the career.

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The College of Engineering is preferred by the bestHigh School students of the country: every year, it enrollsthe largest percentage of students among the best 1000high-school graduates, of a total of 250,000, making upthe most select group in the country pursuing highereducation. The education quality of its graduates is highlyappreciated in the national and international market andthey rapidly reach directive positions in leading companies.

Student Life

Number of students enrolled every year 500including special admissions andbaccalaureate diploma

Total number of undergraduatestudents enrolled in the institution 3,000 aprox.

Total number of graduate students 500 aprox.

Our Students


UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

Graduation and Professional LicensureLicenciatura DegreeEngineering Sciences

Professional Licensure and Areas of Specialization

Civil EngineeringConstruction managementEnvironmentalHydraulicMining StructuralTransportationGeotechnicalDesign and building of structures

Industrial EngineeringBioprocessChemicalComputationalInformationTechnology ElectricalEnvironmentalHydraulicMathematicalMechanicalMiningTransportation

Mechanical EngineeringElectrical EngineeringComputational EngineeringBiotechnology Engineering

The College of Engineering has double degree agreements withThe École Polytechnique and École Centrale (France), Politecnico di Torinoand Politecnico di Milano (Italy). We also have academic exchange programswith universities in Europe, USA, Canada and Australia.

Degree And Licensure Requirements

Licenciatura Degree (4 years) 420 credits*Basic science courses 170 cr.Advanced courses in area of specialization 170 cr.Electives in other areas 60 cr.Theology 10 cr.Ethics and anthropology 10 cr.

Professional Licensure (6 years) 570 creditsLicenciatura degree courses 420 cr.Licensure courses in area of specialization 100 cr.Advanced topics electives 50 cr.

* 10 credits are equivalent to 6 ECTS credits.Curriculum courses, degree requirements, graduation and professional degreein www.puc.cl/dara/registro/curriculum/icivil.pdf


Infrastructure

In many areas, research equipment andfacilities are as modern and completeas those of institutions in developedcountries. In addition, the Office ofScientific and Technological Research(DICTUC), has made it possible for theCollege to contribute to the nationaltechnological development, establishingbusiness relationships with the mostimportant public and private companiesof the country.Situated on San Joaquín Campus,the College of Engineering shares,together with other university schools,modern classrooms and computerfacilities, advanced laboratories, acomplete and updated library, achapel, excellent sports field andcafeterias. It also has specializeddepartmental libraries and isconnected via Internet to most ofthe research centers and universitylibraries in the world.For these reasons, the College ofEngineering of the Pontificia UniversidadCatólica de Chile is an importantdevelopment center for Engineering inthe country and the region.

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MAP INDICATORS

1. College of Engineering Direction

2. Department of ConstructionEngineering and Management

3. Department of ComputerScience

4. Department of Structural andGeotechnical Engineering

5. Department of Hydraulic andEnvironmental Engineering

6. Department of TransportationEngineering

7. Department of Industrial andSystems Engineering

8. Department of Mechanical andMetallurgical Engineering

9. Department of Chemical andBioprocesses Engineering

10. Department of ElectricalEngineering

11. Mining Center

12. Academic Department Direction

13. Research and GraduateDirection

14. Dictuc

15. Dictuc Laboratories

16. Engineering Student Center

17. Classrooms A

18. Classrooms B

19. Classrooms E

20. Classrooms H

21. Multiple Using Facility

22. Cafeterias

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The Graduate Program at theCollege of Engineering began in 1983with the first admission processfor the Master of Science degree.Later, in September 1992, theDoctorate Program initiated itsactivities. Finally, in 2003, theMaster in Engineering was created.Today, the graduate program hasbecome the largest in Chile inthe field of technology, with a cohortof over 400 students.Recently, additional specializedprograms have been designed,responding to industry needs forcontinuous education of theirprofessionals.

Graduate Programswww.ing.puc.cl/postgrado


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Exchange Programs

The research carried out by theprofessors is another relevant aspectof the College of Engineering. Thisactivity has developed cooperationlinks with important universities andresearch institutes.Examples of these cooperation linksare the exchange programs withforeign universities such as CarnegieMellon, California Davis, UniversitéCatholique de Louvain, InstitutNational Agronomique Paris-Grignonand L’ École Polytechnique, amongothers. In these programs, graduatestudents between three and twelvemonths, work with leading groups intheir respective fields. Furthermore,the College has established doubledegree agreements with French andItalian universities. This relationshiphas improved the openness of thegraduate programs; a very desirablecharacteristic in today’s scientificcommunity.

The College of Engineering offersgraduate degrees in the followingspecialization areas:

Doctor of Philosophy• Civil Engineering• Civil Industrial Engineering• Electrical Engineering• Chemical and Bioprocess

Engineering• Computer Science• Transportation Engineering and

Logistics

Master Degrees• Master in Engineering Sciences• Master of Engineering• Master of Information Technology

and Management• Master of Industrial Engineering• Master of Structural Engineering

and Geotechnics• Master of Construction

Management

ResearchThere are around a hundredprofessors in the program, all ofthem with postgraduate studies andover 80% with a PhD. degree,granted by the most prestigiousuniversities around the globe.They also have the highest per capitascientific productivity among theirLatin-American peers, in terms ofpublications in technology-relatedjournals. They also developengineering proyects financed by thegovernment and other institutions.For recent publications:http://noticias.ingenieriauc.cl


Departments and Centers


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The field of this Department is tomaterialize construction projectsthrough the study, evaluation,planning, administration and controlof the tasks required in theconstruction process.Currently we need a new type ofprofessional, more open toenterprising and innovative changes,with academic excellence andconstantly supported by newtechnologies. To achieve this goal, theDepartment provides its studentswith the necessary conditions toencourage them to fully develop theirtechnical and human capabilities, andsearch for constant improvement.

Department of Construction Engineering and Management(www.ing.puc.cl/icc)

Research and Specialization areas:The Department has a vastexperience in four main lines:• Construction Materials, which

studies constitution, behavior,technology, and application ofmaterials used in Civil Engineering,such as cement concrete, asphaltand asphalt mixtures, woodand steel.

• Technology and Housing, whichincorporates technologicalrequirements oriented to improveefficiency, productivity and qualityof different types of constructionworks and to improve housinginhabitability. It also includesthemes related to application ofinformation technologies toconstruction and sustainableconstruction.

• Road Engineering, focused on thedesign, construction, managementof pavements both rigid andflexible, as well as their behaviorand rehabilitation.

• Construction Management,including productivity, quality andquality management, productionmanagement, project management,enterprise administration,management-oriented informationtechnologies and others.


The Department prepares thecountry’s most skilled professionalsin design, analysis, behavior andtechnological innovation in civilinfrastructure works. The studyprogram aims at giving students adeep understanding of fundamentalconcepts in the area of design andstructural analysis and ofgeotechnical engineering so that theybecome familiar with most moderncriteria and techniques for theirfuture professional practice. Toprovide its students with advancededucation, the Department hasmodern laboratories for Dynamic andStatic Tests, Soils Mechanics andStrong Movement Seismology. Thesefacilities provide students withcomplex equipment, such as avibrating table to reproduce theaction of a seismic movement onreduced-scale structures, testingequipment for seismic insulators andenergy dissipaters, and cyclic triaxialcutting equipment.

Research and Specialization areas:The Department has a moderncomputer infrastructure forresearch on dynamic simulationsand seismic design. This capabilityallows offering outside consultingin highly-complex technologicalproblems, and in conjunction withthe labs, certification and qualityservices, development of newmaterials, and behavior of realelements and structures.

Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering(www.ing.puc.cl/ice)

Main areas of specialization:• Theory and Computer Analysis of

Structures, with research lines inanalytic modeling, computermethods for analysis and structuraldesign, behavior study of buildingsin case of earthquakes andsimplified analysis methods.

• Structural Design: Behaviormodeling and design of steelstructure elements, reinforcedconcrete and masonry. Revisionand critical analysis of differentcode designs is also considered.

• Structural Dynamics: Deterministicand probabilistic analysis ofstructural systems subjected todynamic loads. Development ofmethods for response calculationand for specific aspects ofbehaviors of structural systems.

• Seismic Engineering: Behavior anddesign of elements and structuressubjected to seismic loads. Studiesof strong movement and measuredresponses, studies of realmovements of instrumentedbuildings, seismic insulation andenergy dissipation.

• Experimental Analysis, based onexperimental studies on the staticand dynamic behavior of elements,structures and mechanic systemsin general.

• Geotechnical Engineering: Dynamicproperties of soils and rocks, riskevaluation of landslides andseismic design of earth structures,dams, and tailings.

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The study program of thisDepartment trains civil engineers todeal with problems of planning,design and operation of hydraulicsystems and environmental control.The study program is focused onencouraging student’s creativeness,enterprising spirit, public servicevocation, and need for continuoustraining through personal study andmultidisciplinary team work. TheDepartment also seeks to preparegraduate students, and do researchdealing with emerging themes thatcontribute to the development of thecountry and to the solution ofnational problems in the field ofHydraulic and EnvironmentalEngineering.

Research and Specialization areas:The action of the Department isbased on three areas:• Experimental Hydraulics and Fluid

Mechanics, specially oriented tostudy the flow of solid-liquidmixtures, fluvial hydraulics anderosion and sedimentationprocesses in natural waterways,design of structures and hydraulicworks, urban hydraulics andrainwater management techniques.

• Hydrology and Water Resourcesfocused on mathematical modelingof the rain-runoff process andhydrologic design, probabilistichydrology and regional analysis offloods with scarce information,stochastic hydrology and droughtstudies, hydro geological studies ofgroundwater resources, and flowmodels and transport of solutes ingroundwater.

• Environmental Engineering andContamination, covering aspectsregarding treatment of wastewater,removal of contaminants, modelingmovement of contaminants in theenvironment, transportationmodels for chemicals in soils, anddevelopment of hydrological andhydro geological studies.

Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering(www.ing.puc.cl/ich)


Its objective is to promote and performteaching, research and extension, in thescope of its discipline and logistics, aswell as in the interdisciplinary fieldsinvolved. In order to meet theprofessional requirements, theDepartment offers, at theundergraduate level, civil and industrialspecialties. The first program impliespreparing specialists in planning,design, maintenance, construction andoperation of transportationinfrastructure works. The secondprogram, seeks to prepareprofessionals capable of planning,designing and managing transportationsystems, for both people and load.

Research and Specialization areas:The research activities are oriented tothe development of methodologies andadvanced models dealing withforecasting demand for transportationservices, planning and operation oftransport networks, trafficmanagement, logistics and assessmentof transport outsourcing services. TheDepartment has working relationshipswith professors from prominent NorthAmerican and European Universitiesand has performed important jointresearch programs with internationalfunding, and FONDECYT-fundedprojects. The Department has a solidinternational prestige and consideredto be the best Ibero-AmericanDepartment in this field.

Department of Transportation Engineering(www.ing.puc.cl/ict)

The specialization of the Department isbased on four areas:• Economics and Transport

Management, covering TransportMarket Management, DynamicInvestment Models inTransportation Systems,Preference Models and SimulationModels for Transport Planning.

• Planning and TransportationSystems Design, dealing with PublicTransportation System Design,Dynamic Network Design, Influenceof Public Transportation in TrafficModeling, and Modeling Calibrationof Traffic Simulation Models.

• Load Transportation and Logistics,which analyses goodstransportation systems at an urban,interurban and international level.Optimization of logistic operationsfor manufacturing companies andthe effects of moving hazardousloads are also studied.

• Transportation and Externalities,covering the harmful effects oftransportation on the environmentand the accidents caused by themovement of passengers and loadson a road network. In particular,advanced preference models areconsidered to estimate thewillingness to payment for reducingthese externalities.

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The Department of Industrial andSystems Engineering is an academicunit dealing with innovation andmanagement theory and practice.Prepares Civil Engineers, CivilIndustrial Engineers, Masters ofScience, Masters of Science inEngineering and Doctorates inScience from Pontificia UniversidadCatólica de Chile.Teaching at the Department ofIndustrial and Systems Engineeringis oriented to provide a high-qualitypreparation in management, mainlyfocused on the areas of operationsresearch, economics andadministration.The Department contributes toprepare professionals with the seal ofPontificia Universidad Católica deChile, knowledgeable in theirprofession, change agents and leadersin a global world, inspired inChristian principles, motivated forworking in their profession, andwilling to live a moral dimension atthe service of people and society.

Research and Specialization areas:The Department does research andextension in various managementareas, such as, productionmanagement and logistics, industrialeconomics and regulation policies,economics and environmental policy,company finance, equilibrium incapital markets, managementaccounting, strategic planning,marketing, technological innovationmanagement, organizational cultureand enterprise behavior, among others.There are three large research areas:Operations Management andOperations Research; Economics andFinance, and Company Organizationand Management. The specificthemes detailed below, sometimescover more than one area.• Operations Management and

Operations Research covers,mathematical programming,stochastic models, decision-making support systems,production management, logisticsand price policies.

• The Economics and Finance area,covers themes such as ManagementAccounting, Industrial Economics,Economics and EnvironmentalPolicy, Project Evaluation,Company Finance and Regulation.

• Finally, the Company Organizationand Management area coversthemes, such as OrganizationalBehavior, Management Control,Competitive Strategy, StrategicPlanning, Marketing andManagement Support Systems.

Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering(www.ing.puc.cl/ics)


It trains professionals to build, assessand develop Engineering projects inthe areas of mechanical,manufacturing and metallurgicalindustries.The Department offers twograduation alternatives: CivilIndustrial Engineer with a Diplomain Mechanical Engineering and CivilMechanical Engineer. Both programshave common basic courses, focusedon three main thematic areas:Manufacturing and Materials,Thermic Systems, Design andAutomation.

Research and Specialization areas:In these three areas or through acombination of them, students canalso obtain a Master or Doctor inEngineering Sciences. At present, theDepartment maintains the followingresearch lines:• Manufacturing and Materials:

studies in advanced mechanizedsmelting processes, consisting ofplastic deformation, thermictreatment, rapid prototyping,metrology.

• Thermal Systems: computer-basedcombustion modeling for design ofmore efficient and lesscontaminating equipment.Compounds Synthesis throughcombustion processes. Copperconcentrate combustion. Fireprotection engineering.

• Design and Automation: computer-based application techniques fordesign, representation, calculationand fabrication, through numerousmethods, for mechanisms anddevices, in order to obtaincompetitive products. Emphasis ison computer-controlleddevelopment of intelligent productsand systems.

Department of Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering(www.ing.puc.cl/icm)

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Department of Chemical and Bioprocesses Engineering(www.ing.puc.cl/iiq)

This Department prepares engineersto obtain the Civil IndustrialEngineer degree, with Diplomas inChemical Engineering and BioprocessEngineering, and, in conjunction withthe Faculty of Biological Science, theCivil Biotechnology Engineeringdegree. The professionals graduatedfrom the different Diploma Programsin Civil Industrial Engineering aretrained to work in prestigious publicand private companies andinstitutions. Their simultaneouspreparation in management andtechnology allows them to makeadequate and opportune decisions,resulting in an efficient use ofresources in organizations wherehuman and material resources arecombined, as well as intechnological, economic, social andenvironmental aspects.The courses in the area of ChemicalEngineering are oriented to completethe basic preparation in aspectsrelating to design, control andoperation of productive processeswhere physical and chemicaltransformations of materials occur.The focus is on areas of transferprocesses (heat, mass andmomentum), kinetic phenomena andprocess control. The students of thisspecialty are prepared to intervene inthe design and management ofproductive processes in differenttypes of industries, such as thechemical and food industry and in theexploitation of natural resources:mining, forestry, etc.

Research and Specialization areas:The courses in the area of BioprocessEngineering prepare professionalswith a profile that benefits theapplication of Chemical Engineeringprinciples in industrial fermentations,food processing and other industriesoperating with biological materials,focused on teaching the students inbiochemistry, fluids transport (UnitOperations I), heat transfer (UnitOperations II). The students canspecialize in Foods or inBiotechnology. The graduate of thisDiploma is prepared to intervene inthe design and management ofproductive processes in differentindustries related to renewable naturalresources, foods and biotechnology,among others. Another important factis the creation of leading-edgecompanies resulting from researchbeing developed in this area.


The main objective of thisDepartment is to deliver solidknowledge in different areas ofelectrical engineering. For thispurpose, it performs differentresearch and extension activities. Tocover its students’ wide interestsefficiently, the Department grants twotitles: Civil Electrical Engineer andCivil Industrial Engineer with aDiploma in Electricity. The firstprogram allows students to studytechnological matters relating toproject execution, as well as design,development, operation andmaintenance of systems and electricand electronic devices. The secondprogram, is oriented to cover mattersregarding company management andeconomic systems from the publicand private sector, relating toelectricity and electronics. Thecommon curriculum of bothspecialties prepares competentprofessionals knowledgeable in thediverse electric engineering sciences.These include electric machinery,electric power systems, electronics,telecommunications, automaticcontrol and digital systems. Takinginto account its students’ futurework, the Department performsresearch and extension activities inclose collaboration with productionand distribution companies.

Department of Electrical Engineering(www.ing.puc.cl/iee)

Research and Specialization areas:Topics include economical and safeoperation of electric and electronicpower systems, electric traction, datatransmission, optimal location andsimulation of communications systems,automation and process control,biomedical engineering and digitalprocessing of signals and images.The Department has the followingresearch areas:• Power engineering, which studies

the economical operation, securityservice and regulation of electricpower systems, design ofdistribution systems, active powerfilters, electric vehicles and last-generation static converters,among others.

• Electronic and CommunicationsEngineering, which studies voiceand data communications systems,modeling, analysis and simulationof digital communication systems,planning and optimal location ofresources in communication andelectronics networks applied to theindustry.

• Industrial automatics, which is incharge of automation, processcontrol, and acquisition and digitalprocessing of signals. It has amodern and exclusive nuclearmagnetic resonance lab.

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Department of Computer Science(www.ing.puc.cl/dcc)

Since its creation in 1983, the Departmentof Computer Science has carried outeffective research and teaching in itsundergraduate, graduate, post certificatestudy programs and continuous training,advisory and consulting services, and high-quality software development programs.To comply with this vast work area, theDepartment provides both basic andadvanced teaching in Computer Science,which allows preparing highly-skilledprofessionals capable of developing high-level computer engineering in differentareas. With this objective, it offers majorsin Civil Industrial Engineering with aspecialization in Computer Science andCivil Computer Engineering. Thedevelopment of research in specific areasof Computer Engineering is supported onMaster and Doctoral programs inEngineering Science with aspecialization in Computer Science.

Research and Specialization areas:The specialization in Computer Scienceis performed in different areas:• Systems software: various themes

relating to distributed systems,operating systems, databasesystems and computer systemsevaluation are developed.

• Software Engineering: Research isfocused on methods and tools thatallow building high-quality andlow-cost software. As a specificcase, research is performed ondevelopment and architecture ofWeb applications and ondevelopment processes speciallyadapted to these scenarios.

• Formal Logics and Artificial Intelligence:The logical fundamentals of the problem

relating to knowledge representationand its application to different problemsrelating to artificial intelligence areinvestigated, as well as, techniques andapplications regarding computerlearning and robotics.

• Educational Informatics andCollaborative Systems: Research isfocused on the use oftelecommunications, multimedia,wireless technologies and mobileplatform as teaching supporttechnology, with emphasis onelemental and high school education.

• Information Technologies: Ways ofefficient application of computingto companies are researched.Research is focused on: eBusiness,technological undertakings,information systems design(ERPs, Datawarehouses, Datamining) and management oftechnological projects.

• The Department offers extensionservices based on continuoustraining in computing andinformatics and developmentof high-technical level softwarethrough agreements withcompanies. It also performsadvisory services specialized indifferent areas, such as expertsystems, software engineering,databases, data communicationand evaluation of computer systemperformance.

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The mission of the Mining Center isto provide an integral preparation inManagement and MiningTechnologies, being internationallyrecognized for the outstandingperformance of its professionals, andfor the impact of its investigation andextension activities in the miningindustry in Latin America.

Research and Specialization:The Mining Center has the followingresearch lines:• Impact of Metals in Health and

Environment.• Economics of Minerals.• Maintenance Management and

Reliability of Mining Equipment.• Metallurgy and Mineral Processes.• Mathematic Modeling Applied to

Mining.

Mining Center(www.ing.puc.cl/imm)


The Environmental EngineeringCenter is a research and extensionunit. Its main mission is to coordinatethe activities of the College ofEngineering in the environmentalfield, strengthening investigation ininternationally relevant themes,coordinating high-impact researchand development projects in thecountry and in the region,coordinating participation in overseasservice projects, and becoming aninstance for discussion and exchangeinside and outside of the University.

Research and Specialization:The Environmental EngineeringCenter has the following researchlines:• Air Quality• Aquatic Environment Quality• Land Environment and Solid

Remainder• Environmental Policy and

Management

EnvironmentalEngineering Center(www.ing.puc.cl/esp/infacademica/deptosycentros/cma.html)

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Other CentersCollege of Engineering

CENTER FOR PRODUCTIONMANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE (GEPUC)(www.gepuc.cl)

The Center develops systematicresearch actions and improvementimplementation for companies.Among its objectives are: to develop,implement and communicateknowledge on management andproduction technologies, performtraining, research and developmentactivities; and achieve culturalchanges in organizations that allowfor the introduction of improvementsand innovations.

CENTER FOR WOOD INNOVATIONAND DEVELOPMENT

This center is a joint endeavour of theFaculty of Architecture, Design andUrban Studies, the Faculty ofAgronomy and Forestry Engineeringand the Wood Corporation.The objective of the Center is topromote research in the use of woodin the construction industry; establishthe value of quality, variety, aesthetic,structural, constructive qualities andenvironmental preservation of thismaterial; promote projects for thetechnological and architecturaldevelopment of wood, and diffuseand foster the adequate use of it.

RESEARCH CENTER FOR MAGNETICRESONANCE (www.mri.cl)

In conjunction with theFaculty of Medicine

The mission of the Research Centerfor Magnetic Resonance (MRI Chile)is to develop this discipline by meansof research, education and advisoryservices in technology. Research isfocused on reducing acquisition timesand improving image quality.Education includes graduate degreeprograms, such as Master’s,Doctorate and Post-doctorate, andpreparation of medical radiologistsand medical technologists.

INTEGRATED CENTERFOR DESIGN AND ENGINEERINGIn conjunction with theFaculty of Architecture,Design and Urban Studies

The Integrated Center for Design andEngineering (CIDI) at the Faculty ofEngineering and Architecture, Designand Urban Studies, was establishedthrough a cooperative agreement inthe area of product development.The main objectives of the CIDIare to generate a research instancearound the development of productdesign; perform updated technicaland professional training, throughworkshops, courses, seminars,post-degrees and other adequateforms; and carry out extensionactivities oriented to thedevelopment of the industry.


DICTUC is an office of PontificiaUniversidad Católica de Chile thatlinks the university withmanufacturing and services industriesand with the public sector in Chile.The main activities performed byDICTUC include continuingeducation and training;entrepreneurial; quality certificationand laboratory evaluations tests; andengineering consulting.

Continuing EducationDICTUC offers courses and certificateprograms in both on-line andclassroom formats. These programspresent wide opportunities, coveringfields such as strategic planning,business administration, operationalmanagement, financial planning andIT management, among others. Inrecent years, DICTUC has had anaverage of more than 17.000 studentsper year in its different programs.

EntrepreneurialThrough GeneraUC, itsentrepreneurial and innovationdivision, DICTUC enhances thecreation of new businesses thatinclude technological innovations. Sofar, DICTUC has helped to developmore than 14 industrialentrepreneurial. Some of them areallocated in DICTUC while othershave become separated companies.

Quality Certificationand Laboratory EvaluationsDICTUC has high specialized staffand facilities for laboratory activitiesin housing and building technology;seismic risk; rock mechanics;sediment transport; trafficengineering; heat transfer; fireprotection; food, bioprocesses;industrial microbiology analysis;communications; electronics;electrochemical and mechanicalmanufacturing processes. In 2005,DICTUC gave up more than 76.000technical certificates to industries asa result of its quality certificationand laboratory evaluations.

Engineering ConsultingThe College of Engineering has 102full-time faculty members. Amongthem, 98% hold Ph.D. or Master ofScience degrees from leading U.S. andEuropean universities. As aconsequence, DICTUC is able to givehighly specialized consulting servicesto public and private institutions in themain research areas of the College ofEngineering. These services includeresearch and project development aswell as technical forensics.Throughout almost 70 years ofhistory, DICTUC has become anationwide prestigious and reliableinstitution for public and privatefields, due to its high technicalstandards and also to its seriousnessand commitment to the continuousdevelopment of Chilean society.

Technology Transfer-Dictuc(www.dictuc.cl)

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Alumni Foundation-Fiuc(www.fiuc.cl)

FIUC Alumni Foundation is a privatenon-profit institution that groupstogether graduates from the Schoolof Engineering of the PontificiaUniversidad Católica de Chile. Since1952, its aim has been assistingacademic and scientific workdeveloped by the College bycontributing funds to specificprojects. A priority of theFoundation is to provide financialsupport to meritorious studentsthrough scholarships. Anotherobjective of the Foundation is tofoster feelings of fellowship amongengineers of the Pontificia Universi-dad Católica de Chile, in order topreserve their links with theirAlma Mater.

The FIUC was the first organizationof professionals of PontificiaUniversidad Católica de Chile, so itis an inspiration and a model forsimilar institutions of other faculties.Since its beginning, FIUC hascontributed to the solution ofdifferent needs of the College ofEngineering, particularly, during aperiod when the university justreceived private funds. Currently, theFoundation has a tight link with theCollege of Engineering through theConsulting Committee FIUC–College and by giving support todifferent activities. FIUC offers itsassociates job-search services, andpromotes alternatives to maintainthe network. It organizes activitiesin different areas, like seminars,forums, and by the end of each year,a Fellowship Annual Dinner, whichhas become a traditional activity.During that day, they can keep upwith the latest news and share theirprofessional and personal activities.


San Agustín Foundation-FSA(www.fundacionsanagustin.cl)

San Agustín Foundation was createdin 1987 by the Honorable SuperiorCouncil of the Pontificia UniversidadCatólica de Chile as DICTUCFoundation of the College ofEngineering. It is managed byprofessors and graduates from theCollege of Engineering UC. Its initialpatrimony were the profits generatedand collected during the developmentof its extension activity.In 2001, it became San AgustínFoundation, in honor of the PatronSaint of the College of Engineering.Its mission is “to foment theacademic activities of the Collegeof Engineering, in order to contributeto make the college an excellentinternational Scientific andTechnological center and an activeagent of social and economicdevelopment of Chile”.With a foundational support ofUSD $2,8 millions and due to aneffective administration of thesefunds, the Foundation has been ableto increase its patrimony to 6millions dollars during 2005.Since its beginnings, it has given anaccumulated contribution of 4,5million dollars to the development ofthe College of Engineering , helpingto develop infrastructure work,equipment, and academic training bygranting scholarships to professors tohave graduate studies in foreignuniversities, in order that they getPh degree.Due to the increasing budgetrequirements of the College ofEngineering, the foundation started in2002 a Fund Raise campaign focusmainly to cover the infrastructure ofthe College of Engineering.


Academic Staff

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Department of ConstructionEngineering and Management

LUIS FERNANDO ALARCÓN• Professor• Civil Engineer,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Master of Engineering, University

of California, Berkeley• Master of Science,

University of California, Berkeley• Doctor of Philosophy,

University of California, Berkeley• Interest areas: Project management,

production management, quality,productivity and constructionmanagement.

E-mail: [email protected]

HERNÁN DE SOLMINIHAC• Dean, College of Engineering• Professor• Civil Engineer,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Master of Science,

University of Texas, Austin• Doctor of Philosophy,

University of Texas, Austin• Interest areas: Road engineering and

construction management.


MAURICIO LÓPEZ• Professor• Civil Engineer,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Master of Science in Engineering,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• PHD at Georgia Institute of Technology• Interest areas: Construction materials.


CLAUDIO MOURGUES• Instructor• Civil Engineer,


Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Currently pursuing doctoral studies

at Stanford University• Interest areas: Construction technologies,

information technologies applied toconstruction and process modeling.


ALFREDO SERPELL• Department Head• Professor• Civil Engineer,



University of Texas, Austin• Interest areas: Construction

administration, project management,quality management, productivity andsustainable construction.


GUILLERMO THENOUX• Professor• Civil Engineer,


University of Birmingham• Doctor of Philosophy,

Oregon State University• Interest areas: Technology for

construction materials, and roadengineering.


SERGIO VERA• Instructor• Civil Engineer,


Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Currently pursuing doctoral studies at

Concordia University, Canada• Interest areas: Construction technology.


CARLOS VIDELA• Professor• Civil Engineer,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Doctor of Philosophy,

University of Birmingham• Interest areas: Technology for

Construction materials.


Department of Structuraland Geotechnical Engineering

JOSÉ LUIS ALMAZÁN• Assistant Professor• Civil Engineer,

Universidad Nacional de San Juan• Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering

Science,Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

• Interest areas: Structural engineering,structural dynamics,seismic insulation and energydissipation, torsion in buildingsand experimental study of structures onvibrating table.


ERNESTO CRUZ• Professor• Civil Engineer,



University of California, Berkeley• Interest areas: Antiseismic engineering,

computerapplications and analysis and design ofsupport structuresfor heavy-weight industrial equipment.


JUAN CARLOS DE LA LLERA• Professor• Civil Engineer,



University of California, Berkeley• Interest areas: Structural dynamics,

seismic engineering,experimental analysis, seismic insulationand energy dissipation,non-linear and linear dynamic analysisof structures, probabilistic analysis ofvibrations, seismic risk, experimentaldynamics and structural control.



SERGIO GUTIÉRREZ• Assistant Professor• Civil Engineering,

Universidad de Chile• Doctor of Philosophy,

Carnegie Mellon University• Interest areas: Optimal design of

structures, theory and elasticity,homogenization.


MATÍAS HUBE• Instructor• Civil Engineer,



University of California, Berkeley• Interest areas: Infrastructure works,

structural materials, constructionmethods for infrastructure and bridges.


RODRIGO JORDÁN• Assistant Professor• Civil Engineer,


University of Texas, Austin• Interest areas: Behavior of reinforced

concrete


CHRISTIAN LEDEZMA• Instructor• Civil Engineer,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Master of Science in Engineering


University of California, Berkeley• Interest areas: Soils dynamics.


DIEGO LÓPEZ GARCÍA• Assistant Professor• Civil Engineer, Universidad Nacional de

San Juan, Argentina• Master of Sience, University at Buffalo• Doctor of Philosophy,

University at Buffalo• Interest areas: Random response of

structural systems subjected to seismicexcitations. Seismic fragility ofstructural systems and nonstructuralcomponents.Optimization of energy dissipationdevices for passive of seismic responseof structures.


RAFAEL RIDDELL• Department Head• Professor• Civil Engineer,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Master of Science, University of Illinois• Doctor of Philosophy, University of

Illinois• Interest areas: Structures dynamics,

seismic engineering, earthquake-resistant design and seismic risk.


FERNANDO RODRÍGUEZ• Professor• Civil Engineer,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Roads, Canals and Ports Engineer,

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid• Doctor Engineer

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid• Interest areas: application of finite

elements to geotechnical engineering,static and seismic stability of earthstructures.


HERNÁN SANTA MARÍA• Assistant Professor• Civil Engineer,



University of Texas, Austin• Interest areas: Behavior and design of

reinforced concrete structures andmasonry, structure modelingand earthquake-resistant design.


MICHEL VAN SINT JAN• Professor• Civil Engineer


University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

• Doctor of Philosophy,University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

• Interest areas: Geotechnical engineeringapplied to rock mechanics,geomechanics, underground excavationsand tunnels, design for support systemsunder static and dynamic loads, stabilityof taluses, rock mass resistance, effectof non-persistent fractures, anchoragesand rock dynamics.


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Department of Hydraulicand EnvironmentalEngineering

RODRIGO CIENFUEGOS• Assistant Professor• Civil Engineer,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Master of Science, Institut National

Polytéchnique de Grenoble (INPG-ENSHMG)

• Docteur, Institut National Polytéchniquede Grenoble, France

• Interest areas: Sedimentstransportation, hydrodynamicsof coastal zones, mathematical andnumerical modeling.


BERNARDO DOMÍNGUEZ• Professor• Civil Engineer,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Ingenieur Hidraulicien, Université de

Toulouse• Diplome d’Etudes Approfondies,

Université de Toulouse• Docteur Ingénieur,

Institut National Politéchnique deToulouse

• Interest areas: Structure design andhydraulic works, hydraulictransportation in mining and fluvialhydraulics.


ALEJANDRO DUSSAILLANT• Assistant Professor• Professor at Environmental Center• Civil Industrial Engineer,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Doctor of Philosophy in Civil and

Environmental Engineering,University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Interest areas: Ecosystems hydrology,water quality (natural systems, managedsystems), soil hydrology andphysical hydrology.


CRISTIÁN ESCAURIAZA• Instructor• Civil Engineer,


Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,USA.

• Interest areas: Fluids mechanics andphysical process modelingin the Environment. Fluvial hydraulics.Fluids Computer Dynamics. StochasticProcesses and Turbulence Static Models.


BONIFACIO FERNÁNDEZ• Department Head• Professor• Civil Engineer,


Colorado State University• Doctor of Philosophy,

Colorado State University• Interest areas: Hydrology and hydraulic

resources, stochastic hydrology andseasonal series, droughts and freshets,estimated probabilities of occurrenceand complex hydrological phenomenonrisks, urban hydraulics and hydrology,and rainwater drainage.


JOSÉ FRANCISCO MUÑOZ• Professor• Civil Engineer,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Diplome d’Etudes Approfondies,

Université de Grenoble• Docteur Ingénieur,

Université de Grenoble• Interest areas: Hydrology and water

exploitation, flow models andtransportation of contaminants ingroundwater, geostatistics inhydrogeology, hydraulic engineering,canals, and networks ofpipelines and pumps.


PABLO PASTÉN• Assistant Professor• Civil Engineer, Pontificia Universidad

Católica de Chile• Master of Science in Engineering,


Northwestern University• Interest areas: Environmental

biotechnology, biogeochemistry,water treatment, assessment and controlof environmental impact, andenvironmental management.


GONZALO PIZARRO• Academic Affairs Director, College of

Engineering• Assistant Professor• Civil Engineer,



University of Wisconsin-Madison• Interest areas. Mathematical modeling

of biofilms, cellular automata models.


PABLO BALDOMERO SÁEZ• Associate Professor• Civil Industrial Engineer,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Engineer, University of Illinois• Master of Science, University of Illinois• Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois• Interest areas: Analysis and control of

water and industrial liquid wastes, andadvanced water treatment.


EDUARDO VARAS• Professor• Civil Engineer,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Engineer, Stanford University• Master of Science, Stanford University• Doctor of Philosophy,

Stanford University• Interest areas: hydrology and planning

of water resources, mathematicalmodels in hydrology, flood studies.



Department of TransportEngineering

JOAQUÍN DE CEA• Professor• Civil Industrial Engineer

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Master of Science, University of Leeds• Doctor of Philosophy,

Université de Montréal• Interest areas: Optimization models and

analysis of transportation networks.


JOSÉ ENRIQUE FERNÁNDEZ• Professor• Civil Industrial Engineer


Massachusetts Institute of Technology• Doctor of Philosophy,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology• Interest areas: Transportation

economics, transportationnetwork modeling, and projectevaluation.


RODRIGO GARRIDO• Professor• Civil Engineer,



University of Texas, Austin• Interest areas: Load transportation,

logistics, econometric models andenvironment.


RICARDO GIESEN• Instructor• Civil Industrial Engineer,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Master of Science in Engineering

Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Católicade Chile

• Doctor of Philosophy (candidate),University of Maryland

• Interest areas: Analyze, operation andcontrol of transport systems and logistic.Supply chain management. Evaluationand economic analyze of transportprojects.


JUAN CARLOS HERRERA• Instructor• Civil Industrial Engineer


Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Currently pursuing doctoral studies,

University of California, Berkeley• Interest areas: Traffic models and

Intelligent Transportation Systems(ITS).


JUAN CARLOS MUÑOZ• Assistant Professor• Civil Engineer,




University of California, Berkeley• Interest areas: Logistics, transportation

and operations research.


JUAN DE DIOS ORTÚZAR• Department Head• Professor• Civil Industrial Engineer,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Master of Science, University of Leeds• Doctor of Philosophy,

University of Leeds• Interest areas: Transportation demand

modeling, discrete election models,educational simulation games.


LUIS IGNACIO RIZZI• Assistant Professor• Bachelor of Economics

Universidad de Buenos Aires• Master of Arts in Transportation

Economics, University of Leeds• Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering

Science, Pontificia Universidad Católicade Chile

• Interest areas: Discrete election models,appraisal of environmental goods, andeconomic models for road accidents.


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Department of Industrialand Systems Engineering

JAIME CASASSUS• Assistant Professor• Civil Industrial Engineer,



Carnegie Mellon University• Interest areas: Finance.


LUIS CIFUENTES• Associate Professor• Civil Engineer,


Carnegie Mellon University• Interest areas: Management appraisal

and environmental economics,environmental risk evaluation andproject evaluation.


LUIS CONTESSE• Professor• Mathematic Engineer,

Universidad de Chile• Diplome d’Approfondies, Université des

Sciences et Techniques de Lille• Docteur Ingénieur en Mathématiques

Appliquées, Université des Sciences etTechniques de Lille

• Interest areas: Mathematicalprogramming and non-linearoptimization.


GONZALO CORTÁZAR• Professor• Civil Industrial Engineer,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Master of Arts,

University of California, Los Angeles• Master of Business Administration,

University of California, Los Angeles• Doctor of Philosophy, University of

California, Los Angeles• Interest areas: Finance, economics, and

information systems.


PATRICIO DEL SOL• Professor• Civil Engineer,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Master of Arts, Stanford University• Master of Science, Stanford University• Doctor of Philosophy,

Stanford University• Interest areas. Applied economics,

Project evaluation, and competitivestrategy.


JUAN CARLOS FERRER• Professor• Civil Industrial Engineer,



Massachusetts Institute of Technology• Interest areas: Operations management,

operations research, and in formationtechnologies.


PEDRO GAZMURI• Development Director,

College of Engineering• Professor• Civil Industrial Engineer,

Universidad de Chile• Master of Civil Industrial Engineering,


University of California, Berkeley• Interest areas: Operations management,

logistics models and process simulation.


ANÍBAL IRARRÁZABAL• Associate Professor• Civil Engineer,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Master of Science, Stanford University• Interest areas: Accounting, finance and

management control.


NICOLÁS MAJLUF• Professor• Civil Industrial Engineer,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Master of Science, Stanford University• Doctor of Philosophy,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology• Interest areas: Strategic management,

company organization, managementcontrol, technology management,finance and education.


SERGIO MATURANA• Professor• Civil Industrial Engineer,


University of California, Los Angeles• Doctor of Philosophy,

University of California, Los Angeles• Interest areas: Management support

systems, modeling languages andmarketing.


RICARDO PAREDES• Professor• Business Administrator,


University of California, Los Angeles• Interest areas: Applied microeconomics

and, particularly, regulation and workeconomics.



JOSÉ PEDRO PRINA• Instructor• Civil Industrial Engineer,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Master of Science, Stanford University• Currently pursuing doctorate studies at

Cornell University


RICARDO RAINERI• Associate Professor• Business Administrator,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Master of Economics


University of Minnesota• Interest areas: Industrial economics and

regulation, microeconomics, industrialorganization, and contract theory.


ENZO SAUMA• Assistant Professor• Civil Industrial Engineer,



University of California, Berkeley, USA• Interest areas: Stochastic modeling,

natural resource engineering, andenvironment.


JORGE VERA• Department Head• Associate Professor• Civil Mathematic Engineer,

Universidad de Chile• Master of Science, Cornell University• Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University• Interest areas: Operations research,

optimization, and operationsmanagement.


Department of Mechanicaland Metallurgical Engineering

ALFREDO CELEDÓN• Instructor• Civil Industrial Engineer,


Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Currently pursuing doctorate studies at

John Hopkins University


DIEGO JAVIER CELENTANO• Associate Professor• Civil Engineer, Universidad Nacional de

Buenos Aires, Argentina• Doctor Degree, Superior Technical

School of Roads, Canals and HarborsEngineers of the Politechnic, Universityof Cataluña, Barcelona, Spain.

• Interest areas: Experimentalcharacterization and modeling of thebehaviour of materials, experimentalanalysis and thermomechanicsimulation-microstructural of industrialprocesses, numeric simulation orientedto the improvement of designof processes.

LUCIANO CHIANG• Professor• Civil Mechanical Engineer,

Universidad de Concepción• Master of Science ME,

Stanford University• Master of Science EE,

Stanford University• Doctor of Philosophy,

Stanford University• Interest areas: Computer Assisted

design, mecatronics, robotics,systems dynamics, automation andgraphics design.


RODRIGO ESCOBAR• Assistant Professor• Civil Mechanical Engineering,

Universidad de Santiago de Chile.• Master of Science (Mech. Eng.),

Carnegie Mellon University• Doctor of Philosophy,

Carnegie Mellon University• Interest areas: Sustainable energy

sources, nano-scale heat transfer.


IGNACIO LIRA• Department Head• Professor• Civil Engineer, Pontificia Universidad

Católica de Chile• Master of Science, University of

Michigan• Master of Science, Massachusetts

Institute of Technology• Doctor of Philosophy, University of

Michigan• Interest areas: Industrial laser

applications, metrology andthermofluids.


JORGE RAMOS• Assistant Professor• Civil Engineer,


University of Liverpool• Doctor of Philosophy,

University of Texas, Austin• Interest areas: Industrial laser

applications, metrology andthermofluids.


JUAN DE DIOS RIVERA• Associate Professor• Civil Industrial Engineer,


University of Michigan• Doctor of Philosophy,

Pennsylvania State University• Interest areas: Thermofluids and

combustion, and home modeling.


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Department of ElectricalEngineering

ÁNGEL ABUSLEME• Instructor• Civil Electrical Engineer,



Stanford University• Interest areas: Analogical and digital

electronics.


ALDO CIPRIANO• Professor• Civil Electrical Engineer,

Universidad de Chile• Master of Electric Engineering,

Universidad de Chile• Doktor-Ingenieur,

Technische Universität München• Interest areas: Industrial automation

and control, and miningapplications, energy, foods and intelligenttransportation systems.


JUAN DIXON• Professor• Civil Electrical Engineer,

Universidad de Chile• Master of Engineering,

Mc Gill University• Doctor of Philosophy,

Mc Gill University• Interest areas: Electronic control of

electric machines, static compensationfor reagents, active filters, non-contaminating rectifiers, multi-levelconverters, electric vehicles and electrictraction.


MARCELO GUARINI• Professor• Civil Electrical Engineer,


University of Arizona• Doctor of Philosophy,

University of Arizona• Interest areas: Digital systems,

biomedical engineering, and digitalprocessing of signals and images.


ANDRÉS GUESALAGA• Graduate Education Director,

College of Engineering• Associate Professor• Civil Industrial Engineer with

specialization in ElectricityPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

• Doctor of Philosophy,University of Manchester

• Interest areas: Intelligentinstrumentalization, electro-optical,image processing and multivariablecontrol.


PABLO IRARRÁZAVAL• Department Head• Professor• Civil Industrial Engineer, with

specialization in Electricity,Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

• Master of Science, Stanford University• Doctor of Philosophy,

Stanford University• Interest areas: Magnetic resonance,

medical image formation and imageprocessing.


VLADIMIR MARIANOV• Professor• Civil Electrical Engineer,

Universidad de Chile• Master of Science in Engineering,

Johns Hopkins University• Doctor of Philosophy,

Johns Hopkins University• Interest areas: Design and optimization

of communications networks, optimallocation of resources andtelecommunications regulation.


CHRISTIAN OBERLI• Assistant Professor• Civil Industrial Engineer, with


• Master of Science in Engineering,Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

• Doctor of Philosophy, University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles

• Interest areas: Wireless communications


SEBASTIÁN RÍOS• Professor• Civil Electrical Engineer,

Universidad de Chile• Master of Science,

Heriot-Watt University• Doctor of Philosophy,

University of Manchester• Interest areas: Power electric systems

dynamics, electric service quality andreliability, economical operation ofelectric systems and energetic efficiencyof electric systems.


MIGUEL RÍOS• Associate Professor• Civil Electrical Engineer,

Universidad de Chile• Master of Applied Science,

University of Ottawa• Doctor of Philosophy,

University of Ottawa• Interest areas: Digital communications,

computer networks and digitaltelephony.



HUGH RUDNICK• Professor• Civil Electrical Engineer,


University of Manchester• Doctor of Philosophy,

University of Manchester• Interest areas. Economics, regulation,

planning and operation of electricsystems, and electric systems safety.


MIGUEL TORRES• Assistant Professor• Civil Industrial Engineer,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile,Santiago


• Doctor of Philosophy, McGill University• Interest areas: Mobile Robotic


DAVID WATTS• Instructor• Civil Industrial Engineer, with



• Currently pursuing doctorate studies atUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison

• Interest areas: Power electric systems.


Department of Chemistryand Bioprocesses

EDUARDO AGOSIN• Professor• Agronomist Engineer

Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium• Docteur Ingénieur,

Institut National Agronomique de Paris• Interest areas: Biotechnology and

biotechnological processes, metabolicengineering and fermentation,identification, quantification, andrecovery of aromatic compounds.


JOSÉ MIGUEL AGUILERA• Professor• Civil Industrial Engineer,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Master of Business Administration,

Texas A&M University• Master of Science,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology• Doctor of Philosophy,

Cornell University• Interest areas: Food engineering, sea

resource bioprocesses, biomaterials, andunit operations.


PEDRO BOUCHON• Department Head• Associate Professor• Civil Industrial Engineer


The University of Reading• Interest areas: Food engineering focused

on the relationship betweenmicrostructure and transportationphenomena. Food product development.


JOSÉ MANUEL DEL VALLE• Associate Professor• Civil Industrial Engineer,


University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

• Doctor of Philosophy,University of Guelph

• Interest areas: Food technologyand engineering.


CLAUDIO GELMI• Instructor• Civil Industrial Engineer,



Universidad of Delaware• Interest areas: Biological systems

modeling, bioinformatics, systemsbiology, and microarray analysis.


HÉCTOR JORQUERA• Associate Professor• Civil Chemical Engineer,

Universidad de Chile• Master of Chemical Engineering,


University of Minnesota• Interest areas: Air quality simulation

and numeric methods applied toengineering.


MARCELA OLIVARES• Associate Professor• Civil Chemical Engineer

Universidad Católica de Valparaíso• Interest areas: Food science and

processes in chemical and food industry.


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RICARDO PÉREZ• Associate Professor• Civil Chemical Engineer,



University of London• Interest areas: Stationary and dynamic

modeling and simulation, and automaticcontrol of chemical processes andbioprocesses.


CÉSAR SÁEZ• Assistant Professor• Professor at Environmental Center• Civil Chemical Engineer,

Universidad de Chile• Doctor of Science in Engineering,

Universidad de Chile• Interest areas: Design and evaluation of

biotechnological physicochemicaldecontamination systems oriented toabatement, recovery and recycling ofchemical species in industrial liquidwastes and industrial solid wastes,environmental decontaminationprocess and bioprocess modeling: unitoperations, design of chemical andbiochemical reactors, and solid wastes.


RICARDO SAN MARTÍN• Professor• Civil Industrial Engineer,



Imperial College of Science andTechnology

• Interest areas: Biotechnology applied toseparations and fermentations.


LORETO VALENZUELA• Instructor• Civil Industrial Engineer,



Rutgers University• Interest areas: Biomaterials, recovery of

aromatic compounds, pisco distillation,and wine fermentation.


Department of ComputerScience

ROSA ALARCÓN• Assistant Professor• Systems Engineer,

Universidad Católica Santa María• Master of Science in Engineering,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Doctor of Science in Engineering,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Interest areas: Software engineering,

human-computer interfaces,artificial intelligence, knowledgerepresentation and multiagent systems.


MARCELO ARENAS• Assistant Professor• Bachelor of Mathematics,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Civil Industrial Engineer,



University of Toronto• Interest areas: Databases, theoretical

computing, artificial intelligence andknowledge representation.


JORGE BAIER• Instructor• Civil Industrial Engineer,



University of Toronto• Interest areas: Logics and knowledge

representation, action theory andcognitive robotics.



IGNACIO CASAS• Associate Professor• Civil Electrical Engineer,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Master of Science, University of Toronto• Doctor of Philosophy, University of Toronto• Interest areas: Computer systems

evaluation, distributed systems,computer networks and databases.


FELIPE CSASZAR• Instructor• Civil Computer Engineer,

Universidad de Chile• Master of Business Administration,

Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez• Currently pursuing doctorate studies,

Wharton, University of Pennsylvania.• Interest areas: e-Business, enterprise

information systems (ERPs,datawarehouses, datamining),technological project management andtechnological undertakings.


YADRAN ETEROVIC• Assistant Professor• Civil Electrical Engineer,



University of California, Los Angeles• Interest areas: Software engineering,

human-computer interfaces andcollaborative systems.


DAVID FULLER• Director DICTUC• Associate Professor• Director,

Educational Informatics Center• Civil Electrical Engineer,



Imperial College of Science andTechnology

• Interest areas: Collaborative systems,artificial intelligence and programminglanguages.


JENS HARDINGS• Assistant Professor• Civil Computer Engineer,

Universidad de Chile• Doctor of Science,

Universidad de Chile• Interest areas: Open Source Software,

social software and impact of IT onSociety, security and computer networks


DOMINGO MERY• Department Head• Assistant Professor• Electronic Engineer,

Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Perú• Diplom-Ingenieur, Universität Karlsruhe• Doktor-Ingenieur, Technische Universität

Berlin• Interest areas: Computer-based vision,

image analysis, non-destructive tests viaX-rays and automatic visual inspection.


JAIME NAVÓN• Assistant Professor• Civil Electrical Engineer,


Technion-Israel Institute of Technology• Doctor of Philosophy,

University of North Carolina atChapel Hill

• Interest areas: Object-oriented designbased on modeling patterns with UML,Web/Internet applications (includingWeb services), and framework application.


MIGUEL NUSSBAUM• Professor• Civil Industrial Engineer,


Georgia Institute of Technology• Doctor of Philosophy,

Eldgenössische Technische Hochschule(ETH), Zurich

• Interest areas: Knowledge engineeringand non-conventional applications ineducational technology.


MARCOS SEPÚLVEDA• Assistant Professor• Civil Engineer,


Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Doctor of Science in Engineering,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Interest areas: Information technology,

decision support systems, and computersimulations.


ÁLVARO SOTO• Assistant Professor• Civil Industrial Engineer,

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile• Master of Science, Department of

Electrical and Computer Engineering,Louisiana State University

• Doctor of Philosophy,Carnegie Mellon University

• Interest areas: Development ofintelligent agents.


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Mining Center

MARIO DURÁN• Associate Professor• Civil Mathematical Engineer,

Universidad de Chile• Diplome d’Etudes Approfondies,

Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris• Docteur Ingénieur en Mathématiques

Appliquées, Ecole Polytechnique deParis

• Interest areas: Mathematical modeling,computer mechanics and applications toengineering science.


GUSTAVO LAGOS• Center Director• Professor• Master of Mine Engineering,


University of Leeds• Interest areas: Mining and environment.


ALFONSO OTERO• Associate Professor• Metallurgic Engineer,

Universidad Técnica Federico SantaMaría, Valparaíso

• Doctor of Science in ExtractiveMetallurgy, Universidad de Concepción

• Interest areas: Metallurgy


EnvironmentalEngineering Center

LUIS ABDÓN CIFUENTES• Center Head• Assistant Professor, Department of

Industrial and Systems Engineering• Civil Engineer,


Carnegie Mellon University• Interest areas: Management assessment

and environmentaleconomics, environmental risk analysis,and project evaluation.


ALEJANDRO DUSSAILLANT• Assistant Professor, Department of

Hydraulic and EnvironmentalEngineering

• Civil Engineer, Pontificia UniversidadCatólica de Chile

• Doctor of Philosophy, University ofWisconsin-Madison

• Interest areas: Environmental systemshydrology, water quality (naturalsystems, managed systems)and physical hydrology.


HÉCTOR JORQUERA• Associate Professor, Department of

Chemistry and Bioprocess Engineering• Civil Chemical Engineer,



University of Minnesota• Interest areas: Atmospheric

contamination and numeric methodsapplied to chemical engineering.


PABLO PASTÉN• Assistant Professor• Civil Engineer,



Northwestern University

• Interest areas: Environmentalbiotechnology, biogeochemistry, watertreatment, assessment and control ofenvironmental impact, andenvironmental management.


GONZALO PIZARRO• Academic Affairs Director, College of

Engineering• Assistant Professor• Civil Engineer,



University of Wisconsin-Madison• Interest areas. Mathematical modeling

of biofilms, cellular automata models.


CÉSAR SAEZ• Assistant Professor• Professor, Department of Chemical and

Bioprocess Engineering• Civil Chemical Engineer,

Universidad de Chile• Doctor of Science in Engineering,

Universidad de Chile• Interest areas: Design and evaluation of

biotechnological and physicochemicaldecontamination systems, oriented toabatement, recovery and recycling ofchemical species in liquid and solidindustrial wastes. Modeling ofenvironmental decontaminationprocesses and bioprocesses.


ENZO SAUMA• Assistant Professor• Professor, Department of Industrial and

Systems Engineering• Civil Industrial Engineer,



University of California, Berkeley, USA• Interest areas: Stochastic modeling;

Natural resource engineering andenvironment.


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