ANID’s Fondecyt Postdoctoral call supports projects presented by researchers who graduated from their doctoral studies less than five years ago and are undertaking their first independent research activities with the sponsorship of established academics at Chilean higher education institutions and research centers.
In its 2026 call, five proposals presented with the sponsorship of academics from the School of Engineering were awarded funding for a period of 3 years:
Alan Pino
Ph.D. in Energy, Chemical and Environmental Engineering from the University of Seville (Spain), with the project “THERMODYNAMIC FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING POWER-TO-HEAT THERMAL STORAGE SYSTEMS IN THE DECARBONIZATION OF INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES”, sponsored by Professor José Miguel Cardemil from the Department of Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering.
Arturo Bastías
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, with the project “A NEW METHODOLOGICAL BASIS FOR PARAMETER ESTIMATION IN THERMODYNAMIC EQUATIONS OF STATE: AN EQUATION-ORIENTED APPROACH APPLIED TO PC-SAFT”, sponsored by Professor Ricardo Pérez from the Department of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering.
José Galaz
Ph.D. in Mathematics and Modelling from Inria (France), with the project “ADVANCING THE UNDERSTANDING OF SOLITON-GAS INDUCED SHALLOW WATER ROGUE WAVES IN NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS AND THEIR NUMERICAL MODELLING”, sponsored by Professor Rodrigo Cienfuegos from the Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering.
Osheen
Ph.D. in Hydraulic Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (India), with the project “A RESILIENCE-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DRAINAGE IN CHILE: FROM PERFORMANCE EVALUATION TO POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS”, sponsored by Professor Jorge Gironás from the Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering.
Suryank Dwivedi
Ph.D. in Additive Manufacturing from the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad (India), with the project “ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS: INTEGRATING EXPERIMENTAL, MODELING, AND POST-PROCESSING APPROACHES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH ENTROPY ALLOYS USING LASER POWDER BED FUSION”, sponsored by Professor Jorge Ramos from the Department of Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering.
We congratulate the new postdoctoral researchers joining the UC School of Engineering, along with their sponsoring professors, on this achievement, which allows us to continue increasing both the volume and impact of cutting-edge engineering research conducted from our School.
