{"id":9050,"date":"2025-08-04T11:24:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/?p=9050"},"modified":"2025-08-14T11:24:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T15:24:52","slug":"uc-school-of-engineering-strengthens-applied-rd-by-awarding-six-projects-in-third-edition-of-seed-fund-aplicado-organized-by-the-industry-liaison-office-ilo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/en\/uc-school-of-engineering-strengthens-applied-rd-by-awarding-six-projects-in-third-edition-of-seed-fund-aplicado-organized-by-the-industry-liaison-office-ilo\/","title":{"rendered":"UC School of Engineering Strengthens Applied R&amp;D by Awarding Six Projects in Third Edition of &#8220;Seed Fund Applied Research&#8221;, Organized by the Industry Liaison Office (ILO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9050\" class=\"elementor elementor-9050 elementor-9017\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3ec2a4 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d3ec2a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64f2002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64f2002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 2025 Seed Fund Applied Research Competition, organized by the Industry Liaison Office (ILO), supports initiatives aimed at conducting proof-of-concept tests and consolidating relationships with other institutions or companies through applied R&amp;D projects with scaling potential and an interest in further developing the proposal via Research and Development funding calls.<\/p><p>This third edition of this call prioritized initiatives promoting collaboration with institutions, either national or international, fostering joint work networks between School researchers and strategic actors in the global ecosystem. Six projects were selected to receive support through this ILO-funded competition:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecf4f07 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ecf4f07\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdd94b3 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cdd94b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddd364b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ddd364b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carlos-Faundez.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9030\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carlos-Faundez.png 225w, https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carlos-Faundez-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f52ea6b e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f52ea6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ba48f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ba48f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project: \"Optimization of Nitrogen Management in Coarse-Textured Soils Using Controlled Laboratory Experiments and Hydrological Modeling\"\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18f6f87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18f6f87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Carlos Fa\u00fandez<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, and Department of Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering.<\/p><p><strong>Partner Company:<\/strong> Eurecat (Spain)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8102a11 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8102a11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-422e52f e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"422e52f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-993cfdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"993cfdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project: \"Cyber-Physical System for Supervision and Control of Drinking Water Operations on Rapa Nui (Easter Island)\"\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fb70a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fb70a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Felipe N\u00fa\u00f1ez<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering.<\/p><p><strong>Partner Company:<\/strong> Sasipa (Chile)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-672aeb1 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"672aeb1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3065f5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3065f5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Felipe-Nunez.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9032\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Felipe-Nunez.jpg 225w, https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Felipe-Nunez-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cb6ff3 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2cb6ff3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd9c068 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd9c068\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d3e34c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d3e34c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Magdalena-Walczak-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9034\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Magdalena-Walczak-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Magdalena-Walczak-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Magdalena-Walczak-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Magdalena-Walczak-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Magdalena-Walczak.jpg 1229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cffa5fc e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cffa5fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f44fbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f44fbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project: \u201cImproving Understanding of Caligus rogercresseyi Interaction with Ultrasound to Develop a Prototype Aimed at Commercial Piloting\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35ce525 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35ce525\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Magdalena Walczak<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering; Director of DICTUB Labs, DICTUC S.A.<\/p><p><strong>Partner Company:<\/strong> Sonicali (Chile)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac56085 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ac56085\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16203d2 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16203d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92124ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92124ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project: \"Development and Validation of a Low-Cost, High-Precision Geodetic GNSS System to Strengthen the Instrumental Development Capabilities of the UC Engineering School Geosciences Group and Generate New Monitoring Opportunities for Industrial and Public Interest Sectors\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-403a68a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"403a68a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Marcos Moreno<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering.<\/p><p><strong>Collaborating Professors: <\/strong> Leoncio Cabrera, Gloria Arancibia, Jorge Crempien.<\/p><p><strong>Partner Institution:<\/strong> Universit\u00e4t Potsdam (Germany)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a9a892 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a9a892\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3920a30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3920a30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Marcos-Moreno.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9036\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Marcos-Moreno.png 225w, https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Marcos-Moreno-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d60a5e4 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d60a5e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15d32d7 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15d32d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bee84f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bee84f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Nicolas-Gajardo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9038\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59fcb78 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59fcb78\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-741751f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"741751f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project: \"Development and Validation of a Sustainable and Scalable ATPS-Based Process for the Selective Extraction of L-Theanine from Plant Biomass\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d3f29 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8d3f29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Nicol\u00e1s Gajardo<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering.<\/p><p><strong>Partner Company:<\/strong> ABIOTech (Chile)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b824736 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b824736\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7982f6e e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7982f6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-777e021 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"777e021\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project: \"Development of a Digital Model for White Wine Fermentation at Laboratory Scale to Accurately Simulate the Process and Design Specific Temperature Operation Policies for Yeasts Used in Oenological Fermentations\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7734dc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7734dc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Pedro Saa<\/strong>, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering.<\/p><p><strong>Collaborating Professor:<\/strong> Ricardo P\u00e9rez<\/p><p><strong>Partner Company:<\/strong> Concha y Toro (Chile)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128fcbe e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"128fcbe\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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