{"id":9316,"date":"2025-07-07T16:25:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T20:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/?p=9316"},"modified":"2025-08-06T19:11:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T23:11:00","slug":"uc-school-of-engineering-postdoctoral-competition-five-research-projects-awarded-funding-in-2025-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/en\/uc-school-of-engineering-postdoctoral-competition-five-research-projects-awarded-funding-in-2025-call\/","title":{"rendered":"UC School of Engineering Postdoctoral Competition: Five Research Projects Awarded Funding in 2025 Call"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9316\" class=\"elementor elementor-9316 elementor-9268\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24097c70 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=\"24097c70\" 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-70f33994 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70f33994\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aiming to foster advanced research across all engineering fields, the UC School of Engineering annually funds positions for postdoctoral researchers launching their careers through twelve-month projects sponsored by School professors. Following a peer-review process, selected proposals receive competitive funding covering stipends plus mobility support for foreign applicants. This year&#8217;s call culminated in five postdoctoral positions being awarded:  <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfb36aa elementor-author-box--layout-image-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"bfb36aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-07-29-at-11.18.05-AM-300x300.png\" alt=\"Picture of Camila Arr\u00f3spide V\u00e1squez\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCamila Arr\u00f3spide V\u00e1squez\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ph.D. in Geological Sciences, Universidad Cat\u00f3lica del Norte, with the project \u201cMarine erosion vs. weathering along the tectonically active rock coast of North-Central Chile: Deciphering favorable bedrock resistive conditions to regolith formation\u201d, sponsored by Professor Carlos Marquardt (Departments of Mining Engineering; Structural and Geotechnical Engineering).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eae193 elementor-author-box--layout-image-right elementor-author-box--align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"2eae193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Cristina_Contreras-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Cristina Contreras Torres\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCristina Contreras Torres\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile, with the project \u201cCarbon reservoir in Altiplano Wetlands and its relationship and quantification through soil hydraulic properties\u201d, sponsored by Professor Francisco Su\u00e1rez (Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3991739 elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"3991739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Esteban_Cea-300x300.png\" alt=\"Picture of Esteban Cea Klapp\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEsteban Cea Klapp\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Universidad de Concepci\u00f3n, with the project \u201cComputational design of hydrophobic eutectic solvents for sustainable CO\u2082 capture\u201d, sponsored by Professor Nicol\u00e1s Gajardo (Department of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6561baa elementor-author-box--layout-image-right elementor-author-box--align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"6561baa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/divulgacion.ing.uc.cl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ian-Wolde-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Ian Wolde Ponce\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIan Wolde Ponce\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile, with the project \u201cTowards digitalized thermal industry: Predictive modeling of heterogeneous packed beds thermal energy storage\u201d, sponsored by Professor Benjamin Herrmann (Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fade8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" 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of the Maule earthquake\u201d, sponsored by Professor Marcos Moreno (Department of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8776045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8776045\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We congratulate our new postdoctoral fellows and wish them a fruitful stay at the School of Engineering and great success in the projects they will develop alongside their sponsoring professors.<br><\/span><\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The School of Engineering annually funds positions for postdoctoral 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