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Qualifications
2020: Doctor of Philosophy (Minerals Processing) - JKMRC, SMI - The University of Queensland, Australia. JKMRC alumni 278.
2015: Master of Science (Earth Sciences) - University of Chile, Chile
2015: Professional Geology degree - University of Chile, Chile
2012: Bachelor in Earth Sciences (Hons. I) - University of Chile, Chile
Positions
July 2026 - ongoing: Senior Research Fellow - WH Bryan Mining Geology Research Centre (BRC) - Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI), The University of Queensland, Australia
2022 - June 2026: Assistant Professor - Mining Engineering Department, University of Chile. Academic coordinator Geo-mining-metallurgy program
2023 - June 2026: Research fellow - Advanced Mining Technology Centre, University of Chile. Head of Mineral Processing and Mineralogical Characterization Lab
2020 - 2021: Postdoctoral Research Fellow - JKMRC, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland
2016 - 2020: Ph.D. Research Scholar - JKMRC, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland
2014 - 2015: Industry consultant (Geomet specialist) - Empirica Ltda., Chile
2012 - 2014: M.Sc. Research scholar - Advanced Mining Technology Centre, University of Chile
Summer 2010 and 2011: Intern - AngloAmerican ltda. Chile, Los Bronces mine
Prizes and awards
2021: Awarded Global Talented Australian Residency and Citizenship.
2021: Oz Minerals Prize - awarded to my PhD thesis: Best research project in minerals processing, UQ-Australia
2018: Ian Morley Prize - Best (all around) research student at the JKMRC - Sustainable Minerals Institute, UQ-Australia
2013: IAMG Natural Resource Award - awarded to my Master thesis: Best research project from the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences
Ian Morley Prize award ceremony, 2018
Grants & Fellowships
2026: Jim Askew Evolution 5 years Industry Fellowship at SMI
2024: Transdiscipline Grant D10/24: Guide for sustainable processing of minerals
2023: EXCITE Project C4-20: 3D particle tracking for liberation modelling. EU HORIZON 2020. Transnational access to analytics.
2023: Seed Funding for small-scale mining. AMTC-SONAMI
2023: Grant for innovation in teaching. "Methodological implementation for the acquisition of mineralogical data" A2IC - FCFM, UChile
2022: Fondecyt de iniciación (Early career researcher grant) - ANID 11220631 "Linking geotechnical and geological properties at the microscale to characterise the comminution potential of ores"
2021: U-inicia - grant UI-013/21 "Advance characterisation information for a microscale fracture model"
Scholarships
2015: Becas Chile CONICYT (Chilean governmental science and research agency) - PhD scholarship
2012: Becas CONICYT (Chilean governmental science and research agency) - Master scholarship
2011: Anglo American Mining of Excellence - scholarship for highly skilled mining-related undergraduate students
Other research and technical expertise
Mineralogical characterisation: Quantitative process mineralogy, optical and electron microscopy, automated mineralogy and multiscale imaging.
Comminution and mineral liberation: Rock breakage characterisation, mineral liberation analysis and processing response modelling.
Computational methods: Scientific programming, quantitative 2D and 3D image analysis, data analysis and predictive modelling.
Research and education: Research project management, postgraduate supervision, university teaching and professional training.
Languages: Spanish and English (fluent); Portuguese (basic).
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