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Rodrigo Alberto Cienfuegos Carrasco

Director

CIGIDEN

Macul, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Fluid Mechanics, Wave Hydrodynamics, Hydraulic Engineering, Coastal Engineering, Coastal hazards and risk management

Educación

  •  Ingeniería Civil, INSTITUT NATIONAL POLYTECHNIQUE DE GRENOBLE. Chile, 2002
  •  Ingeniero Civil con mención en Hidráulica, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2000
  •  Civil Engineering, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 1999
  •  Ciencias de la tierra, INSTITUT NATIONAL POLYTECHNIQUE DE GRENOBLE. Francia, 2005

Experiencia Académica

  •   Profesor Asociado Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Facultad de Ingeniería

    Santiago, Chile

    2011 - At present

  •   Profesor Asistente Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Facultad de Ingeniería

    Santiago, Chile

    2006 - 2011

  •   Director Other

    CIGIDEN Conicyt/Fondap/15110017

    Santiago, Chile

    2014 - At present

Formación de Capital Humano


Supervision of nine completed master of science thesis and one doctoral dissertation.


Difusión y Transferencia


Como director del centro Fondap CIGIDEN ha coordinado y participado en numerosas ferias y actividades de difusión científica amplia, desarrollo de productos de transferencia para políticas públicas.


Premios y Distinciones

  •   JICA President Award

    JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY

    Japón, 2015

    On September 16, 2015, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has selected individuals, groups and projects as recipient of “the 11th JICA President Commendation” in recognition of its outstanding contribution to the development of human resources, society and the economy of developing countries. This year, 9 projects, 4 individuals and 1 group will be awarded as “The JICA President Award”(*1), and 12 individuals and 7 groups as “The JICA Recognition Award”(*2). The list of recipients is attached. President of JICA will present the certificate of the Commendation and the tribute to the recipients. On Friday, October 16, 2015, JICA will invite the recipients living in Japan and hold a ceremony for the Commendation at the International Conference Hall in JICA Ichigaya Building. (*1) The JICA President Award is awarded to projects, experts or volunteers to honor its outstanding results for JICA’s activities. (*2) The JICA Recognition Award is awarded to individuals or groups to express JICA’s gratitude for the cooperation and/or long-standing contribution to JICA/JICA’s activities.

  •   Scientific Immediacy Impact Award

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Chile, 2014

    Por su parte el Premio al impacto inmediato de publicaciones se entregó al académico cuya publicación del trienio 2011-2013 cuenta con el mayor número de citas. El profesor Rodrigo Cienfuegos recibió este premio por su publicación “Field survey of the 27 february 2010 Chile tsunami” que ya cuenta con 44 citas a menos de 3 años desde su publicación.

  •   Premio Investigación Multidisciplinaria

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Chile, 2012

    Por el liderazgo de un proyecto multidisciplinario: Rodrigo Cienfuegos. Por su excelencia docente: Jornada completa: Carlos Bonilla, Rodrigo Cienfuegos, Gonzalo Cortázar, Jorge Gironás, Matías Hube, Enzo Sauma y Hugh Rudnick

  •   Premio a la Excelencia en Investigación

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Chile, 2010

    4.2.4 Reconocimiento a la Excelencia en Investigación Esta importante distinción fue otorgada a: • José Miguel Aguilera, por el mayor número de Publicaciones ponderadas por índice de impacto en el trienio 2007-2009. • Marcelo Arenas, por el mayor reconocimiento internacional: Premio al mejor trabajo científico en la 13th International Conference on Database Theory (ICDT). • Rodrigo Cienfuegos, profesor joven destacado por sus publicaciones y proyectos de investigación adjudicados. • Pablo Irarrázaval, por la innovación tecnológica que ha logrado aplicar exitosamente en el ámbito biomédico y tecnológico empresarial en imágenes por resonancia magnética. • Diego López-García, por el gran incremento de publicaciones entre trienios. • Juan Carlos Muñoz, por la magnitud del proyecto de investigación interdisciplinario que lidera: Centre of Excellence for Bus Rapid Transit Development. • Miguel Nussbaum, por el gran número de alumnos de postgrado graduados en el último trienio (8 alumnos de Magíster en Ciencias de la Ingeniería y 7 de Doctorado).

  •   Invited Speaker as Chilean Representative

    TWAS-ROLAC

    Brasil, 2010

    Guest speaker at conference, representing Chile.

  •   PhD scholarship

    French Embassy and Conicyt

    Francia, 2002

    El Presidente de la Comisión Nacional de Investigación científica y Tecnológica (CONICYT) y el Embajador de Francia enchile. basándose en los acuerdos de cooperación firmados en 1955 y 1962, así como el Acuerdo de cooperación técnica y científica firmado el 2 de abril de 1964, en el Acuerdo entre el Gobierno de la República francesa y el Gobierno de la República de Chile para el desarrollo de las investigaciones científicas conjuntas firmado en Santiago el 24 de octubre de 1994 y en el Acta de la primera Comisión mixta general firmada el 25 de junio de 1999. Considerando que la cooperación franco-chilena constituye un eje fundamental de las relaciones entre los dos países, como lo demuestra el éxito del programa “Evaluación – orientación de la cooperación científica” (ECOS).

  •   Eiffel scholarship for master studies

    French Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Chile, 2001

    The Eiffel Excellence Scholarship Programme was established by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development to enable French higher education establishments to attract top foreign students to enrol in their master’s and PhD courses. It helps to shape the future foreign decision-makers of the private and public sectors, in priority areas of study, and encourages applications from emerging countries at master’s level, and from emerging and industrialized countries at PhD level.


 

Article (98)

Editorial: Integrated disaster risk management: From earth sciences to policy making
Flood risk from geophysical and hydroclimatic hazards: an essential integration for disaster risk management and climate change adaptation in the coastal zone
Integrating tsunami simulations in web applications using BROWNI, an open source client-side GPU-powered tsunami simulation library
Open Sea Lab: An integrated Coastal Ocean Observatory Powered by Wave Energy
Performance of an RC building under seismic and tsunami actions in sequence via nonlinear dynamic analysis including soil-structure interaction
Incorporating wave-breaking data in the calibration of a Boussinesq-type wave model
Sea State from Single Optical Images: A Methodology to Derive Wind-Generated Ocean Waves from Cameras, Drones and Satellites
A hybrid deterministic and stochastic approach for tsunami hazard assessment in Iquique, Chile
Design and operational implementation of the integrated tsunami forecast and warning system in Chile (SIPAT)
Effects of earthquake spatial slip correlation on variability of tsunami potential energy and intensities
Ex post analysis of engineered tsunami mitigation measures in the town of Dichato, Chile
Sea surface network optimization for tsunami forecasting in the near field: application to the 2015 Illapel earthquake
The 1730 Great Metropolitan Chile Earthquake and Tsunami Commemoration: Joint Efforts to Increase the Country's Awareness
Worst-case tsunami scenario in Cartagena Bay, central Chile: Challenges for coastal risk management
A new remote predictor of wave reflection based on runup asymmetry
Assessment of the power potential extraction in the Chilean Chacao channel
Beyond tides: surge-dominated submersion regimes on rocky shores of central Chile
Far-field tsunami data assimilation for the 2015 Illapel earthquake
From Multi-Risk Evaluation to Resilience Planning: The Case of Central Chilean Coastal Cities
Intertidal beach profile estimation from reflected wave measurements
Morphological changes in a cuspate sandy beach under persistent high-energy swells: Reriaca Beach (Chile)
The Role of Built Environment's Physical Urban Form in Supporting Rapid Tsunami Evacuations: Using Computer-Based Models and Real-World Data as Examination Tools
Understanding community-level flooding awareness in remote coastal towns in northern chile through community mapping
Identification and classification of urban micro-vulnerabilities in tsunami evacuation routes for the city of Iquique, Chile
A SCHWARZ-BASED DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION METHOD FOR THE DISPERSION EQUATION
A SCHWARZ-BASED DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION METHOD FOR THE DISPERSION EQUATION
Assessing the Performance of a Low-Cost Method for Video-Monitoring the Water Surface and Bed Level in the Swash Zone of Natural Beaches
Assessment of the power potential extraction in the Chilean Chacao channel
What Can We Do to Forecast Tsunami Hazards in the Near Field Given Large Epistemic Uncertainty in Rapid Seismic Source Inversions?
What Can We Do to Forecast Tsunami Hazards in the Near Field Given Large Epistemic Uncertainty in Rapid Seismic Source Inversions?
Assessing the perfor- mance of a low-cost method for video-monitoring the water surface and bed level in the swash zone of natural beaches.
Tidal energy resource characterization in Chacao Channel, Chile
Tidal energy resource characterization in Chacao Channel, Chile
Wave runup video motion detection using the Radon Transform
Wave runup video motion detection using the Radon Transform
A new remote sensing method for high- resolution quantification of submersion regimes in wave exposed shores: Remote Sensing of Submersion Regimes
A new remote sensing method for high-resolution quantification of submersion regimes in wave exposed shores
An integrated analysis of the March 2015 Atacama floods
An integrated analysis of the March 2015 Atacama floods
Data collection after the 2010 Maule earthquake in Chile
Data collection after the 2010 Maule earthquake in Chile
The 16 September 2015 Chile Tsunami from the Post-Tsunami Survey and Numerical Modeling Perspectives
The 16 September 2015 Chile Tsunami from the Post-Tsunami Survey and Numerical Modeling Perspectives
Tsunami and Seismic Damage Caused by the Earthquake Off Iquique, Chile, in April, 2014
Tsunami and Seismic Damage Caused by the Earthquake Off Iquique, Chile, in April, 2014
The 1 April 2014 Pisagua tsunami: Observations and modeling
The 1 April 2014 Pisagua tsunami: Observations and modeling
Experimental evidence for enhanced copper release from domestic copper plumbing under hydrodynamic control
Hydrodynamics of a river-associated tidal inlet and maintenance of dynamic equilibrium: preliminary findings
Hydrodynamics of a river-associated tidal inlet and maintenance of dynamic equilibrium: preliminary findings
Modeling Rapid Flood Propagation Over Natural Terrains Using a Well-Balanced Scheme
Modeling Rapid Flood Propagation Over Natural Terrains Using a Well-Balanced Scheme
On the use of the Radon Transform in studying nearshore wave dynamics
On the use of the Radon Transform in studying nearshore wave dynamics
On the use of the Radon transform to estimate longshore currents from video imagery
On the use of the Radon transform to estimate longshore currents from video imagery
Perspectives on the Long-Term Equilibrium of a Wave Dominated Coastal Zone Affected by Tsunamis: The Case of Central Chile
Perspectives on the Long-Term Equilibrium of a Wave Dominated Coastal Zone Affected by Tsunamis: The Case of Central Chile
Present and Future Challenges of Coastal Erosion in Latin America
Present and Future Challenges of Coastal Erosion in Latin America
Vertical distribution of Skewness and asymmetry in a boundary layer on a mobile bed. Experiment and k-omega model comparison
Vertical distribution of Skewness and asymmetry in a boundary layer on a mobile bed. Experiment and k-omega model comparison
Video monitoring and field measurements of a rapidly evolving coastal system: the river mouth and sand spit of the Mataquito River in Chile
Video monitoring and field measurements of a rapidly evolving coastal system: the river mouth and sand spit of the Mataquito River in Chile
Experimental evidence for enhanced copper release from domestic copper plumbing under hydrodynamic control
Numerical modelling of extreme flood propagation over natural terrains
A new breaking wave height direct estimator from video imagery
A new breaking wave height direct estimator from video imagery
"Closure to ""Energy Dissipation and Turbulent Production in Weak Hydraulic Jumps"" by E. Mignot and R. Cienfuegos"
Closure to “Energy Dissipation and Turbulent Production in Weak Hydraulic Jumps” by E. Mignot and R. Cienfuegos
Field Survey of the 27 February 2010 Chile Tsunami
Field Survey of the 27 February 2010 Chile Tsunami
Kinematics of waves propagating and breaking on a barred beach
Kinematics of waves propagating and breaking on a barred beach
Nearshore bathymetric inversion from video using a fully non-linear Boussinesq wave model
Nearshore bathymetric inversion from video using a fully non-linear Boussinesq wave model
Recent advances in Serre-Green Naghdi modelling for wave transformation, breaking and runup processes
Recent advances in Serre-Green Naghdi modelling for wave transformation, breaking and runup processes
Spatial evolution of turbulence characteristics in weak hydraulic jumps
Spatial evolution of turbulence characteristics in weak hydraulic jumps
Spatial evolution of turbulence characteristics in weak hydraulic jumps
The kinematics and stability of solitary and cnoidal wave solutions of the Serre equations
The kinematics and stability of solitary and cnoidal wave solutions of the Serre equations
Energy Dissipation and Turbulent Production in Weak Hydraulic Jumps
Energy Dissipation and Turbulent Production in Weak Hydraulic Jumps
Increase of the concentration of dissolved copper in drinking water systems due to flow-induced nanoparticle release from surface corrosion by-products
Increase of the concentration of dissolved copper in drinking water systems due to flow-induced nanoparticle release from surface corrosion by-products
Integrating Fluorescent Dye Flow-Curve Testing and Acoustic Doppler Velocimetry Profiling for In Situ Hydraulic Evaluation and Improvement of Clarifier Performance
Integrating Fluorescent Dye Flow-Curve Testing and Acoustic Doppler Velocimetry Profiling for In Situ Hydraulic Evaluation and Improvement of Clarifier Performance
Wave-Breaking Model for Boussinesq-Type Equations Including Roller Effects in the Mass Conservation Equation
Wave-Breaking Model for Boussinesq-Type Equations Including Roller Effects in the Mass Conservation Equation
On the application of a Boussinesq model to river flows including shocks
On the application of a Boussinesq model to river flows including shocks
A fourth-order compact finite volume scheme for fully nonlinear and weakly dispersive Boussinesq-type equations. Part II: Boundary conditions and validation
A fourth-order compact finite volume scheme for fully nonlinear and weakly dispersive Boussinesq-type equations. Part II: Boundary conditions and validation
A fourth-order compact finite volume scheme for fully nonlinear and weakly dispersive Boussinesq-type equations. Part I: Model development and analysis
A fourth-order compact finite volume scheme for fully nonlinear and weakly dispersive Boussinesq-type equations. Part I: Model development and analysis
Numerical modeling of saline intrusion in Salar de Atacama

ConferencePaper (6)

Assessment of fast spectral wave transfer methodologies from deep to shallow waters in the framework of energy resource quantification in the chilean coast
Swash zone based reflection during energetic wave conditions at a dissipative beach: Toward a wave-by-wave approach
Barred-beach morphological control on infragravity motion
Lagrangian drifter modelling of an experimental RIP current
Observations and modeling of the 27 february 2010 tsunami in Chile
Numerical computation of infragravity wave dynamics and velocity profiles using a fully nonlinear Boussinesq model

Proyecto (17)

Dimensionnement et Meteocean=> modélisation et observations des états de mer extrêmes déferlants pour les EMR
Marine Energy Research and Innovation Center (MERIC)
CHARACTERIZATION OF NEARSHORE PROCESSES AND MORPHOLOGY VARIABILITY FOR THE HIGHLY ENERGETIC WAVE-DOMINATED CENTRAL CHILE COAST
Diseño e implementación de una base de datos de predicción de tsunamis para la costa chilena utilizando modelación computacional de alto rendimiento
Enhancement of technology to develop tsunami-resilient communities
National Research Center for Integrated Natural Disasters Management
Turbulence measurement at chilean tidal energy sites
Wave transformation on a low-sloping beach
EVALUATION OF BIOFILM EFFECTS ON CORROSION OF COPPER DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTIONS SYSTEMS THROUGH MATHEMATICAL MODELING, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION, ELECTROCHEMISTRY, AND HYDRODYNAMIC EXPERIMENTS.
Tidal energy resource assessment in the Chacao channel for the selection and implementation of hydrokinetic devices
OBSERVATION OF NEARSHORE HYDRO- AND MORPHODYNAMICS=> AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH USING VIDEO IMAGERY
Visiting researcher in the Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, MS, USA.
Wave energy resource assessment for the definition of wave energy converter power plants
EVALUATION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HYDRODYNAMIC CONDITIONS ON WATER QUALITY AND FORMATION OF CORROSION PRODUCTS, NANO-PARTICLE LIBERATION, AND DISSOLVED COPPER IN DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
Numerical modelling of beach morphodynamics and rip currents
Numerical modelling of nearshore hydrodynamics and cross-shore sediment transport processes
Physical and numerical modeling of littoral processes and bathymetric evolution

Review (1)

History and features of trans-oceanic tsunamis and implications for paleo-tsunami studies
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Rodrigo Cienfuegos

Director

Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental

CIGIDEN

Macul, Chile

23
Patricio Catalan

Profesor Titular

Departamento de Obras Civiles

UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARÍA

Valparaíso, Chile

7
Alejandro Urrutia

Jefe de Proyectos

CIGIDEN, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

4
Gabriel Gonzalez

Profesor Titular

Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas

UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE

Antofagasta, Chile

3
Maricarmen Guerra

Profesor Asistente

Ingeniería Civil

Universidad de Concepción

Concepcion, Chile

3
Marco Quiroz

Profesor Instructor

Departamento de Obras Civiles

Universidad Católica del Maule

Talca, Chile

3
Rafael Aránguiz

Associate Professor

Civil Engineering

Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción

Chile, Chile

3
Gonzalo Pizarro

Profesor Titular

Hidráulica y Ambiental

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

3
Jorge Crempien

Assistant Professor

Structural and Geotechnical Engineering

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

3
Roberto Benavente

Assistant Professor

Civil Engineering

Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción

Concepción, Chile

3
Juan González

Assistant Professor

Engineering Faculty

Universidad Andrés Bello

Viña del Mar, Chile

3
Mauricio Villagran

Académico

Ingeniería Civil

Universidad Católica de la Santisima Concepción

Concepción, Chile

2
Jorge León

Profesor Auxiliar

Arquitectura

UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA

Valparaíso, Chile

2
alejandra gubler

Ingeniero de Proyecto

Obras Civiles

Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria

Valparaiso, Chile

2
Patricio Winckler

Academico

Universidad de Valparaíso

Valparaíso, Chile

2
Matias Hube

Profesor Asociado

Ingeniería Estructural y Geotécnica

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Rosita Jünemann

Profesora Asociada

Ingeniería Estructural y Geotécnica

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Roberto Agredano

ACADÉMICO

OBRAS CIVILES

UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL MAULE

Talca, Chile

2
Mahesh Shrivastava

Assistant Professor

Department of Geosciences

Universidad Católica del Norte

Antofagasta, Chile

2
CAROLINA MARTINEZ

Assistant Professor

Institute of Geography

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Sergio Navarrete

Full Profesor

Ecología

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Las CRuces, Chile

1
Nikole Guerrero

Coordinadora de línea, Personal de apoyo

Centro de Investigación para la Gestión Integrada del Riesgo de Desastres

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, CIGIDEN

Santiago, Chile

1
Juan Pavissich

Profesor Asociado

Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias

UNIVERSIDAD ADOLFO IBANEZ

Santiago, Chile

1
Pilar Barria

Académica

Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Conservación de la Naturaleza

Universidad de Chile

santiago, Chile

1
Jorge Gironás

Associate Professor

Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engiineering

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Gonzalo Bacigalupe

Investigador Principal

CIGIDEN

Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Marcelo Aybar

Profesor asociado

Ingeniería Civil

Universidad San Sebastián

Santiago, Chile

1
Luca Mao

Associate Professor

Departamento de Ecosistemas y Medio Ambiente

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Carlos Bonilla

Profesor Titular

Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Roberto Moris

Profesor asistente

Escuela de Arquitectura & Instituto de Estudios Urbanos y Territoriales

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Christian Ledezma

Profesor Asociado

Departamento de Ingeniería Estructural y Geotécnica

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Lina Castro

Profesor Auxiliar

OBRAS CIVILES

UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA

Valparaíso, Chile

1
Natalia Zamora

Fundadora y Coordinadora de Proyectos

Funtropos

San Pedro, Costa Rica

1
Cristián Escauriaza

Profesor Asociado

Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
René Mena

Jefe desarrollo cloud

Cloud

Xompass spa

Viña del mar, Chile

1
Pablo Pasten

Associate Professor

Department of Hydraulic & Environmental Engineering

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
Cristian Cifuentes

Assistant Professor

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile