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Rayana Santos Araujo Palharini

Academica

Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Earth Sciences, Climate Change and Health, Climatic Extremes, Ultraviolet radiation,Remote Sensing of Atmosphere, Satellite Estimates, Weather Radar, Climatology, Natural Disasters, Floodings, Cloud Physics, Meteorology Synoptic, Nowcasting.

Educación

  •  Meteorology, National Institute for Space Research. Brasil, 2015
  •  Remote sensing of Atmosphere, National Institute for Space Research. Brasil, 2021
  •  Meteorology, National Institute for Space Research. Brasil, 2010
  •  Climate and Health and Public Policy, Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Chile. Chile, 2022

Experiencia Académica

  •   Technological Development and Research Fellow Full Time

    CENTER FOR WEATHER FORESCASTING AND CLIMATE RESEARCH- CPTEC

    São José dos Campos, Brasil

    2018 - 2020

  •   Technological Development and Research Fellow Full Time

    CENTER NATIONALE D’ETUDES SPATIALES - CNES

    Toulouse, Francia

    2019 - 2019

  •   Technological Development and Research Fellow Full Time

    CENTER FOR WEATHER FORESCASTING AND CLIMATE RESEARCH- CPTEC

    Cachoeira Paulista, Brasil

    2012 - 2014

  •   Reseacher trainee Full Time

    FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE - UFCG

    Campina Grande, Brasil

    2009 - 2010

  •   Reseacher trainee Full Time

    FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE - UFCG

    Campina Grande, Chile

    2007 - 2008

  •   Teaching assistant Part Time

    FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE - UFCG

    Campina Grande, Chile

    2018 - 2018

  •   Teaching assistant Other

    TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS - ITA

    São José dos Campos, Brasil

    2019 - 2019

  •   Teaching assistant Other

    PONTÍFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

    Santiago, Chile

    2021 - At present

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Operational Meteorologist Part Time

    NÚCLEO DE MONITORAMENTO DE DESCARGAS ATMOSFÉRICAS

    Sao Jose dos Campos, Brasil

    2019 - 2019

  •   Trainee Part Time

    WATER AGENCY OF THE STATE OF PARAÍBA - AESA

    Campina Grande, Brasil

    2009 - 2009

  •   Technological Development and Research Fellow Full Time

    NATIONAL CENTER FOR NATURAL DISASTER MONITORING ALERTS

    Sao Jose dos Campos, Chile

    2015 - 2016

  •   Research Fellow Other

    LANCET COUNTDOWN LATINO AMERICA, Health and climate change.

    Chile

    2025 - At present

Formación de Capital Humano


- Final graduate work evaluator committee, FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ITAJUBÁ, Graduation in Atmospheric Sciences.
Description: Participation in the evaluation board of the final year thesis with the title: "Validation of the Hidroestimador’s precipitation estimate for the State of Minas Gerais"from Isabela Helena Costa.


Difusión y Transferencia


1. Palharini, R. (2024, 24 October). "El fenómeno de las olas de calor extremo a la luz del cambio climático". [Entrevista]. Observatorio Asia Pacífico - Biblioteca del Congresso Nacional de Chile(BCN). https://www.bcn.cl/observatorio/asiapacifico/noticias/rayana-palharini-olas-calor-extremo

2. Palharini, R. (2024, 26 November). "Los efectos del calor extremos se agravan en hogares con escasos recursos". [Entrevista]. Observatorio Asia Pacífico - Biblioteca del Congresso Nacional de
Chile(BCN). https://www.bcn.cl/observatorio/asiapacifico/noticias/rayana-palharini-efectos-psicologicos-calor-extremo

3. Palharini, R. (2024, 23 deciembre). "Olas extremas de calor: ¿Cómo cuidarse en el verano?". [Entrevista]. MegaTiempo Chile). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwyv85J6Nuk

4. Palharini, R. (2025, 06 January). "Calor extremo y estaciones desafiantes: El impacto del cambio climático en el verano". Le Monde Diplomatique. https://www.lemondediplomatique.cl/calor-extremo-y-estaciones-desafiantes-el-impacto-del-cambio-climatico-en-el.html

5. Palharini, R. (2025, 07 January). "Los retos que van de la mano a un clima cada vez más impredecible". La Prensa de Curico. https://public.izimedia.io/viewNews/5D482C65CD0711EFB2B40EB07535E017ALTdXRlbQ

6. Palharini, R. (2025, 07 April). "El clima ya no avanza en estaciones."Colunna de Opinion. Chillan online Noticias. https://www.chillanonline.cl/V7/2025/04/25/el-clima-ya-no-avanza-en-estaciones/

7. Palharini, R. (2025, 11 Octuber). "Preocupa que esta temporada de incendios sea más larga y abarque más territorio". El mercurio - Vida, Ciencia y Tecnologia.


Premios y Distinciones

  •   IILA 2021/2022

    University of Bologna

    Italia, 2021

    6-month scholarship for joint collaboration with researchers from the university of Bologna and the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) and the Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (ISAC). This scholarship was funded by the General Directorate for Development Cooperation of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,under the guidelines of the Italian-Latin American international organization (IILA)

  •   Climathon 2020

    CTG Brasil

    Brasil, 2020

    Third place in pro-climate solutions in the Business and Community Resilience Challenge in the face of extreme climate events.

  •   NEWTON FUND THROUGH CLIMATE SCIENCES FOR SERVICES PARTNERSHIP (CSSP)

    University of Edinburg,

    Reino Unido, 2019

    Research fund to support the participation in the Workshop on Operational Attribution2019

  •   Fund to Short visit

    Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique

    Francia, 2019

    Research fund to support the short visit to colaborate with Mega-Tropiques projectat CNES/CNRS/LEGOS laboratory

  •   Mujeres en la Ciencia: Investigación y Salud Pública

    INSTITUTO DE SALUD PUBLICA DE CHILE

    Chile, 2025

    Outstanding woman in her contribution to science and research at the XVII Scientific Conference, Santiago, Chile


 

Article (15)

"The 2025 Lancet Countdown Latin America report: Time for moving from promises to equitable climate action for a prosperous future."The Lancet Regional Health - Americas
A Benchmark Dataset for Satellite-Based Estimation and Detection of Rain
Challenges and Potential of Remote Sensing for Assessing Salmonella Risk in Water Sources: Evidence from Chile
Inflatable aerodynamic decelerators for CubeSat reentry and recovery: Surface properties
Inflatable aerodynamic decelerator for CubeSat reentry and recovery: Altitude effects on the flowfield structure
Inflatable aerodynamic decelerator for CubeSat reentry and recovery: IAD geometrical effects on the flowfield structure
Analysis of Extreme Rainfall and Natural Disasters Events Using Satellite Precipitation Products in Different Regions of Brazil
A new approach to detect extreme events: a case study using remotely-sensed precipitation time-series data
Assessment of extreme rainfall estimates from satellite-based: Regional analysis
Evaluation of the Integrated Multi-SatellitE Retrievals for the Global Precipitation Measurement (IMERG) Product in the Sao Francisco Basin (Brazil)
Event attribution of Parnaíba River floods in Northeastern Brazil
Assessment of the Extreme Precipitation by Satellite Estimates over South America
Precipitation Diurnal Cycle Assessment of Satellite-Based Estimates over Brazil
Climatological Behavior of Precipitating Clouds in the Northeast Region of Brazil
Análise da água precipitável e dos fluxosde calor latente/sensível no início da estacão chuvosa das regiões sudeste e centro-oeste do Brasil

BookSection (1)

Calor extremo: estrategia de gestión y medidas de adaptación para la Región Metropolitana de Santiago

Review (1)

Prevalence and Distribution of Salmonella in Water Bodies in South America: A Systematic Review
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Magaly Toro

Associate Research Professor

JIFSAN

University of Maryland, College Park

College Park, Estados Unidos

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Rodrigo Cassineli

Assistant Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María

Santiago, Chile

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Rayana Santos Araujo Palharini

Academica

Prevencion de riesgos y medio ambiente

Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana

Santiago, Chile