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Cristina Pamela Contreras Torres

Profesora Asistente

Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Soil biophysics, hydrodinamc soil properties, soil modeling, soil-atmosphere-vegetation interactions and energy balance

Educación

  •  Ph.D in Engineering Science, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2025
  •  Magíster en Ciencias de la Ingeniería, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2017
  •  Ingeniera Civil de Industrias, diploma Ingeniería Ambiental, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2017

Experiencia Académica

  •   Investigadora Postdoctoral Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Ingeniería

    Santiago, Chile

    2025 - 2025

  •   Profesional Técnico FONDEF IDeA ID22I10037 Part Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Ingeniería

    Chile

    2022 - 2023

  •   Tesista FONDECYT REGULAR 1191166 Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Ingeniería

    Chile

    2019 - 2022

  •   Research internship Other

    OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

    Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center

    Estados Unidos

    2021 - 2021

  •   Investigadora Asociada ANID Anillo ATE 230006 "Altiplano Wetlands" Other

    UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA

    Chile

    2026 - At present

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Profesora Asistente Full Time

    Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María

    Santiago, Chile

    2025 - At present

  •   Investigadora Postdoctoral Full Time

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    2025 - 2025

  •   Asistente de Investigación / Personal Técnico Part Time

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    2022 - 2023

  •   Líder de Innovación en Sustentabilidad Other

    Corporación La Fábrica

    Chile

    2021 - 2025


 

Article (9)

A Combined and Extended Procedure for Measuring the Soil Water Retention and Hydraulic Conductivity Curves

Contreras C.P.; Acevedo S.E.; Ávila C.J.; Martínez, SI; Bonilla C.A.

Article ISI SCOPUS
European Journal of Soil Science  (2025)

ggsoiltexture: An R package based on ggplot2 for soil texture data visualization

Acevedo, Sara; Willaredt, Moreen; O'Brien, Lauren; Giraldo, Carolina; Vega, Alejandra; Contreras, Cristina; Pasten, Pablo

Article ISI SCOPUS
SoftwareX  (2025)

In-tandem methodology and recommendations for measuring soil hydraulic properties from saturation to dryness in laboratory conditions

Contreras C.P.; Acevedo S.E.; Ávila C.J.; Bonilla C.A.

Article ISI
INTERNATIONAL AGROPHYSICS  (2025)

Changes in macroaggregate stability as a result of wetting/drying cycles of soils with different organic matter and clay contents

Melej, MJ; Acevedo S.E.; Contreras C.P.; Giraldo, C; Maurer T.; Calderon, FJ; Bonilla C.A.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Geoderma  (2024)

Effects of soil heating changes on soil hydraulic properties in Central Chile

Giraldo, Carolina V.; Acevedo, Sara E.; Contreras, Cristina P.; Santibanez, Fernando; Saez, Esteban; Calderon, Francisco J.; Bonilla, Carlos A.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Geoderma  (2024)

Effect of data availability and pedotransfer estimates on water flow modelling in wildfire-affected soils

Acevedo, Sara E.; Martinez, Sofia, I; Contreras, Cristina P.; Bonilla, Carlos A.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of Hydrology  (2023)

Unveiling soil temperature reached during a wildfire event using ex-post chemical and hydraulic soil analysis

Martinez, Sofia, I; Contreras, Cristina P.; Acevedo, Sara E.; Bonilla, Carlos A.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Science of the Total Environment  (2022)

Testing the integral suspension pressure method for soil particle size analysis across a range of soil organic matter contents

Acevedo, Sara E.; Contreras, Cristina P.; Avila, Carlos J.; Bonilla, Carlos A.

Article ISI SCOPUS
International Agrophysics  (2021)

A comprehensive evaluation of pedotransfer functions for predicting soil water content in environmental modeling and ecosystem management

Contreras C.P.; Bonilla C.A.

Article ISI SCOPUS
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT  (2018)

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Esteban Saez

Associate Professor

Structural and Geotechnical Engineering

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

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Cristina Contreras

Profesora Asistente

Departamentos de Obras Civiles

Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María

Santiago, Chile