Dinámica de flujos bi-fásicos; Flujo de pulpas y relaves; Hidrodinámica Ambiental; Convección térmica; separación sólido-líquido; Flujos de fluidos no-Newtonianos; Fluid dynamics; Granular and non Newtonian flows; Gas transfer across interfaces;

Ongoing
Reyes, C. (2020-2023). Numerical modelling of heat assisted lamellar settling. PhD thesis, Doctorate Program in Engineering Science, mention Fluid Dynamics, Universidad de Chile.
Perea, C. (2020-2023). Copper leaching using monosodium glutamate. PhD thesis, Doctorate Program in Mining Engineering, Universidad de Chile.
Apaz, F. (2019-2022). Experimental investigation on heat assisted lamellar settling. PhD thesis, Doctorate Program in Engineering Science, mention Fluid Dynamics, Universidad de Chile.
López, C. (2018-2021). Assessment of secondary flocculation of tailings with fine content (Supervisor). MSc Thesis in Engi- neering Science, mention Water Resources and Environment, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Universidad de Chile.

Completed
Monsalve, K. (2021). A model for dangerous distance determination from tailings impoundments (Supervisor). MSc Thesis in Engineering Science, mention Water Resources and Environment, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Universidad de Chile.
Crovetto, M. (2019). Settling modelling in the rheology of fine particle suspensions (Supervisor). Engineering (undergraduate) thesis, Department of Mining Engineering, Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Universidad de Chile.
Cortés, M. (2019). Tailings consolidation and drying analysis to assess improvements for water recovery at conventional tailing storage facilities operated with inner cells (Co-supervisor). Engineering (undergraduate) Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Universidad de Chile.
Contreras, S. (2019). Characterization of the effect of mineralogy, clay abundance and saline medium presence on the rheological properties of copper sulphide tailings (Supervisor). MSc Thesis in Engineering Science, mention Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy, Department of Mining Engineering, Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Universidad de Chile.
Castillo, C. (2018). Effect of water characteristics on the hydrodynamic conditions of flocculation of a copper sulphide tailing with clay (Supervisor). MSc Thesis in Engineering Science, mention Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy, Department of Mining Engineering, Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Universidad de Chile.
Zolezzi, C. (2018). Effect of the degree of oxidation of graphene oxide on the remotion of soluble and particulate pollutants (co-Supervisor). Engineering (undergraduate) Thesis, Department of Chemical and Biotech- nological Engineering, Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Universidad de Chile.
P. Valencia (2018). Effect of pipeline stopping times on the operational safety of concentrate pipelines: towards the determination of maximum times (Supervisor). Engineering (undergraduate) Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Universidad de Chile.
C. Reyes (2017). Numerical modelling of ionic exchange of clays in slurry turbulent pipeline flow with seawater (Supervisor). MSc Thesis in Engineering Science, mention Mineral Processing and Extrac- tive Metallurgy, Department of Mining Engineering, Faculty of Physical and Mathematical
Sciences, Universidad de Chile.
S. Palma (2016). Experimental and numerical study of two-phase flow and segregation in mild sloping conducts (Supervisor). PhD thesis, Doctorate Program in Engineering Science, mention Fluid Dynamics, Universidad de Chile.
J. Casanova (2015). Circular Taylor-Couette instabilities in hyperconcentrated suspensions (Supervisor). MSc Thesis in Engineering Science, mention Water Resources and Environment, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Universidad de Chile.
J. Cotroneo (2015). Sedimentation of bidisperse mixtures in inclined planes (Supervisor). MSc Thesis in Engineering Science, mention Water Resources and Environment, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Universidad de Chile.
G. Montserrat (2015). Deposit velocities and pressure losses in solid-non-Newtonian liquid flows in pipelines (co-Supervisor). MSc Thesis in Engineering Science, mention Water Resources and Environment, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Universidad de Chile.
J. Merrill (2015). Study on the mineralogical composition of slurry pulps (co-Supervisor). MSc Thesis in Extractive Metallurgy, Department of Mining Engineering, Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Universidad de Chile.
T. Trewhela (2015). Effect of topography on shallow flows of non-Newtonian fluids (co-Supervisor). MSc Thesis in Engineering Science, mention Water Resources and Environment, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Universidad de Chile.

Workshops and invited conferences
Ihle, C. F. (2019). Discussion panel member. In COCHILCO Water Supply in Mining Forum, 15th October 2019, Santiago, Chile.
Ihle, C. F. (2019). Efficient water (re)use in mining. In The future is now — Game changing technologies in mining (28th March 2019), Santiago, Chile.
Ihle, C. F. (2018). Handling and recovery of water in tailings (in Spanish). In Beauchef Mineri?a Colloquium, Santiago, Chile, May 2018.
Ihle, C. F. (2018). Hydrodynamic implications of STP discharges. In NYKOS Project Workshop, Ha?holmen, Norway, April 2018.
Ihle, C. F. (2017). New challenges on tailing management (in Spanish). In Workshop on Tailing Management and Secondary Mining, Santiago, Chile, November 2017. University of Chile.
Valencia, P. and Ihle, C. F. (2017). Towards a method for the determination of maximum ore concentrate pipeline shutdown times (in Spanish). In XIV Workshop of Concentrate, mineral and tailings pipelines, Fluimin, Vin?a del Mar, Chile, November 2017.
Reyes, C. and Ihle, C. F. (2017). CFD simulation of cation exchange in slurry pipeline flow. In Third CI2MA Workshop, organized jointly with CRHIAM, Concepcio?n, Chile, September 2017c. University of Concepcio?n.
A. Tamburrino & C. F. Ihle (2016). Hyperconcentrated discharges in water bodies: phenomenology and challenges (in Spanish). First Chilean conference on environmental engineering in aquatic systems. 30th November 2016, Santiago, Chile.
C. F. Ihle (2016). Tailings and operation (the challenge for integration). Alta Ley Seminar Series. Future of Mining: Tailings. 18th August 2016, Santiago, Chile.
C. F. Ihle (2015). Tailings and discharges characteristics. In Norway-Chile Research Initiatives’ information exchange workshop, 25th-27th November 2015, Las Cruces, Chile.
C. F. Ihle & Yarko Niño (2015). Open questions on the flow and mixing of hyperconcentrated, cohesive gravity currents. In GESAMP International Workshop on the impact of mine tailings, 10th-12th June 2015, Lima, Perú.
C. F. Ihle (2014). The role of water, energy and their costs in the operational efficiency of hydraulic transport of solids systems (in Spanish). In XI Workshop of Concentrate, mineral and tailings pipelines, Fluimin 2014, Viña del Mar, Chile.
C. F. Ihle (2013). Challenges of ore concentrate pipeline transport (in Spanish). 5th CI2MA Focus Seminar – Numerical methods for multiphase flows, geophysics and related problems. Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
C. F. Ihle, F. Munizaga, A. Tamburrino (2013). Effect of topography in re-starting of concentrate pipelines (in Spanish). In X Workshop of Concentrate, mineral and tailings pipelines, Fluimin 2012, Viña del Mar, Chile.
C. F. Ihle, A. Tamburrino (2013). Optimizing energy and water utilization in long distance slurry pipelines (in Spanish). 2nd LatAm Mine Water Conference 2013, Santiago, Chile.
C. F. Ihle, A. Tamburrino, T. Trewhela & A. Garcés (2012). Pulp flow modelling on complex topographies: a decision-making tool (in Spanish). In IX Workshop of Concentrate, mineral and tailings pipelines, Fluimin 2012, Viña del Mar, Chile.
C. F. Ihle, P. Matamala & A. Tamburrino (2011). Pipeline diagnosis using ultrasound techniques (in Spanish). In VIII Workshop of Concentrate, mineral and tailings pipelines, Fluimin 2012, Viña del Mar, Chile.
C. F. Ihle, A. Tamburrino, L. Navarro & R. Betinol (2010). Laboratory tests for the determination of risk factors in ore pipeline re-starting (in Spanish). In VII Workshop of Concentrate, mineral and tailings pipelines, Fluimin 2012, Viña del Mar, Chile.