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Eduardo Carlos Arellano Ogaz

Profesor Asociado

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Ecological Intensification, Restoration ecology and the measurement of soil functions in sustainable systems; plant and soil interactions; metals in soil-plant system

Educación

  •  Forest Science , OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY. Estados Unidos, 2004
  •  Forestry Engineering, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 1998
  •  Soil Science , VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY BLACKSBURG. Estados Unidos, 2009

Experiencia Académica

  •   Profesor asociado Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal

    Santiago, Chile

    1999 - A la fecha

  •   Profesor Asociado Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Instituto para el Desarrollo Sustentable

    Santiago, Chile

    2023 - A la fecha

  •   Visiting professor Full Time

    UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

    Estados Unidos

    2011 - Sin Información

  •   visiting Professor Full Time

    SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIV

    China

    2013 - Sin Información

Formación de Capital Humano


Over the course of my academic career at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, I have supervised or co-supervised 15 master's theses and 9 completed doctoral dissertations, with 3 additional doctoral students currently in progress**. I have also mentored 3 postdoctoral researchers. Graduate students have gone on to positions in academia, government agencies (CONAF, INIA, SEA, DGA), international organizations (FAO, PNUD), and environmental consulting firms in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Germany.

At the doctoral level, my students have addressed topics spanning soil health in agroecosystems, landscape ecology and agricultural intensification, carbon dynamics in Mediterranean forests and vineyards, urban soils and technosols, and post-fire restoration in Patagonian ecosystems. Several have published in high-impact journals as first authors and have presented at international conferences.

I currently serve as Director of Graduate Studies at the Faculty of Agronomy and Natural Systems (FASN, PUC), where I oversee the Master's in Natural Resources and the Doctorate in Agricultural and Natural Sciences. In this role I coordinate admissions, thesis committees, and academic progression for over 40 active graduate students across both programs.

Beyond formal supervision, I have hosted international visiting researchers and students through Marie Sk?odowska-Curie RISE, Erasmus+, and bilateral agreements with the University of Cambridge, Institut Agro Angers, and Colorado State University, contributing to the formation of an international network of early-career researchers working on soil science and agroecology.


Difusión y Transferencia


My dissemination and transfer work spans three complementary channels. In terms of scientific communication, I have presented at over 40 national and international conferences, including invited keynote lectures at Washington State University, the Cool Farm Alliance Annual Meeting, the Mined Land Rehabilitation Conference (Australia), and multiple Ibero-American congresses on ecological restoration and soil science. I serve as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Spanish Journal of Soil Science and previously as Associate Editor of New Forests (2011–2021), and I regularly review manuscripts for journals including Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, Restoration Ecology, Geoderma, and Applied Soil Ecology.

In terms of knowledge transfer to the productive sector, I have led commissioned research projects with Viña Concha y Toro, Viña San Pedro, Viña Emiliana, Syngenta, Aguas Andinas, and Subsole, focused on soil health assessment, organic carbon stocks, and biodiversity baselines in vineyards and fruit orchards. I have also contributed to public policy through the National Ecological Restoration Plan Advisory Committee (Ministry of Agriculture), the Scientific-Technical Committee for the Framework Soil Law, and the Extended Operating Committee for Chile's Primary Standard for Contaminated Soils (Ministry of Environment).

For broader public audiences, I have produced a series of audiovisual capsules on sustainable agricultural practices, 15 technical fact sheets on native species for restoration, and free community courses on wetland restoration and sustainability in the San Antonio region. A technical report on soil management incentive instruments was published by ODEPA in 2025. I also serve on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Cool Farm Tool Alliance, a global multi-stakeholder initiative that develops science-based tools for measuring biodiversity and carbon on farms.


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Global Research Alliance Borlaug Fellowships

    UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

    Estados Unidos, 2011

    Internship grant in the Department of Soil, Water and Climate. University of Minnesota.

  •   Beca Presidente de la República

    MINISTERIO DE PLANIFICACION Y COOPERACION

    Chile, 2005

    Chilean government scholarship for graduate students from 2005-2009

  •   Excelencia Académica

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Chile, 1998

    Best undergraduate student 1998 generation.

  •   Graduate Research Award

    VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY BLACKSBURG

    Estados Unidos, 2007

    Graduate Research Award 2006 and 2007


 

Article (33)

Functional performance of constructed technosols as a soil management solution for urban green infrastructure
Influence of spatial configuration and restoration strategies on functional connectivity in intensively managed agricultural landscapes
Using a bioindicator species to evaluate soil limitations for the recruitment of a recalcitrant tree seed species of Central Chile threatened by climate change
Co-production of agroecological innovations to improve sustainability in South American fruit farms
Distinct bird communities in forests and fruit farms of Caatinga landscapes
Effects of sustainable agricultural practices on soil microbial diversity, composition, and functions
Spontaneous vegetation recovery in recently abandoned avocado (Persea americana Mill.) orchards in semi-arid Central Chile
The Cool Farm Biodiversity metric: An evidence-based online tool to report and improve management of biodiversity at farm scale
The provision of water and shade but not soil amendments in degraded habitats increases the seedling survival of woody species in restoration processes of the Chilean sclerophyllous forest
Seaweed Biochar (Sourced from Marine Water Remediation Farms) for Soil Remediation: Towards an Integrated Approach of Terrestrial-Coastal Marine Water Remediation
Copper content in soils and litter from fruit orchards in Central Chile and its relationship with soil microbial activity
Solid shelter tubes alleviate summer stresses during outplanting in drought-tolerant species of Mediterranean forests
Climate and species stress resistance modulate the higher survival of large seedlings in forest restorations worldwide
Landscape context but not management strategies affects the diversity of native and exotic semi-natural vegetation in Mediterranean agroecosystems of Central Chile
Restoration and Conservation of Priority Areas of Caatinga's Semi-Arid Forest Remnants Can Support Connectivity within an Agricultural Landscape
Soil Vulnerability Indicators to Degradation by Wildfires in Torres del Paine National Park (Patagonia, Chile)
Training future generations to deliver evidence-based conservation and ecosystem management
Baseline of Carbon Stocks in Pinus radiata and Eucalyptus spp. Plantations of Chile
CHLSOC: the Chilean Soil Organic Carbon database, a multi-institutional collaborative effort
Construction and Metabolism of Cultural Landscapes for Sustainability in the Anthropocene
Evaluation of phytotoxic effects of cationic polyacrylamide polymers: implication for the use of sludges as organic soil amendments in assisted phytostabilization
Using forest historical information to target landscape ecological restoration in Southwestern Patagonia
Effectiveness of pig sludge as organic amendment of different textural class mine tailings with different periods of amendment-contact time
Integrated Management of Pig Residues and Copper Mine Tailings for Aided Phytostabilization
Accion temprana post-incendio en Chile: Herramientas para definir objetivos de restauración de zonas incendiadas
Does woody species with contrasting root architecture require different container size in nursery?
Evaluación de la calidad de los suelos de sistemas frutícolas de la Zona Central de Chile
Soil conditions and sheltering techniques improve active restoration of degraded Nothofagus pumilio forest in Southern Patagonia
Fertilizer location modifies root zone salinity, root morphology, and water-stress resistance of tree seedlings according to the watering regime in a dryland reforestation
Understanding the effect of three decades of land use change on soil quality and biomass productivity in a Mediterranean landscape in Chile
Biochar- and phosphate-induced immobilization of heavy metals in contaminated soil and water: implication on simultaneous remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater
CHEMICAL FRACTIONS OF Al IN VOLCANIC SOIL AMENDED WITH CELLULOSE WASTE
Fertilizantes de entrega controlada: potencial para mejorar la productividad de la reforestación

BookWhole (1)

Manual de Conservación de Biodiversidad en Predios Agrícolas de Chile Central.

ConferencePaper (1)

Root adaptive management for improving plant quality and field performance under drought: Experiences with native tree species from a South American Mediterranean-type ecosystem

Note (1)

Effect of large and small herbivores on seed and seedling survival of Beilschmiedia miersii in central Chile

Proyecto (3)

Evaluacion de Metodos de Certificacion y Potencial de Catura de Carbono en Suelos Ganaderos de Chile
Desarrollo de un sitio de aprendizaje y modelo de producción en ganadería regenerativa para la zona central.
Técnicas silviculturales costo-efectivas para reducción de estrés hídrico de plantas en procesos de restauración de bosque esclerófilo.
1
Carlos Ovalle

Investigador

Sistemas ganaderos

INIA

La Cruz, Chile

1
blas lavandero

Profesor asociado

instituto de ciencias biologicas

UNIVERSIDAD DE TALCA

Talca, Chile

1
Aníbal Pauchard

Profesor Titular

Manejo de Bosques y Medio Ambiente

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN

Concepción, Chile

1
Jorge Pérez

Profesor Titular

Ciencias Ambientales y Recursos Naturales Renovables

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS AGRONÓMICAS, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Manuel Casanova

Academic

Ingeniería y Suelos

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
María Pérez

Profesor Asociado

Ecología

P. UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
PABLO CORNEJO

INVESTIGADOR

N/A

centro de estudios avanzados en fruticultura

Rengo, Chile

1
Alexander Neaman

Profesor Titular

Departamento de Recursos Ambientales

Universidad de Tarapacá

Arica, Chile

1
Osvaldo Salazar

Profesor Titular

Ingeniería y Suelos

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

2
MONICA ANTILEN

Profesora Titular

quimica Inorganica

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Aldo Escudey

Full Professor

Departamento de Química de los Materiales

UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO

Santiago, Chile

1
Horacio Gilabert

Profesor Asociado

Departamento de Ecosistemas y Medio Ambiente

P. UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. FAC. DE AGRONOMIA

SANTIAGO, Chile

3
Marcelo Miranda

Associate Professor

Ecosystem and Environment

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Aurora Gaxiola

Profesor Asociado

Ecología

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Samuel Contreras

Profesor Asociado

Ciencias Vegetales

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
María Muñoz

Profesor Asociado

Soils and Natural Resources

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN

Chillán, Chile

2
marcela carvajal

INVESTIGADORA ASOCIADA

Química

UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA

valparaiso, Chile

1
Claudia Bonomelli

Profesor Titular

Fruticultura y Enología

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
Susana Valle

Profesor asociado

Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Alimentarias

UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

Valdivia, Chile

1
Oscar Seguel

Académico Jornada Ordinaria

Ingeniería y Suelos

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS AGRONÓMICAS

Santiago, Chile

1
Juan Celis

Profesor Titular

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Valparaíso, Chile

1
Francisco Tapia

Investigador

Intihuasi

INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGROPECUARIAS (INIA)

La Serena, Chile

1
Paola Durán

Profesor Asociado

Producción Agropecuaria

UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA

Temuco, Chile

1
Francisco Matus

Full Professor

Ciencias Química y recursos Naturales

UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA

TEMUCO, Chile

2
Sergio Radic

Profesor titular

Departamento de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Acuícolas

UNIVERSIDAD DE MAGALLANES

Punta Arenas, Chile

2
Pablo Becerra

PROFESOR ASOCIADO

ECOSISTEMAS Y MEDIO AMBIENTE

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

40
Eduardo Arellano

Profesor Asociado

Departamento de Ecosistemas y Medio Ambiente

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

3
Rosanna Ginocchio

Profesor Asociado

Ecosistemas y Medio Ambiente

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Loretto Contreras

Profesora Titular

Universidad Andrés Bello

Santiago, Chile

1
María Mora

Full Professor

Ciencias Químicas y Recursos Naturales

Universidad de La Frontera

TEMUCO, Chile

1
Francisco Fonturbel

Profesor adjunto

Instituto de Biología

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Valparaiso, Chile

1
Felipe Aburto

Profesor Asociado

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepción, Chile

1
Mauricio Galleguillos

Profesor Asociado

Universidad Adolfo Ibánez

Santiago, Chile

1
Francisco Albornoz

Profesor Asociado

Departamento de Ciencias Vegetales

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

4
Juan Ovalle

Profesor Asistente

Silvicultura y Conservación de la Naturaleza

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
DINKA MANDAKOVIC

Associate Professor

GEMA Center

Universidad Mayor

Santiago, Chile

1
José Ibarra

Profesor Asociado

Campus Villarrica & Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal (FAIF)

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Villarrica, Chile

1
Rafael García

Director del Laboratorio de Invasiones Biológicas (LIB)

Instituto de Ecologia y Biodiversidad

Concepción, Chile

1
Gustavo Curaqueo

PROFESOR ASOCIADO / INVESTIGADOR

DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y ACÚICOLAS

UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE TEMUCO

TEMUCO, Chile

1
María Sepúlveda

Jefe de Laboratorio

Suelos y Recursos Naturales

Universidad de Concepción

Chillan, Chile

1
PAMELA ARTACHO

Assistant Professor

Plant production and pathology

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

2
Patricio Valenzuela

Analista e investigador

Silvicultura y Conservación de la Naturaleza

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Luz Hernández

Investigadora Residente

Centro de Investigación en Ecosistemas de la Patagonia

Coyhaique, Chile

1
Pedro Mondaca

Investigador Postdoctoral

Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad

Valparaíso, Chile

1
Yasna Tapia Fernandez

Academica

Ingenieria y Suelos

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
MARCO PFEIFFER

FACULTY

INGENIERIA Y SUELOS

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
Audrey Gallaud

Subgerente

Gestión Estratégica, Desarrollo y Producción

Centro de Información de Recursos Naturales

Santiago, Chile

1
Jorge Schoffer

Estudiante de doctorado

Departamento de ecosistemas y medio ambiente

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Humberto Aponte

Académico, Profesor Asistente

Instituto de Ciencias Agroalimentarias, Animales y Ambientales (ICA3)

Universidad de O'Higgins

San Fernando, Chile

1
Fabio Corradini

Investigador

Agrosistemas Sustentables

Instituto de investigaciones agropecuarias

Santiago, Chile

1
LEA CABROL

Investigadora adjunta

Instituto Milenio BASE (Biodiversidad de Ecosistemas Antarcticos y Subantarcticos)

Santiago, Chile

2
Pilar Gil

Profesor asociado

Fruticultura y enología

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

5
Andrés Muñoz

académico

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Margarita Briceño

Académica Asociada

Universidad Arturo Prat

Iquique, Chile

2
Guillermo Olmedo

Subgerente de Acción Climática y Paisajes

Bosques y Sustentabilidad

Forestal Arauco SA

Coronel, Chile

1
Francisco MEZA

Investigador

Centro de Investigación

INIA

LA SERENA, Chile