Atmospheric and pressure leaching of chalcopyrite and enargite, Mathematical modelling of liquid - liquid reactors, Vaporization of arsenic, antimony and bismuth at roasting temperatures, direct reduction of sulfide minerals

Direction of more than 30 undergraduate Theses of Metallurgical Engineering and Chemical Engineering students. Direction of 3 Master Theses and 3 Doctoral Theses in Metallurgical Engineering.
More than 30 years of teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels in the Metallurgical Engineering Department, University of Concepción. Undergraduate courses include: Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, Hydrometallurgy, Solution Purification, and Size Reduction Processes. Graduate courses for Master and Doctorate programs include: Advanced Hydrometallurgy and Solvent Extraction. In addition, for the Magister in Applied Mineralogy has participated in the courses Extractive Metallurgy and Geometallurgical Behavior of Ore Minerals.
Other teaching activities include: a short course titled Fundaments of Chloride Hydrometallurgy for the Faculty of Geology, Mining, Metallurgy and Geographical Sciences, Universidad Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú (2002), and courses on General Chemistry, Thermodynamics of Aqueous Systems and Leaching and Precipitation for a Diploma on Hydrometallurgy for Engineers of El Teniente Division of CODELCO.

Organising Committee of the 19th international Solvent Extraction Conference ISEC 2011.
Advisory Committee of the 4th International Seminar on Hydrometallurgical Processes, Hydroprocess 2012.
Technical Committee of the 5th International Copper Hydrometallurgy Workshop, Hydrocopper 2009.
Technical Committee of the 2nd International Copper Hydrometallurgy Workshop, Hydrocopper 2005.