
Francisco Pizarro Torres
Profesor Auxiliar
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO
Valparaiso, Chile
Antennas and Microwave topologies, Metamaterials, 3D-printing, Plasma/Electromagnetic Wave interaction
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Doctorado en Electromagnetismo y sistemas de alta frecuencia, Ingeniería de Plasmas (doble especialidad), Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace (ISAE) Toulouse. Francia, 2014
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M.Sc en Ingeniería de Telecomunicaciones, Politecnico di Torino. Italia, 2009
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Licenciatura en ciencias de la ingeniería, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO. Chile, 2010
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Ingeniero Civil Electrónico, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO. Chile, 2010
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Profesor Asociado / Lecturer Full Time
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO
Facultad de Ingeniería
Valparaíso, Chile
2014 - 2016
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Profesor Auxiliar / Assistant Professor Full Time
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO
Facultad de Ingeniería
Valparaíso, Chile
2016 - 2022
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Profesor Adjunto / Associate professor Full Time
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO
Facultad de Ingeniería
Valparaíso, Chile
2022 - A la fecha
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Part-time lecturer
Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace
Francia
2010 - 2013
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Intern on research project
Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace
Francia
2010 - 2010
Graduated Ph.D students:
- Jose Manuel Poyanco, Innovative 3D-Printed Designs for Millimeter-Wave Lenses and Meta-Lens Antennas (co-advised with prof. E. Rajo-Iglesias UC3M, Madrid, Spain), Presented: 14 Feb. 2024.
Post-doc Mentoring:
- Yair Zárate, ONRG project
- Patricio Jaque, FONDEF project
Graduated Master students:
- Matías Cuevas: "Parametric Study of a Fully 3D-Printed Dielectric Resonator Antenna Loaded with a Metallic Cap", 2021
- Rolando Salazar: "Assessment of 3D-printed Waveguides Using Conductive Filaments and a Chloroform-based Smoothing Process", 2021
- Pablo Stuardo: "Fully 3D-printed spring metasurface loaded with dielectric substrate", 2022
- Tomás Lira: "3D-printed Spiral Leaky Wave Antenna with Circular Polarization", 2023
- Javier Castro: "On the use of low-cost metallic filaments for the implementation of millimeter wave antennas", 2023
- Kevin Pulgar: "Dielectric Split-pin Unit Cell for Gradient Index Lenses Implementation by Using 3D-Printing", 2024
Graduated Bachelor students:
- Marcelo Barrientos, Electronic Engineer, 2024
- Brian Andrade, Electronic Engineer, 2024
- Nicolás Huentecura, Electronic Engineer, 2024
- Jose Alvarez, Electronic Engineer, 2024
- Andrea Avila: Electronic Engineer, 2023
- Germán Montenegro: Electronic Engineer, 2023
- Joaquin Figueroa: Electronic Engineer, 2023
- Sebastian Rodriguez: Electronic Engineer, 2023
- Diego Henriquez: Electronic Engineer, 2022
- Barbara Galleguillos: Electronic Engineer, 2022
- Manuel Díaz: Electronic Engineer, 2022
- Jorge Muñoz: Electronic Engineer, 2021
- Nicolas Duarte: Electronic Engineer, 2021
- Francisco Torres: Electronic Engineer, 2021
- Nelson Castro: Electronic Engineer, 2021
- Alejandro Godoy: Electronic Engineer, 2021
- Kevin Pulgar: Electronic Engineer, 2021
- Sebastián Díaz: Electronic Engineer, 2021
- Tomas Lira: Electronic Engineer, 2021
- Jose-Manuel Poyanco: Electronic Engineer, 2020
- Pablo Stuardo: Electronic Engineer, 2020
- Alicia Rojas: Electronic Engineer, 2018
- Juan Vecchiola: Electronic Engineer, 2018
- Miguel Rojas: Electronic Engineer, 2019
- Rolando Salazar: Electronic Engineer, 2019
- Matías Cuevas: Electronic Engineer, 2019
- Diego Farías: Electronic Engineer, 2019
- Carlos Valderrama: Electronic Engineer, 2017
- Miguel Angel Arellano: Electronic Engineer, 2017
- Cristian Tapia: Electronic Engineer, 2017
- José Meza: Electronic Engineer, 2017
- Jorge Rodríguez: Electronic Engineer, 2016
- Fabian Alvarado: Electronic Engineer, 2016
- Javier Flores: Electronic Engineer, 2016
Leandro Aroca: Electronic Engineer, 2016
- David Rodríguez: Electronic Engineer, 2016
Patents
J. Castro, M. Valdivia, M. Sottovia, F. Pizarro, D. Vasquez “Una composición de resina fotocurable para impresión 3D”, num. 202400855, Chile (PAF)
Invited Speaker:
- 3rd Australian Beyond 5G Connectivity Summit, October 17-18 2024, University of Technology Sydney, Australia. Talk:” 3D Printed Antennas for Space Communications”
- Simposio, Electromagnetismo Aplicado (Applied Electromagnetics) March 6 2024, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería en Lima, Perú. Talk: “On the use of 3D printing for antenna applications in millimeter waves - how cost-effective can it be?”
- AP-S Bogotá WorkShop, Bogota, Colombia, Sept 01, 2023. Talk: “On the use of 3D-printing for antenna applications in millimeter waves”
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Beca Santander Jóvenes Investigadores
Fundación Banco Santander
Chile, 2018
Pasantía de investigación en la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
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Matsumae International Foundation Fellowship
Matsumae International Foundation
Japón, 2020
Pasantía de investigación en proyecto "Uso de plasma como metamateriales", Universidad de la Prefectura de Shiga, Japón.
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Visiting Professor
University of Shiga Prefecture
Japón, 2022
Visiting Professor, University of the Shiga Prefecture, August 2022 - March 2023 ; November 2023 - March 2024
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Esteban Vera
Associate Professor
School of Electrical Engineering
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso
Valparaiso, Chile

Francisco Pizarro
Profesor Auxiliar
Escuela de Ingeniería Eléctrica
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO
Valparaiso, Chile

Gabriel Hermosilla
PROFESOR AUXILIAR
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO
Valparaíso, Chile

Sebastian Fingerhuth
Profesor (Jornada Completa)
Escuela de Ingeniería Eléctrica
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
Valparaíso, Chile

Mauricio Rodríguez
Profesor Asociado
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
Valparaíso, Chile

Daniel Yunge
Profesor jerarquizado
Escuela de Ingeniería Eléctrica
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
Valparaíso, Chile

Ariel Leiva
Secretario Académico
Escuela de Ingeniería Eléctrica
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
Valparaíso, Chile

David Monasterio
Ingeniero en Jeje del Laboratorio de Ondas Milimétricas
Astronomía
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile