i. Coastal and estuarine biogeochemistry ii. Aquaculture-environment interactions iii. Modelling and quantification of coastal ecosystem services v. Benthic ecology and sediment biogeochemistry

Certificate courses and specialization

i. IMBER-Summer-Schools / ClimEco5. Towards more resilient oceans: Predicting and projecting future changes in the ocean and their impacts on human societies August 2016.
ii. Use of Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems for Studying Marine Biogeochemical Cycles and Ecosystems. Austral Summer Institute X (ASI X). January, 2010. Responsible academic: PhD. Ajit Subramanian. Lamont DohertyEarth Observatory at Columbia University, USA. Universidad de Concepción. Concepción, Chile.
iii. Persistent Organic Pollutant in marine environments (POPs). Second advanced course in marine pollution. September, 2008. Organized by Chilean National Oceanographic Committee (CONA). Universidad de Concepción. Concepción, Chile.
iv. Sediment biogeochemistry: From the coast to the abyss. Austral Summer Institute VIII (ASI VIII). December, 2007. Responsible academic: PhD. Per Hall, Göteborg University, Sweden. Universidad de Concepción. Concepción, Chile.
v. Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) and ficotoxins. January, 2007. MECESUP USC 0303 program. Responsible academic: Nelson Silva S., Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Valparaiso, Chile.
vi. Experimental design and advanced biostatistics. September, 2005. Responsible academic: PhD. Roberto Nespolo R., Universidad Austral de Chile. Valdivia, Chile.
vii. Aquatic contamination. Zoology Institute. Universidad Austral de Chile. March to June, 2004. Responsible academic: PhD. Steffen Woelfl , Universidad Austral de Chile. Valdivia, Chile.
viii. Systematic and ecology of opistobranch gastropods from Chile. MECESUP AUS 0101 program, Zoology Institute to Universidad Austral de Chile. Responsible Academic: PhD. Michael Schroedl, Zoological State Collection Munich. March and April, 2004. Valdivia, Chile.
ix. Autonomous and semi autonomous diver license. Dirección General de Territorio Marítimo y Marina Mercante, Armada de Chile. 2003-2004. Valdivia, Chile.
x. Osmoregulation and stress in teleostean fishes. June of 2004. MECESUP AUS 0101 program. Embriology Institute to Universidad Austral de Chile and Universidad de Cadiz. Valdivia, Chile.
xi. Marine necton. August to December of 2003. Zoology Institute. Universidad Austral de Chile. Responsible academic: PhD. German Pequeño, Universidad Austral de Chile. Valdivia, Chile.

i. Member of the evaluating committee of high school research projects in Regional School Congress of Science and Technology EXPLORA CONICYT in 2009 and 2010.
ii. Volunteer monitor EXPLORA-CONICYT initiative “Abramos nuestro laboratorio a la investigación científica escolar” (Open our labs to the high school scientific research), Geobenthos Laboratory, Institute of Geosciences, Universidad Austral de Chile. 2006.