
Pablo Arturo Pasten Gonzalez
Associate Professor
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
SANTIAGO, Chile
Water treatment, arsenic in the environment,water quality, metal polllution, metal speciation, biogeochemistry, biotechnology, sustainable development.
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Environmental Engineering, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY. Estados Unidos, 2002
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Engineering Sciences, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 1995
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Civil Engineer, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 1995
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Assistant Professor Full Time
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Engineering
Santiago, Chile
2002 - 2007
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Associate Professor Full Time
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Engineering
Santiago, Chile
2007 - A la fecha
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Visiting Associate Professor Full Time
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Evanston, Estados Unidos
2017 - 2018
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Project engineer and Project Manager Full Time
TESAM SA
Santiago, Chile
1994 - 1997
*PHD Students
Graduated
1. Alejandra Vega.
PhD Thesis:Experimental and mathematical modeling of arsenic speciation in porous media: application to saturated media enriched with iron and sulfur in redox gradients.
Conicyt scholarship
Background: Civil Engineer UC.
Defended: 2017.
Currently: postdoc FONDAP postdoc
2. Paula Guerra
PhD Thesis: Formation of reactive particles in fluvial confluences: Chemical, Hydrologic and Hydrodynamic interactions and the control of arsenic in rivers
Conicyt scholarship
Background: Chem. Eng. UTFSM.
Defended:2016.
Currently: Assistant professor, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile
3. Manuel Bugueño
PhD Thesis: Differential arsenic binding in the sediments of two sites in Chile’s lower Loa River basin Conicyt scholarship
Background: Biochemistry UC
Defended:2014
Currently: Fulbright Humphrey's scholar at UCLA, USA
4. Eduardo Leiva
PhD Thesis: Natural Attenuation Process by Microbial Oxidation of Arsenic in a High Andean Watershed Conicyt scholarship
Background: Biochemistry UC
Defended:2014
Currently: assistant professor, Faculty of Chemistry, PUC, Chile
5. Marco Alsina
PhD Thesis: Arsenic speciation in sinter mineralization from a hydrothermal channel of El Tatio geothermal field, Chile Conicyt scholarship
Background: BSc Engineering UC
Defended: 2014
Currently: assistant professor Universidad de Talca, Chile.
Current PhD students
1. Mauricio Montecinos
PhD Thesis: Enhanced attenuation of metals in areas of incomplete mixing: an alternative to the passive remediation of rivers impacted by acid mine drainage Conicyt scholarship
Background: BSc Engineering UC
Expected defense: Nov 2021
2. Alejandro Briso
PhD Thesis: Not defined yet
Conicyt scholarship
Background: BSc, MSc, Chemistry UCh
Starting: March 2018
*MSc Students
Jose Díaz
Modelación hidroquímica de metales y metaloides en el Río Elqui: hacia la protección y mejoramiento de servicios ecosistémicos en el marco de las normas secundarias de calidad de aguas
Defense:2021
Currently: research engineer
1. Lorena Silva
From residues to resources: leaching of metals from cement-based materials using mining residues BSc Engineering UC
Defense: 2017
Currently: industry
2. Pablo Moya Decoding metal associations in an arid urban environment with active and legacy mining: the case of Copiapó, Chile BSc Engineering UC
Defense: 7 March 2017
Currently: research associate CEDEUS
3. Guillermo Arce
The role of organic matter during neutralization of acid drainage in a stream confluence Background: Engineering UC
Defended: January 2017
Currently: research associate CEDEUS
4. María Abarca
Response of suspended sediment particle size distributions to changes in water chemistry at an Andean mountain stream confluence receiving arsenic rich acid drainage Background: Engineering UC
Defended: March 2016
Currently: industry
5. Magdalena Calcagni
Active and legacy mining in an arid urban environment: challenges and perspectives for Copiapó, Northern Chile Background: Engineering UC
Defended:2016 Cosuperv with prof Barton (Urban Planning Institute)
Currently: industry
6. Fredy Guzmán
Evaluation of the potential acid drainage potential at Peña Blanca, Chihuahua, Mexico Background: Biology (Mexico)
Graduated: 2013
Currently at Mexican Geological Service
7. Pamela Zenteno
Geochemical characterization of the Batuco wetland: distribution of metals in sediment cores Background: Biology
Defended: 2010
Currently: government
8. Alejandro Florenzano
Loa river geochemistry: Arsenic distribution in sediments Background: Engineering UC
Defended:2009
Currently: consulting
9. Patricio Walker
Evaluation of a moving bed biofilm reactor for the treatment of winery wastewater Background: Engineering UC
Defended:2008
Currently: government
10. Katherine Lizama
Sorption of protons and metals on biotic and abiotic manganese oxides: evaluation of conceptual and quantitative models Background: Engineering UC
Defended: 2007
Currently: Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Chile
11. Felipe Tarud
Advanced field evaluating techniques for wastewater sedimentation processes: Solids and hydraulic characterization Background: Engineering UC
Defended:2007
Currently: industry
12. Karina Valladares
Evaluation of sorbent coating methods with manganese oxides for arsenic removal from drinking water Background: Engineering (Perú)
Defended: 2007
Currently: industry
13. Catalina Marambio
Removal of arsenic and cations using biotic and abiotic manganese oxides under different pH and ionic strength Background: Engineering UC
Defended: 2006
Currently: postdoc, UCLA
14. Carlos Vasquez
Bidimensional modeling of water transport and reactive transport of dissolved species in salars: application to the Atacama Salt Flat Background: Engineering UC
Defended: 2006 Cosup. prof Muñoz, Engineering
Currently: consulting
15. Ignacio Toro
Hydrodynamic properties of suspended particles in stormwater in Santiago, Chile Background: Engineering UC
Defended: 2005 Cosup. prof Fernandez
Currently: industry, formerly national director of the National Service of Environmental Assessment
*Undergrad Engineering thesis
1. Marcelo Aybar
Fitting parameters for the sorption of metals to manganese oxides
Defended:2004
Background: BSc. Engineering UC
Currently: assistant professor, University of Concepción, Chile
2. Florian Fabacher
Benchmarking of Winery Wastewater
Defended:2010
Background: BSc. Engineering (France)
Dual degree Univ. Nantes, France
Patent application 2012-00965 to the National Institute for the Protection of Intellectual Property.
Aybar, Tarud, Acevedo, Pizarro and Pastén.
Synthesis of a sorbent media for the removal of arsenic and other metals dissolved in water using acrylic waste as sorbent support.
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Eschbash Visiting Professorship
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Estados Unidos, 2017
Fellowship at the Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering for visiting professors.
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Fulbright Scholarship
COMISION FULBRIGHT-CHILE
Chile, 1997
Scholarship for PhD studies in the US for Chileans
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PRED award
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Chile, 2017
University-wide award for excelence in teaching, as evaluated by students and impact in teaching & learning.
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School of Engineering Teaching Award
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Chile, 2016
Teaching award for excellence in teaching given by the School of Engineering
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Murphy ferllowship
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Estados Unidos, 1997
Fellowship for PhD study
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National Hydraulics Prize
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Chile, 1997
Prize for best graduate in hydraulic engineering in Chilean universities by the SOCHID, the National Society for Hydraulic Engineering.
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Best student award
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Chile, 1995
Best student in the class graduated at the Dept. of Hydraulic & Environmental Engineering.
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ATCOR Technological Innovation Award
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Chile, 1992
Prize for innovation competition. Paid internship at Silicon Valley, USA, (ATCOR Corp)
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Patenting Award
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Chile, 2012
Award for patenting sorbent media for arsenic treatment
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Pablo Pasten
Associate Professor
Department of Hydraulic & Environmental Engineering
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
SANTIAGO, Chile

Gonzalo Pizarro
Profesor Titular
Hidráulica y Ambiental
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Carlos Bonilla
Profesor Titular
Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Cristián Escauriaza
Profesor Asociado
Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
SANTIAGO, Chile

Ignacio Vargas
Profesor Asociado
Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Jorge Gironás
Profesor Asociado
Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Juan Pavissich
Profesor Asociado
Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias
UNIVERSIDAD ADOLFO IBANEZ
Santiago, Chile

Paula Guerra
Assistant Professor
Ingeniería Química y Ambiental
UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA
Santiago, Chile

Eduardo Leiva
Profesor Asistente
Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental/ Departamento de Química Inorgánica
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Facultad de Química, Escuela de Ingeniería
Santiago, Chile

Felipe Victorero
Subdirector de Transferencia
Centro UC de Innovación en Madera
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

SANDRA CORTES
ASSOCIATED PROFESSOR
PUBLIC HEALTH
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
SANTIAGO, Chile

Claudia Rojas
Associate professor
Instituto de Ciencias Agroalimentarias, Animales y Amientalesas y Veterinarias
Universidad de O'Higgins
San Fernando, Chile

Marco Alsina
Conference Professor
Construction Engineering and Management
Universidad de Talca
Curico, Chile

Elizabeth Wagemann
Profesora Asociada
Facultad de Arquitectura, Arte y Diseño
Universidad Diego Portales
Santiago, Chile

Maria Molinos
Profesora Asociada
Ingenieria Hidráulica y Ambiental
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Sergio Vera
Associate Professor
Construction Engineering and Management
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Francisco Suarez
Profesor Asociado
Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Juan Muñoz
Professor
Department of Transport Engineering and Logistics
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Magdalena Walczak
Associate Professor
Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE, ESCUELA DE INGENIERÍA
Santiago, Chile

Francisco de la Barrera
Profesor asociado
Planificación Territorial y Sistemas Urbanos
Universidad de Concepción
Concepción, Chile

Stefan Steiniger
Profesor (sin jerarquia)
Ingeniería de Construcción y Transporte
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
Valparaiso, Chile