Denissezamoranom.jpg_thumb90

Denisse Daniela Zamorano Meriño

PROFESORA AD HONOREM

Universidad de La Frontera

TEMUCO, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Soil carbon dynamics in volcanic soils; soil organic matter stabilization; carbon farming and MRV; soil fertility and biogeochemistry; stable isotopes.

Educación

  •  Dra. en Ciencias Silvoagropecuarias y Veterinarias, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2021
  •  Ingeniera Agrónoma, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2010
  •  Licenciada en Ciencias Agropecuarias, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2010
  •  Mitigación y Adaptación al Cambio Climático en el Sector Silvoagropecuario, UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE. Chile, 2025

Experiencia Académica

  •   AYUDANTE Other

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    CIENCIAS AGRONÓMICAS

    santiago, Chile

    2008 - 2009

  •   Profesor(a) Ad-Honorem Other

    UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA

    Ingeniería y Ciencias

    Temuco, Chile

    2025 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   TRANSFERENCIA TECNOLOGICA Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    santiago, Chile

    2016 - 2021

  •   INVESTIGADORA POSTDOCTORAL Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA

    TEMUCO, Chile

    2022 - A la fecha

  •   PERSONAL TECNICO Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    COQUIMBO, Chile

    2011 - 2016

  •   PERSONAL TECNICO LABORATORIO Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA

    SANTIAGO, Chile

    2010 - 2010

  •   INVESTIGADORA POSTDOCTORAL Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA

    TEMUCO, Chile

    2023 - 2025

  •   PROFESORA AD HONOREM Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA

    TEMUCO, Chile

    2025 - 2025

  •   PROFESORA EN DIPLOMADO EN GESTIÓN DE RIESGO DE DESASTRES AGRÍCOLAS Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    SANTIAGO, Chile

    2025 - 2025

Formación de Capital Humano


Supervision of professional internships leading to the professional degree of two undergraduate students at the Laboratory of Conservation and Dynamics of Volcanic Soils, Universidad de La Frontera (UFRO): Valentina Sepúlveda, Natural Resources Engineering, and Elizabeth Spuler, Agronomy.


Difusión y Transferencia


Co-author, World Congress of Soil Science (WCSS 2026). Scientific dissemination of research related to soil carbon dynamics and carbon sequestration in volcanic agricultural soils of southern Chile.

Coordinator and instructor, UFROMAD-003 student training workshops (2026), Universidad de La Frontera. Training activities for undergraduate students in Agronomy, Biotechnology and Natural Resources Engineering, focused on soil characterization, soil carbon assessment, carbon farming and the application of digital tools for agricultural soil evaluation.

Project Director and presenter, Final Dissemination and Technology Transfer Activity, UFROMAD-003 Project “Carbon Farming in Chile: A Race Towards Digitalization” (2026), Universidad de La Frontera. Presentation and transfer of the main project outcomes, including field validation, soil carbon assessment, predictive modelling and the Volcanic AgriCarbon-MAP digital platform.

Speaker, AgriFood Summit Araucanía (2025). Presentation: “Carbon Farming in Chile: A Race Towards Digitalization”, within the Carbon Farming Panel.

Speaker, Innovation and Agricultural Entrepreneurship Seminar with a Gender Perspective “Mujeres que Cultivan Futuro”, INIA Intihuasi (2025). Presentation: “Digital Tools for Soil Carbon Sequestration as a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy”.

Member of the Organizing and Scientific Committees, 10th International Conference on Fire Effects on Soil Properties – FESP 2025, Pucón, Chile. Participation in the organization, scientific coordination and dissemination of an international scientific meeting on soil processes and fire effects.

Guest Editor, Special Issue “Fire Effects on Soil Properties”, Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition (2025). Contribution to the dissemination of scientific research related to soil processes and environmental change.

Speaker, FruitTrade Santiago (2024). Presentation: “Promoting Agricultural Sustainability in Chile through Carbon Farming and Carbon Credits”.

Speaker, AgriFood Summit Los Ríos (2024). Participation in the Sustainable Agriculture Panel with a presentation on Carbon Farming.

Workshop instructor, STEM Fair “Mujeres Ingeniosas”, Universidad de La Frontera (2024). Educational outreach activity “Huerto Con-ciencia”, aimed at promoting scientific learning and interest in agricultural and environmental sciences.

Scientific outreach participant, Fiesta de la Ciencia y Tecnología – Colegio Emprender (2024). Soil conservation outreach stand.

Scientific outreach participant, FIUFRO – Universidad de La Frontera (2024). Outreach stand “Soil and its Importance in the Context of Climate Change”.



 

Article (6)

Management and liming-induced changes in organo-Al/Fe complexes and amorphous mineral-associated organic carbon: Implications for carbon sequestration in volcanic soils
Perspective of soil carbon sequestration in Chilean volcanic soils
Improved physiological performance in grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) cv. Cabernet Sauvignon facing recurrent drought stress
Tomato Cultivars With Variable Tolerances to Water Deficit Differentially Modulate the Composition and Interaction Patterns of Their Rhizosphere Microbial Communities
Contrasting grapevines grafted into naturalized rootstock suggest scion-driven transcriptomic changes in response to water deficit
Rootstock effect on irrigated grapevine yield under arid climate conditions are explained by changes in traits related to light absorption of the scion

BookSection (4)

Capitulo II: Características de la especie
Capitulo III: Requerimientos edafoclimáticos
Capitulo VI: Manejo de huerto
Capitulo 1: El Granado (Punica granatum L.)

ConferencePaper (1)

Towards a More Sustainable Viticulture: Integration of Solar Photovoltaic Projects in Vineyards of Argentina, Chile, and South Africa

Proyecto (7)

Agricultura del carbono en Chile, una carrera hacia la digitalización
EFECTOS MULTIESCALA DE LOS INCENDIOS FORESTALES EXTREMOS SOBRE LA EROSIÓN, AGUA Y CICLOS BIOGEOQUÍMICOS EN SUELOS FORESTALES NATURALES Y MANEJADOS
Carbon Farming in grassland and crop rotation under conventional and zero tillage in Southern Chile
Riego y ahorro energético en las latitudes sur 30°: energía solar en viñedos de Argentina, Chile y Sudáfrica.
Agricultura Fotovoltaica: Ahorrar agua produciendo energía
Acclimation and/or "stress memory" in fruit trees? Disentangling interactions between anatomy, metabolics, ecophysiology, and transcriptome in the response to recurrent drought stress in species with contrasting drought tolerance.
Rootstocks influence in grapevine water use efficiency and drought tolerance. Are these processes orchestrated by common or specific mechanisms?

Review (1)

Mineral-associated carbon persistence arises from steady-state dynamics, not saturation
1
Christian Hodar

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

BIOINFORMATICS & GENEXPRESSION LAB - INTA

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Leonardo Pavez

Profesor Asociado

Instituto de Ciencias Naturales

Universidad de Las Américas

Santiago, Chile

1
Francisco Matus

Full Professor

Ciencias Química y recursos Naturales

UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA

TEMUCO, Chile

1
Rodrigo Pulgar

Profesor/Investigador asistente

INTA

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE - INSTITUTO DE NUTRICION Y TECNOLOGIA DE ALIMENTOS

Santiago, Chile

1
Luisa Bascuñán

Profesora asistente

Botánica

Universidad de Concepción

Concepción, Chile

1
Claudio Meneses

Profesor Asociado

Facultad de Agronomía y Sistemas Naturales

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Herman Silva

Professor

Departamento de Produccion Agricola

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
DINKA MANDAKOVIC

Associate Professor

GEMA Center

Universidad Mayor

Santiago, Chile

1
Iván Balic

Academic

Agrifood Resources

Universidad de Los Lagos

Osorno, Chile

1
JONATHAN MALDONADO

Profesor Asistente

Departamento de Biología

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Marco Garrido

Académico

Agronomía

Universidad de La Serena

Ovalle, Chile

1
Danny Carvajal

Posdoctorado

Biología

Universidad de La Serena

La Serena, Chile

1
Claudio Urra

Consultor

Investigación y Desarrollo

UC Davis Chile Life Sciences Innovation Center

Santiago, Chile

19
Denisse Zamorano

PROFESORA AD HONOREM

BIOREN

Universidad de La Frontera

TEMUCO, Chile

2
Britt Wallberg

Encargada de Banco Base de Recursos Fitogenéticos

Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias

Vicuña, Chile