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Cristián Escauriaza Mesa

Profesor Asociado

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Fluid mechanics and turbulence. Computational Fluid Dynamics.; Transport and mixing in the environment, chaotic advection, nonlinear dynamics.; Sediment transport in streams and gravel-bed rivers; Hydromorphology and River Restoration; Hydromorphological impacts of human activities in rivers

Educación

  •  Fluid Mechanics and Sediment Transport, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. Estados Unidos, 2008
  •  Civil and Environmental Engineering, GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. Estados Unidos, 2005

Experiencia Académica

  •   Profesor Asistente Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Ingeniería

    Santiago, Chile

    2009 - 2015

  •   Profesor Asociado Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Ingeniería

    Santiago, Chile

    2016 - A la fecha


 

Article (46)

Bedload Transport Across Scales in the Turbulent Flow Over a Rough Bed With an Array of Boulders

Barros, Magdalena; Vinkovic, Ivana; Escauriaza, Cristian

Article ISI
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-EARTH SURFACE  (2026)

Diffusive Behavior and Statistical Evolution of Sediment Transport From DNS-DEM and Stochastic Models

Gonzalez, Christian; Richter, David H.; Bolster, Diogo; Calantoni, Joseph; Escauriaza, Cristian; Schmeeckle, Mark W.

Article ISI
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH  (2026)

Evaluating climate-driven changes in peak flows through continuous hydrological simulation: the case of the Marga Marga basin in central Chile

Guzman, Juan De Dios; Gironas, Jorge; Sandoval, Claudio; Chadwick, Cristian; Cienfuegos, Rodrigo; Nash, Sebastian; Munoz, Sandra; Escauriaza, Cristian

Article ISI
JOURNAL OF WATER AND CLIMATE CHANGE  (2026)

Modeling wave-induced sediment transport and morphodynamic response in a bar-built estuary

Gutiérrez, Karol, Williams, Megan E., Correa, Sebastián, Winckler, Patricio, and Escauriaza, Cristián

Article
COASTAL ENGINEERING  (2026)

Open-Channel Isolated Lateral Cavity: A Comprehensive Review

Mignot, Emmanuel; Barros, Magdalena; Riviere, Nicolas; Escauriaza, Cristian

Article ISI
JOURNAL OF HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING  (2026)

Antidune simulations using continuum-based models

Escauriaza C.; Williams M.

Article ISI
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms  (2025)

Momentum and energy dynamics across scales in the flow over a rough bed with an array of boulders

Barros M.; Vinkovic, I; Escauriaza C.

Article ISI
Journal of Fluid Mechanics  (2025)

Tidal energy resource assessment in the Strait of Magellan in the Chilean Patagonia

Suarez, Leandro; Guerra, Maricarmen; Williams, Megan E.; Escauriaza, Cristian

Article ISI
Renewable Energy  (2025)

A snapshot of turbulence in the Northeastern Magellan Strait

Lozovatsky, I; Escauriaza C.; Suarez L.; Fernando H.J.S.; Williams M.; Coppersmith, RS; Mayorga N.

Article ISI
 (2024)

Anthropogenic effects on flood hazards in a hyper-arid watershed: The 2015 Atacama floods

Contreras M.T.; Nash, S; Escauriaza C.

Article ISI
 (2024)

Flow characterization and turbulence in the eastern section of the Strait of Magellan, Southern Chile

Suarez L.; Guerra M.; Williams M.E.; Escauriaza C.; Lozovatsky, I; Coppersmith, R; Fernando H.J.S.

Article ISI
 (2024)

Lagrangian and Eulerian perspectives of turbulent transport mechanisms in a lateral cavity

Barros M.; Escauriaza C.

Article ISI
 (2024)

Single porosity model: Exploring the spatial resolution limits in complex urban patterns

Nash, Sebastian; Escauriaza, Cristian; Finaud-Guyod, Pascal; Russeau, Antoine

Article ISI
 (2024)

Understanding Salinity Intrusion and Residence Times in a Small-Scale Bar-Built Estuary under Drought Scenarios: The Maipo River Estuary, Central Chile

Soto-Rivas K.; Flores R.P.; Williams M.; Escauriaza C.

Article ISI
 (2024)

Fragility curves for road embankments exposed to adjacent debris flow

Chamorro, Alondra; Escauriaza, Cristian

Article ISI SCOPUS
PROGRESS IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY-EARTH AND ENVIRONMENT  (2023)

Models of bed-load transport across scales: turbulence signature from grain motion to sediment flux

Escauriaza, Cristian; Gonzalez, Christian

Article ISI SCOPUS
Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment  (2023)

Flow effects of finite-sized tidal turbine arrays in the Chacao Channel, Southern Chile

Soto-Rivas, Karina; Richter, David; Escauriaza, Cristian

Article ISI SCOPUS
RENEWABLE ENERGY  (2022)

Open Sea Lab: An integrated Coastal Ocean Observatory Powered by Wave Energy

Cortes, Jaime; Suarez, Leandro; Escauriaza, Cristian; Tampier, Gonzalo; Cifuentes, Cristian; Cienfuegos, Rodrigo; Manriquez, Daniel; Parrague, Barbara

Article ISI SCOPUS
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING  (2022)

Modeling the wake dynamics of a marine hydrokinetic turbine using different actuator representations

Sandoval, Jorge; Gotelli, Clemente; Escauriaza, Cristian

Article ISI SCOPUS
OCEAN ENGINEERING  (2021)

Forecasting flood hazards in real time: a surrogate model for hydrometeorological events in an Andean watershed

Teresa Contreras, Maria; Escauriaza, Cristian

Article ISI SCOPUS
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences  (2020)

From Multi-Risk Evaluation to Resilience Planning: The Case of Central Chilean Coastal Cities

Barria, Pilar; Luisa Cruzat, Maria; Cienfuegos, Rodrigo; Escauriaza, Cristian; Bonilla, Carlos; Moris, Roberto; Ledezma, Christian; Guerra, Maricarmen; Rodriguez, Raimundo; Torres, Alma

Article ISI SCOPUS
WATER  (2019)

Meteorological Characterization of Large Daily Flows in a High-Relief Ungauged Basin Using Principal Component Analysis

Escauriaza, Cristian; Oberli, Christian

Article ISI SCOPUS
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGIC ENGINEERING  (2019)

Morphological evolution of the Maipo River in central Chile: Influence of instream gravelmining

Arrospide, F; Mao L.; Escauriaza C.

Article ISI SCOPUS
GEOMORPHOLOGY  (2018)

A model of bridge pier scour during flood waves

Pizarro, Alonso; Ettmer, Bernd; Manfreda, Salvatore

Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of Hydraulic Research  (2017)

Characterization of bedload intermittency near the threshold of motion using a Lagrangian sediment transport model

Richter, David H.; Bolster, Diogo; Bateman, Samuel; Calantoni, Joseph

Article ISI SCOPUS
ENVIRONMENTAL FLUID MECHANICS  (2017)

Enhancement of particle aggregation in the presence of organic matter during neutralization of acid drainage in a stream confluence and its effect on arsenic immobilization

Arce, Guillermo; Montecinos, Mauricio; Coquery, Marina

Article ISI SCOPUS
CHEMOSPHERE  (2017)

Impulse scattering from clouds of acoustically coupled gas bubbles in fluids

Raveau, M. P.; Dolder, C. N.; Wilson, P. S.

Article ISI SCOPUS
JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA  (2017)

Measurement of mass exchange processes and coefficients in a simplified open-channel lateral cavity connected to a main stream

Cai, Wei; Polanco, Juan Ignacio; Riviere, Nicolas

Article ISI SCOPUS
ENVIRONMENTAL FLUID MECHANICS  (2017)

Response of suspended sediment particle size distributions to changes in water chemistry at an Andean mountain stream confluence receiving arsenic rich acid drainage

Arce G.

Article ISI SCOPUS
HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES  (2017)

Coherent turbulent structures at the mixing-interface of a square open-channel lateral cavity

Mignot E.; Cai W.; Launay G.; Riviere N.; Escauriaza C.

Article ISI SCOPUS
PHYSICS OF FLUIDS  (2016)

Daily Freeze-Thaw Cycles Affect the Transport of Metals in Streams Affected by Acid Drainage

Guerra P.; Simonson K.; Gonzalez, C.; Gironás, J; Escauriaza C.; Pizarro, G; Bonilla C.; Pasten P.

Article ISI SCOPUS
WATER  (2016)

Flume and field-based calibration of surrogate sensors for monitoring bedload transport

Mao L.; Carrillo R.; Escauriaza C.; Iroume, A

Article ISI SCOPUS
GEOMORPHOLOGY  (2016)

Incomplete Mixing in the Fate and Transport of Arsenic at a River Affected by Acid Drainage

Guerra P.; Gonzalez, C.; Escauriaza C.; Pizarro, G; Pasten P.

Article ISI SCOPUS
WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION  (2016)

Potential accumulation of contaminated sediments in a reservoir of a high-Andean watershed: Morphodynamic connections with geochemical processes

Contreras M.T.; Mullendorff, D; Pasten P.; Paola C.; Escauriaza C.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Water Resources Research  (2015)

Modeling Rapid Flood Propagation Over Natural Terrains Using a Well-Balanced Scheme

Guerra M.; Cienfuegos R.; Escauriaza C.; Marche, F; Galaz J.

Article ISI SCOPUS
JOURNAL OF HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING  (2014)

Natural attenuation process via microbial oxidation of arsenic in a high Andean watershed

Rámila C.D.; Escauriaza C.R.; Bonilla, C. A.; Pizarro G.E.; Regan J.M.; Pasten, P. A.

Article ISI SCOPUS
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT  (2014)

The geomorphometry of endorheic drainage basins: implications for interpreting and modelling their evolution

Dorsaz, JM; Gironás, J; Escauriaza C.; Rinaldo A.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms  (2013)

Coherent structure dynamics and sediment particle motion around a cylindrical pier in developing scour holes

Link O.; Gonzalez, C.; Maldonado M.; Escauriaza C.

Article ISI SCOPUS
Acta Geophysica  (2012)

Initial stages of erosion and bed form development in a turbulent flow around a cylindrical pier

Escauriaza C.; Sotiropoulos, F

Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface  (2011)

Lagrangian model of bed-load transport in turbulent junction flows

Escauriaza C.; Sotiropoulos, F

Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of Fluid Mechanics  (2011)

Measurement of Surface Effects on the Rotational Diffusion of a Colloidal Particle

Lobo S.; Escauriaza C.; Ceedon, A

Article ISI SCOPUS
Langmuir  (2011)

Reynolds Number Effects on the Coherent Dynamics of the Turbulent Horseshoe Vortex System

Escauriaza C.; Sotiropoulos, F

Article ISI SCOPUS
Flow, Turbulence and Combustion  (2011)

Coherent Structure Dynamics in Turbulent Flows Past In-Stream Structures: Some Insights Gained via Numerical Simulation

Paik J.; Escauriaza C.; Sotiropoulos, F

Article ISI SCOPUS
Journal of Hydraulic Engineering  (2010)

Trapping and sedimentation of inertial particles in three-dimensional flows in a cylindrical container with exactly counter-rotating lids

Escauriaza C.; Sotiropoulos, F

Article ISI SCOPUS
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS  (2009)

On the bimodal dynamics of the turbulent horseshoe vortex system in a wing-body junction

Paik J.; Escauriaza C.; Sotiropoulos, F

Article ISI SCOPUS
PHYSICS OF FLUIDS  (2007)

Evaluation of groundwater availability and sustainable extraction rate for the Upper Santiago Valley Aquifer, Chile

Muñoz, JF; Fernandez, B; Escauriaza C.

Article ISI SCOPUS
HYDROGEOLOGY JOURNAL  (2003)

ConferencePaper (1)

Lagrangian drifter modelling of an experimental RIP current

Cienfuegos R.; Escauriaza C.; Barthélemy E.

ConferencePaper SCOPUS
Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference  (2012)

2
Oscar Link

Full Professor

Civil Engineering

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN, DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA CIVIL

Concepción, Chile

1
Andrés Iroumé

PROFESOR TITULAR

INSTITUTO DE CONSERVACION, BIODIVERSIDAD Y TERRITORIO

UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

Valdivia, Chile

3
Gonzalo Pizarro

Profesor Titular

Hidráulica y Ambiental

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

4
Pablo Pasten

Associate Professor

Department of Hydraulic & Environmental Engineering

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

4
Rodrigo Cienfuegos

Director

Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental

CIGIDEN

Macul, Chile

47
Cristián Escauriaza

Profesor Asociado

Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
Christian Ledezma

Profesor Asociado

Departamento de Ingeniería Estructural y Geotécnica

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Christian Oberli

Associate Professor

Electrical Engineering

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

3
Carlos Bonilla

Profesor Titular

Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Roberto Moris

Profesor asistente

Escuela de Arquitectura & Instituto de Estudios Urbanos y Territoriales

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

4
Jorge Gironás

Associate Professor

Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engiineering

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Luca Mao

Associate Professor

Departamento de Ecosistemas y Medio Ambiente

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Alejandro ROJAS

Associate Professor

Ingeniería Eléctrica

Universidad de Concepción

Concepción, Chile

1
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

1
Gonzalo Tampier

Profesor asociado

Instituto de Cs. Navales y Marítimas

Universidad Anstral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

1
Cristian Cifuentes

Assistant Professor

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

1
Wolfram Jahn

Profesor Asociado

Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica y Metalúrgica

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
María Raveau

Profesor investigador

Faro - Núcleo de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales

Universidad del Desarrollo

Santiago, Chile

5
Paula Guerra

Associate Professor

Ingeniería Química y Ambiental

UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA

Santiago, Chile

1
Carolina Gonzalez

1
MARCELA CHAMORRO

Department Director and Associate Professor

Construction Engineering and Management

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Pilar Barria

Académica

Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Conservación de la Naturaleza

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Cristián Chadwick

Académico

Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias

Universidad Adolfo Ibánez

Santiago, Chile

6
Megan Williams

Profesora Asistente

Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental & Departamento de Ecología

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Raúl Flores

Profesor Asociado

Obras Civiles

Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María

Valparaíso, Chile

1
Alonso Pizarro

Assistant professor

Departamento de Obras Civiles

Universidad Diego Portales

Santiago, Chile

4
Maricarmen Guerra

Profesor Asistente

Ingeniería Civil

Universidad de Concepción

Concepcion, Chile

1
Felipe Arrospide

Ingeniero de Proyectos

Gerencia de Gestión Estratégica, Producción y Desarrollo

CIREN

Santiago, Chile

5
Christian González

Profesor Asistente

Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias

Universidad Diego Portales

Santiago, Chile

3
Karina Soto

Profesora Asistente

Obras civiles

Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María

San Joaquín, Chile