I am a marine biologist graduated from the University of Concepcion, Chile, with doctoral studies conducted at the State University of New York, Stonybrook, U.S.A. and post-doctoral research experience carried at GEOMAR - Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany.

My research interest is to understand how natural and anthropogenic phenomena modify both physical and chemical environments in aquatic sedimentary deposits, and how these perturbations affect relevant natural processes, like organic matter remineralization and biogeochemical cycling at local, regional, and global scale. In particular, I'm interested in elucidating the role macrofaunal activities play in modifying both physical and chemical sedimentary environments during the bioturbation phenomena......