Environmental work
My working experience in industry-related studies includes participation in a Quick Response Group for Environmental Emergencies related to the petroleum and paper-mill industry, where I performed handling of hazardous chemicals, ecotoxicology research, environmental impact assessments, and aquatic ecology. Also, in parallel to my graduate studies in the U.S.A., I took part in an environmental impact study on Manhattan's coastal area, characterizing the sedimentary environment.
During my career, I have been directly involved with several monitoring programs in Chile, U.S.A, and Denmark. And I'm currently working on an ecotoxicological study in a collaborative project between the Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada) and EXXON Mobil.
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The following list includes some of the skills I have acquired during my work in the academy and industry-related projects:
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Organic & inorganic chemistry (sediments/water column)
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Sedimentology (physical & chemical characterization)
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Wet chemistry methods (development & implementation)
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Aquatic ecology (1D and 2D numerical models, freshwater and marine sampling, data processing and interpretation, lecturer)
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Remote sensing (Data extraction, processing & interpretation)
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Stable isotopes (sampling, measurements, and data analysis for natural abundance and enrichment experiments)
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Tomographic data (visualization & analysis)
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Oceanographic/chemical data visualization and analysis (2D & 3D)
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CTD data extraction & processing (MATLAB, R)
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Pollutants (sampling, measurements, and analysis) *
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Sampling (coring, sediment traps, Niskin bottles, trace metals, etc)
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Hyperspectral cameras (design, construction, on-deck handling, operation, and data analysis)
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Instrumental analysis (HPLC, GC, AAS, spectrophotometry, mass spectrometry) (including lecturing experience at the graduate level).
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Multivariate statistical analysis (MATLAB, R)
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GIS expert level(QGIS, ArcView, etc).
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Cartography.
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Reports and proposals preparation.
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Field experience in marine, coastal, mangroves, high altitude lacustrine, and riverine env.
Sediment sampling (Long Island sound, U.S.A.)
multicore operation in oceanic station (Bermuda Rise)
Biological and chemical sampling in a Chilean river (after oil spill emergency)
Sediment sampling (Long Island sound, U.S.A.)
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