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Maria Andrea Piñones

Profesor Adjunto

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Antarctic Oceanography, Physical-Biological Processes, Physical-Ecological Modeling

Educación

  •  PhD, Old Dominion University. Estados Unidos, 2011
  •  MS, Old Dominion University. Chile, 2006
  •  Oceanografo, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaiso. Chile, 2003
  •  Licenciado en Oceanografia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaiso. Chile, 2003

Experiencia Académica

  •   Profesor Auxiliar Cat III Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

    Facultad de Ciencias

    Valdivia, Chile

    2017 - A la fecha

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Research Assistant

    Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso

    Valparaiso, Chile

    1999 - 2001

  •   Research Assistant

    Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    2002 - 2004

  •   Research Assistant

    Old Dominion University

    Norfolk, Estados Unidos

    2004 - 2011

  •   Postdoctoral Researcher

    Old Dominion University

    Norfolk, Estados Unidos

    2011 - 2012

  •   Postdoctoral Researcher

    Yale University

    New Haven, Estados Unidos

    2012 - 2014

  •   Postdoctoral Research

    Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Aridas

    Coquimbo, Chile

    2014 - Sin Información

  •   Research Associate Part Time

    COPAS Sur Austral, Universidad de Concepcion

    Chile

    2017 - A la fecha

  •   Research Associate Part Time

    Centro FONDAP IDEAL

    Chile

    2015 - A la fecha

Premios y Distinciones

  •   Best Poster Presenter

    SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference

    Rusia, 2008

    Best Poster presenter, poster entitled:"Simulations of Lagrangian particles on the western Antarctic Peninsula: the effect of circulation dynamics"

  •   Best Presenter

    SCAR Open Science Conference

    Argentina, 2010

    Best presentation for talk entitled: "Modeling early life stages of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) in continental shelf environments on the west Antarctic Peninsula"

  •   Best Poster Presentation

    SCAR Open Science Conference

    Chile, 2010

    Award for best poster: "Remote and local connectivity of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) populations along the western Antarctic Peninsula"

  •   Honorable Mention for Outstanding Graduate Poster Presentation

    OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY

    Estados Unidos, 2008

    For Poster in the category: Computer, Computational and Physical Science. At Research Expo 2008

  •   Neil and Susan Kelley Endowed Scholarship Fund,

    OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY

    Estados Unidos, 2006

    Department of Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Science - Old Dominion University. Awarded on merit during M.S. studies

  •   National Prominence Award

    OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY

    Estados Unidos, 2004

    Department of Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Science - Old Dominion University


 

Article (20)

New insights into the abundance and seasonal distribution of the Portuguese man-of-war Physalia physalis (Cnidaria: Siphonophorae) in the southeastern Pacific
Physical and Biogeochemical Regionalization of the Southern Ocean and the CCAMLR Zone 48.1
Biodiversity of an Antarctic rocky subtidal community and its relationship with glacier meltdown processes
Projected shifts in the foraging habitat of crabeater seals along the Antarctic Peninsula
Tidally Forced Saltwater Intrusions might Impact the Quality of Drinking Water, the Valdivia River (40 degrees S), Chile Estuary Case
Hydrographic variability along the inner and mid-shelf region of the western Ross Sea obtained using instrumented seals
Distributions of krill and Antarctic silverfish and correlations with environmental variables in the western Ross Sea, Antarctica
Modeling the transport and fate of euphausiids in the Ross Sea
Projected changes of Antarctic krill habitat by the end of the 21st century
Predicting early life connectivity of Antarctic silverfish, an important forage species along the Antarctic Peninsula
Comparison of the structure and function of Southern Ocean regional ecosystems: The Antarctic Peninsula and South Georgia
Modeling environmental controls on the transport and fate of early life stages of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) on the western Antarctic Peninsula continental shelf
Modeling the remote and local connectivity of Antarctic krill populations along the western Antarctic Peninsula
Horizontal and vertical distribution of euphausiid species on the Western Antarctic Peninsula U.S. GLOBEC Southern Ocean study site
Lagrangian simulation of transport pathways and residence times along the western Antarctic Peninsula
Nearshore surface temperatures in Antofagasta Bay (Chile) and adjacent upwelling centers
Nearshores surface temperatures in Antofagasta Bay (Chile) and adjacent upwelling centers Temperaturas superficiales en sitios cercanos a la costa en la Bahía de Antofagasta (Chile) y centros de surgencia adyacentes
River plume dynamic influences transport of barnacle larvae in the inner shelf off central Chile
Wind-induced diurnal variability in river plume motion
Internal tidal bore warm fronts and settlement of invertebrates in central Chile

Proyecto (4)

Filling the gap: characterization of winter hydrographic conditions and habitat use in the Northern Antarctic Peninsula using instrumented seals and ocean modeling
EXPLORING THE SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL EXTENSION OF MODIFIED CIRCUMPOLAR DEEP WATER INTRUSIONS INTO A COASTAL ANTARCTIC EMBAYMENT: A COMBINATION OF OCEAN MODELING AND OBSERVATIONS
Seawater intrusions into the Valdivia-Tornagaleones estuarine system today and under future scenarios with increasing greenhouse-gas concentrations
PHYSICAL CONTROLS OF BIOLOGICAL HOT SPOTS ALONG THE ANTARCTIC PENINSULA CONTINENTAL SHELF: FUTURE STATUS AND CURRENT CLIMATE TRENDS
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Maria Piñones

Profesor Adjunto

Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnologicas

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

3
Sergio Navarrete

Full Profesor

Ecología

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Las CRuces, Chile

2
Diego Narváez

Assistant Professor

Oceanography

Universidad de Concepción

Concepción, Chile

1
Nelson Lagos

Director

Facultad de Ciencias

UNIVERSIDAD SANTO TOMÁS

Santiago, Chile

1
Daniel Brieva

Postdoctoral Researcher

Universidad de Concepcion

Concepcion, Chile

1
Leonardo Castro

Profesor Titular

Oceanografía

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepción, Chile

1
José Garcés

Docente

UACh

VALDIVIA, Chile