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Gonzalo Saldías Yau

Profesor Asistente

Universidad del Bío-Bío

Concepción, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Coastal Oceanography with emphasis on wind- and buoyancy-driven flows, flow over topography (i.e. submarine canyons), physical-biological coupling, and mesoscale/submesoscale fronts; Ocean optics and remote sensing; Autonomous underwater gliders.

Educación

  •  Physical Oceanography, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY. Estados Unidos, 2017
  •  Oceanography, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 2011
  •  Ciencias , UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE LA SANTISIMA CONCEPCION. Chile, 2006
  •  Biologo Marino, UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE LA SANTISIMA CONCEPCION. Chile, 2006

Experiencia Académica

  •   Assistant Professor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DEL BIO-BIO

    Science

    Concepción, Chile

    2018 - A la fecha

  •   Young Investigator Other

    Centro Nucleo Milenio MUSELS

    Concepción, Chile

    2018 - 2020

  •   Postdoctoral Fellow Full Time

    University of British Columbia

    Science

    Vancouver, Canada

    2017 - 2019

  •   Associate Investigator Other

    Centro FONDAP IDEAL

    Valdivia, Chile

    2016 - A la fecha

  •   Adjunct Investigator Other

    Instituto Milenio en Socio-Ecología Costera (SECOS)

    Chile

    2021 - A la fecha

  •   Investigador Asociado Other

    Centro de Investigación Oceanográfica COPAS COASTAL

    Concepción, Chile

    2021 - A la fecha

Premios y Distinciones

  •   Premio al Rendimiento Académico

    UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE LA SANTISIMA CONCEPCION

    Chile, 2006

    First student of the the class.

  •   Premio Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción

    UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE LA SANTISIMA CONCEPCION

    Chile, 2007

    Award for graduating with distinction, and in 4.5 years.

  •   Beca Conicyt Nacional de Magister

    CONICYT

    Chile, 2008

    Scholarship for pursuing the MSc in Oceanography.

  •   POGO Fellowship

    Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans

    Reino Unido, 2009

    Fellowship for training in high resolution ocean remote sensing at Oregon State University.

  •   Beca Chile

    CONICYT

    Chile, 2009

    PhD fellowship.

  •   Fulbright-Chile

    CONICYT

    Chile, 2010

    Fellowship for pursing the PhD in Physical Oceanography at Oregon State University.

  •   Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship

    National Sciences and Engineering Research Coincil of Canada

    Canada, 2017

    Postdoctoral fellowship

  •   CEOAS Teaching Assistant Excellence Award

    OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

    Estados Unidos, 2017

    Award for one of the best graduate teaching assistant.

  •   Wayne V. Burt Memorial Award for Academic Excellence

    OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

    Chile, 2017

    Award for graduate excellence in Physics of Oceans and Atmospheres at Oregon State University.

  •   Graduate Student Travel Award

    OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

    Estados Unidos, 2017

    Travel award to attend a selected conference to present PhD research.

  •   ASLO 2017 ASM Student Travel Award

    Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography

    Chile, 2017

    Travel award to attend the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography meeting to give two oral talks.

  •   SACC-IAI Fellowship

    South American Climate Change Consortium

    Brasil, 2009

    Fellowship to attend the international course on Estuarine Hydrodynamics at the University of Rio Grande, Brasil.

  •   Premio Iniciacion en las Ciencias del Mar

    Sociedad Chilena de Ciencias del Mar

    Chile, 2019

    En esta misión la Sociedad Chilena de Ciencias del Mar propone premiar a un investigador/a en formación en las ciencias del mar, y que como tal se haya destacado por sus méritos. El premio consiste en un reconocimiento público durante el Congreso de Ciencias del Mar, con entrega de Diploma, la exención del pago de inscripción al congreso y el aval de la sociedad para postular al premio de Científico Joven de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias.

  •   Programa Ciencia de Frontera

    ACADEMIA CHILENA DE CIENCIAS

    Chile, 2022

    reconocer la excelencia y potencialidad de científicos y científicas jóvenes en diferentes áreas de las ciencias y vincularlos a las actividades de la Academia, la idea es que ellos generen diversos tipos de iniciativas orientadas a la divulgación científica, para ser un aporte a la sociedad en lo que se refiere al conocimiento de la ciencia.


 

Article (50)

A modeling study of hydrographic and flow variability along the river-influenced coastal ocean off central Chile
Circulation and upwelling induced by coastal trapped waves over a submarine canyon in an idealized eastern boundary margin
Continental shelf off northern Chilean Patagonia: A potential risk zone for the onset of Alexandrium catenella toxic bloom?
Contrasting land-uses in two small river basins impact the colored dissolved organic matter concentration and carbonate system along a river-coastal ocean continuum
Disentangling species-specific krill responses to local oceanography and predator's biomass: The case of the Humboldt krill and the Peruvian anchovy
Environmental variability and larval supply to wild and cultured shellfish populations
Long term environmental variability modulates the epigenetics of maternal traits of kelp crabs in the coast of Chile
Meridional changes in satellite Chlorophyll and Fluorescence in optically-complex coastal waters of northern Patagonia
Spatial and interannual variability in the distribution of euphausiid life stages in the permanent upwelling system off northern Chile
Spatial and temporal origins of the La Perouse low oxygen pool: A combined Lagrangian approach
Spatio-temporal variability of turbid freshwater plumes in the Inner Sea of Chiloé, northern Patagonia
Synoptic flow variability in a river-influenced inner shelf off central Chile
Understanding the implications of hydrographic processes on the dynamics of the carbonate system in a Sub-Antarctic marine-terminating glacier-fjord (53°S)
Climatic Regulation of Vegetation Phenology in Protected Areas along Western South America
Coastal geomorphology and oceanographic features shape subtidal benthic communities in management areas of central Chile
Influence of Intensive Agriculture on Benthic Macroinvertebrate Assemblages and Water Quality in the Aconcagua River Basin (Central Chile)
Seasonal Variability of SST Fronts in the Inner Sea of Chiloe and Its Adjacent Coastal Ocean, Northern Patagonia
Surface Thermal Structure and Variability of Upwelling Shadows in the Gulf of Arauco, Chile
Time-Varying Epipelagic Community Seascapes: Assessing and Predicting Species Composition in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean
Carbonate chemistry dynamics in shellfish farming areas along the Chilean coast: natural ranges and biological implications
Climatology of Maipo and Rapel river plumes off Central Chile from numerical simulations
Environmental costs of water transfers
Satellite-derived sea surface temperature fronts in a river-influenced coastal upwelling area off central-southern Chile
Satellite-derived sea surface temperature fronts in a river-influenced coastal upwelling area off central–southern Chile
Spatio-temporal variability and ENSO modulation of turbid freshwater plumes along the Oregon coast
Spatio-Temporal Variability of Chlorophyll-A and Environmental Variables in the Panama Bight
The Influence of a Submarine Canyon on the Circulation and Cross-Shore Exchanges around an Upwelling Front
The role of upwelling intermittence in the development of hypoxia and nitrogen loss over the Oregon shelf
Coastal biophysical processes and the biogeography of rocky intertidal species along the south-eastern Pacific
Freshwater structure and its seasonal variability off western Patagonia
Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Physical and Biological Properties along the Endurance Array of the California Current Ecosystem
Temporal Variability of MODIS Phenological Indices in the Temperate Rainforest of Northern Patagonia
First assessment of MODIS satellite ocean color products (OC3 and nFLH) in the Inner Sea of Chiloé, northern Patagonia
Plasticity and inter-population variability in physiological and life-history traits of the mussel Mytilus chilensis: A reciprocal transplant experiment
Plasticity and inter-population variability in physiological and life-history traits of the mussel Mytilus chilensis=> A reciprocal transplant experiment
Seasonal and interannual variability of the Douro turbid river plume, northwestern Iberian Peninsula
Vertical segregation among pathways mediating nitrogen loss (N-2 and N2O production) across the oxygen gradient in a coastal upwelling ecosystem
Influences of riverine and upwelling waters on the coastal carbonate system off Central Chile and their ocean acidification implications
Interannual variability in temporal patterns of Chlorophyll-a and their potential influence on the supply of mussel larvae to inner waters in northern Patagonia (41-44 degrees S)
On subsurface cooling associated with the Biobio River Canyon (Chile)
Optics of the offshore Columbia River plume from glider observations and satellite imagery
Riverine discharges impact physiological traits and carbon sources for shell carbonate in the marine intertidal mussel Perumytilus purpuratus
Satellite-measured interannual variability of turbid river plumes off central-southern Chile=> Spatial patterns and the influence of climate variability
Influence of climate and land use in carbon biogeochemistry in lower reaches of rivers in central southern Chile=> Implications for the carbonate system in river-influenced rocky shore environments
Bacterial production along a river-to-ocean continuum in central Chile: implications for organic matter cycling
Fingerprinting analysis of the prokaryote community along a marine-freshwater transect in central-southern Chile
Seasonal variability of turbid river plumes off central Chile based on high-resolution MODIS imagery
Dissolved trace metals in the water column of Reloncavi Fjord, Chile
Acid-base balance during air exposure in the bivalve mollusk Perumytilus purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) (Bivalvia=> Mytilidae)
Hypoxia effect on foraging behavior of Cancer setosus (Molina, 1782) (Crustacea=> Decapoda) feeding on Mytilus chilensis (Hupe, 1854)

Proyecto (7)

Revisiting coastal upwelling and cross-shore transport off central-southern Chile: The impact of submarine canyons
Submesoscale frontal dynamics of a river-influenced continental shelf off central Chile
Center for the Study of Multiple-Drivers on Marine Socio-Ecological Systems (MUSELS)
The impact of numerous submarine canyons on upwelling of deep/slope water onto the continental shelf
Centro de Investigación Dinámica de Ecosistemas Marinos de Altas Latitudes (IDEAL)
FJORD HYDROGRAPHY AND CIRCULATION NEAR A RAPIDLY RETREATING GLACIER IN THE PATAGONIAN ICE FIELDS=> UNDERSTANDING THE INFLUENCE OF OCEAN DYNAMICS ON GLACIER RETREAT
THE DYNAMIC OF WATERS ON THE INNER SHELF IN A UPWELLING REGION=> THE ROLE OF WINDS, RIVER DISCHARGES AND COASTLINE
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Gonzalo Saldías

Profesor Asistente

Departamento de Física

Universidad del Bío-Bío

Concepción, Chile

4
Carlos Lara

academico

Ecología

Universidad Católica de la Santisima Concepción

Concepción, Chile

3
Bernardo Broitman

Full Professor

Departamento de Ciencias

Universidad Adolfo Ibánez

Viña del Mar, Chile

2
Marcelo Rivadeneira

Senior Researcher

Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Aridas (CEAZA)

Coquimbo, Chile

2
Marcus Sobarzo

Profesor Titular. Director de Departamento

Oceanografía

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN

Concepción, Chile

2
Ramiro Riquelme

Profesor Asistente

Zoologia

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepcion, Chile

2
Macarena Díaz

Estudiante de Doctorado

Departamento de Oceanografía

Instituto Milenio de Oceanografía

Concepción, Chile

2
Alexander Galán

Profesor Asistente e Investigador Académico

Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Postgrado

Universidad Católica del Maule

Talca, Chile

2
Richard Muñoz

Asistente de investigación

Oceanografía

Universidad de Concepción

Concepción, Chile

1
valeska san martín

Investigador PostDoctoral

Facultad de Ciencias

Universidad Santo Tomás

Concepcion, Chile

1
Laura Farias

Profesor Titular

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepcion, Chile

1
Renato Quiñones

Profesor titular

Departamento de Oceanografía

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepcion, Chile

1
Fabian Tapia

Associate Professor

Oceanografia

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepcion, Chile

1
Simone Baldanzi

Profesor Adjunto

Universidad de Valparaíso

Reñaca, Chile

1
Reinaldo Rivera

Postdoctorante

Instituto Milenio de Ocenografía

Universidad De Concepcion

concepcion, Chile

1
Felipe Vásquez

Full Professor

School of Business and Economics

Universidad del Desarrollo

Concepcion, Chile

1
René Garreaud

Profesor

DEPARTAMENTO DE GEOFISICA, U. DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Álvaro Paredes

Datacube Developer

Data Observatory

Peñalolén, Chile

1
Pilar Haye

Profesor Titular

Biología Marina

Universidad Católica del Norte

Coquimbo, Chile

1
Pamela Muñoz

PhD student

Universidad de Los Lagos

Puerto montt, Chile

1
ZENEIDA WONG

Investigador

Centro INCAR

Concepcion, Chile

1
Raúl Flores

Profesor Auxiliar

Obras Civiles

Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María

Valparaíso, Chile

1
carlos molinet

ACADEMICO

INSTITUTO DE ACUICULTURA

UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

Puerto Montt, Chile

1
Marco Lardies

DIRECTOR

CIENCIAS

UNIVERSIDAD ADOLFO IBAÑEZ

Santiago, Chile

1
María Poupin

Associate Professor, Academic Director of Executive Education

Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias

Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez

Santiago, Chile

1
Nelson Lagos

Director

Facultad de Ciencias

UNIVERSIDAD SANTO TOMÁS

Santiago, Chile

1
Ramón Ahumada

Academico

de Química

Universidad del Bío-Bío

Concepción, Chile

1
Sergio Rosales

Estudiante Doctorado

Biologia Marina

Universidad Católica del Norte

Coquimbo, Chile