I am a Chilean geologist and PhD in petrology and volcanology. I work as Assistant Professor at the School of Geology of the Universidad Mayor in Santiago, Chile.

My research has focused on mineralogy and geochemistry of volcanic rocks from the Chilean Andes, specifically studying magma storage, evolution, and transport at many volcanoes. These studies have provided new perspectives on the influence of intensive conditions (P, T, fO2) and dissolved water on magmatic systems, primarily via traditional techniques (thermobarometry and oxybarometry), but also via modern techniques that utilise machine learning. Constraining these intensive variables provides inputs to calculate the timescales of pre-eruptive processes via diffusion chronometry.

Currently, I work as the Principal Investigator of the FONDECYT Project (number 11230197): “The pre-eruptive conditions and magmatic timescales of Holocene explosive eruptions of the Mocho-Choshuenco Volcanic Complex: Neltume, Pirehueico, and Enco events” in collaboration with scientists from the United Kingdom, Australia, Belgium, and Chile.

My aim is to understand the magmatic processes beneath volcanoes and the related timescales of magmatic system evolution. Thus, I strive to enhance volcano monitoring through petrological approaches.