Actividades

The University of Santiago de Chile (USACH) has officially inaugurated a state-of-the-art Liquid Nitrogen Plant at its Faculty of Chemistry and Biology. Attended by university leadership, the ceremony marked the launch of a cryogenic facility that stands as a unique technological milestone in Latin America.

This modern plant will supply the essential cryogenic resources needed to support safe scientific research, advanced experimentation, and high-precision sample preservation across the entire institution.

After months of training, validation, and collaboration with stakeholders from the public and private sectors, the Despega Usach 2025 Demo Day and awards ceremony took place on Wednesday, March 25, during which the winning projects of the University of Santiago de Chile’s innovation and entrepreneurship program were announced.

As part of the celebrations for International Women’s Day, the Science Up Consortium at the University of Santiago, Chile, held the event “Science in Perspective.” This activity, organized by the Women’s Leadership and Participation Group, brought together the university community to analyze the historical and current issues faced by women scientists and to discuss new strategies to promote their future development.

On Monday, January 12, our campus celebrated a major milestone in the Hall of Honor: the awarding of Phase 2 of the Frontier Line (FIU) University R&D&I Funding Program. Sponsored by the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation, this achievement paves the way for the “Usach Futuro 2050” Frontier Plan, a roadmap designed to drive the University’s research excellence over the next decade.

The Faculty of Chemistry and Biology and the Faculty of Science at the University of Santiago, Chile (Usach) have announced the inaugural winners of the Women Up R&D grant. This initiative is spearheaded by the Female Leadership and Participation Axis of the Science 2030 project, under the Science Up Consortium, to foster gender equity in high-level scientific research.

The first FIU Usach Workshop: Articulating Capacities in R&D&I, held on Thursday, July 17, saw a strong turnout from the research community at the University of Santiago, Chile. Hosted by the Vice-Rector's Office for Research, Innovation, and Creation, the event successfully brought together academics from diverse faculties and research centers. This initiative created an important interdisciplinary space, fostering the development of collaborative projects aimed at tackling Chile's strategic challenges

Each month, director Ivo Saviane hosts a “director's dinner” at the La Silla Observatory. Recently, he invited Jacqueline Morey, executive director of Planetario Usach, to participate. The event provides an opportunity for the European Southern Observatory (ESO) team to learn about the work of scientists, artists, and astronomers. 

As an opportunity to exchange experiences and knowledge, international experts from IDEA-Usach and Flacso Ecuador met to analyze the regional contingency in light of the new scenarios of the dominant powers in the international system and their influence in Latin America.

On this occasion, the event was honored by the visit of researcher Ernesto Vivares, Ph.D. in Politics from the University of Sheffield, UK, who specializes in international political economy of development, development financing, and Latin American regionalism.

The ESUS team was founded 15 years ago by former student Gonzalo Pacheco, who had the foresight to create a solar car when discussions about new energy matrices were just beginning. From that initial model, four more were developed until 2018. Then, new generations embraced the challenge, adapting to the evolving needs of the industry by designing electric cars, which opened the door to participating in "Formula SAE." In this new context, the ESUS team took on the demanding task of designing a racecar, complete with all the intricate mechanical and electrical components involved.

In the first semester of 2025, a team of fifth-year students transformed a 1997 Suzuki Super Carry into a mobile carpentry workshop. This vehicle, owned by architect and former professor Willy Muñoz’s father, is destined to bring hands-on learning to children in Villarrica and the surrounding Araucanía Region.