My
research focusses on the effect of different abiotic drivers on the physiology
of macroalgae and molluscs of importance for Chilean economy. I am currently
interested in how the interaction of climate change related drivers (i.e. ocean
acidification and ocean warming, trace metal bioavailability) are affecting the
reproduction of macroscopic stages and the development of microscopic life
stages of macroalgae and molluscs.

·       Fluent
in written and spoken Spanish (1st language) and English.

·       Manipulation
of seawater pH/carbonate chemistry.

·       Expertise
in a state-of-the art algal culture system for simulating ocean acidification
conditions (McGraw et al 2010).

·       Seawater
nutrient auto-analyser (Lachat; nitrate, ammonium, phosphate).

·       Experimental
design and statistical analysis.

·       Culture
medium preparation.

·       Data
collection and analysis (Microsoft Windows platforms).

·       Image
analysis with the software ImageJ.

·       Laboratory
culture of bacteria, microalgae (e.g. Dunaliella
spp., Alexandrium catenella) and,
macro- and microscopic stages of macroalgae (Laminariales and Fucales).

·       Measurement
of algal physiological parameters (e.g. reproduction, growth, photosynthesis,
nutrient uptake).

·       Expertise
in the use of the pulse amplitude modulated (PAM) chlorophyll fluorometer
(Walz).

·       Light
microscopy.

·       Trace
metal ecotoxicological assays on algae.

·       Copper
analytical methods.

·       Seaweed
demography along wave-exposure gradients.

·       Expertise
in reference organizer software (e.g., Mendeley).