About Us

The Research Direction is responsible for designing and implementing policies aimed at supporting and incentivizing the scientific production of our academics. Our main goal is to promote high standards of research excellence, continuously improving the academic field.

The activities of the Research Direction focus on:

• Encouraging the publication of scientific articles in journals listed in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR).
• Conducting qualitative evaluations of research progress.
• Updating our databases with the latest publications from our academic staff.
• Providing information on external and internal funding opportunities and scientific meetings, while encouraging faculty participation.

Research Director
Alejandro Bernales

Research Committee
Eduardo Engel
Sigifredo Laengle
Claudio Raddatz

Research Coordinator
Antonela Racca (aracca@fen.uchile.cl)