The winning academics will have the opportunity to present their research articles in high-impact and quality journals such as WoS, Scopus and SciELO.

With the objective of promoting and supporting scientific productivity in R&D at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of La Serena, the “Rapid Award: Support for Translation” contest was held, which, through the translation of articles scientific research, seeks to enable academics to promote their research in high-impact journals.

“One of the initiatives of the Applied R&D and Industry Linkage Axis is the creation of the FIULS Research Incentive and Support Area, one of the objectives is to support the translation of scientific documents for the academics of the FIULS. As a team we are very satisfied with the call and with the participation of the academics,” said Paulina González, Director of the R&D and Industry Linkage Axis of the Fiuls 2030 project.

During the month of August, the results of the winners of the contest were announced: Yerko Aguilera, academic of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the FIULS, and Thiare Ceballos, academic and Coordinator of the Geology Area of ​​the Department of Mining Engineering of the FIULS .

Regarding the initiative, Thiare Ceballos stressed that “it is fundamental support to be able to publish the research article in a magazine, I had written that document as part of the research line of my master's degree and it was carried out with the support of my colleague Francisco Rubina. I believe that this is going to generate an impact little by little, it is still a project that is in its infancy, but this is a fabulous boost to be able to present it now in a magazine and this will continue to grow in the future."

The winning projects may be published in journals such as WoS, Scopus and SciELO and have the following research topics “DEM simulation to determine the influence on the experimental results of testing granular iron pellet material when the dimensions of the testing device are varied. ”, article corresponding to the academic of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the “Recovery of mining tailings through phytoremediation for use in floriculture: A sustainable proposal”, project of the academic of the Department of Mining Engineering.

The winning articles were evaluated and stood out for their focus on R&D&i&e with emphasis on the areas of Mining, Energy or Sustainability, for the projection and usefulness that the research will have in the future and the benefits that society can obtain over time with the implementation of this. 

Giselle Rojas, translator and professional of the Fiuls 2030 Project, was the one who translated the scientific research articles for the initiative.

Written by María José Barraza, FIULS 2030 Project