Marcelo Cortés Carmona, a researcher in our center's Energy Storage research line, has been elected dean of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Antofagasta for the 2021-2024 period. Professor Cortés has developed his research activity at SERC Chile and especially at the Energy Development Center of Antofagasta of the University of Antofagasta (CDEA-UA), where he is in charge of the research line focused on the planning and operation of power systems regarding the incorporation of large-scale solar technologies.

Su gestión a la cabeza de la Facultad donde estudió su pregrado, estará centrada en consolidar el crecimiento de los últimos años, para aportar de manera significativa al desarrollo de la Región. Su apuesta estará en aprovechar los espacios de innovación disponibles, especialmente en los programas de pregrado y postgrado, nuevas metodologías de enseñanza, desarrollo de infraestructura, además de la creación de programas de vinculación internacional y de nuevos acuerdos de colaboración con el sector industrial.

Marcelo Cortés is the author of 28 articles in international indexed journals (WoS and Scopus categories), has more than 26 presentations at national and international conferences, and has participated in various research projects with budgets close to 860 thousand dollars. His previous role in university management was as executive director of the "Engineering 2030 – Consortium of Engineering Faculties of the Antofagasta Region" project, representing his university.