Rocío Araya-López
PhD Candidate
Centre for Integrative Ecology
Deakin University, Burwood campus
221 Burwood Hwy, VIC 3125
Rocío's research
Rocío has a background in Agricultural Science and completed a Master in Nature Conservation at the University of Chile, Chile. Through her studies, she has developed strong field, laboratory, and data analysis skills. Her research experience combines using remote sensing data, geographic information systems (GIS), and spatial analysis in High Andean Wetlands and Peatlands. Currently, her research is directed towards capitalizing on Blue Carbon. We have the scientific knowledge on how significant Blue Carbon ecosystems are to mitigate climate change. However, the growing interest and demand for carbon offsets from natural climate solutions represents a great opportunity to connect new partners to support the conservation and restoration of these systems.
Keywords
Remote sensing, GIS, blue carbon
Career Highlights
- Master in Management of Protected Areas and Nature Conservation, University of Chile (2018)
- Full time scholarship of the ‘Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica’ (CONICYT), Government of Chile (2018)
- One-year research stay at the Institute of Geography and Geoecology (IfGG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany (2015)
- Agronomic Engineer, University of Chile (2014)
- Researcher Associate to the Laboratory of Geomatics and Landscape Ecology, Faculty of Forestry and Nature Conservation, University of Chile (2013-2015)
Publications
Araya-López, R. A., Lopatin, J., Fassnacht, F. E., & Hernández, H. J. (2018). Monitoring Andean high altitude wetlands in central Chile with seasonal optical data: A comparison between Worldview-2 and Sentinel-2 imagery. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 245(Part B), 113-224.
