Sobre mí

Hola! I’m Tamara Aránguiz-Rago, a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Earth Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. Originally from Santiago, Chile, I moved to The United States in September 2020 to pursue my PhD at the University of Washington, in Seattle, after receiving a Fulbright Doctorate Fellowship. This fellowship has been instrumental in my academic journey. I didn’t speak English when I first got awarded in 2018, but I worked hard to learn it and am now fluent, though still always improving!

My research interests are centered on how landscapes archive both past and present tectonic and surface processes. I’m particularly interested in how we can disentangle tectonic and climate signals to better understand the role of these processes in shaping the landscape. I work across multiple scales and techniques, combining field observations, remote sensing, geochronological data, and numerical simulations to inform physical and mathematical models of erosion and crustal processes.

Exploring a research career has allowed me to use and learn a variety of tools like GIS and scientific programming for data analysis, and has given me the opportunity to travel to incredible landscapes to collect geological constraints in the field. Througout this path I've also been able to do outreach, teach and mentor students, which has been one of the most impactful experiences I've had as a scientist.

Outside of science, I've doing improv theater since 2013, I've performed, trained and taught in Chile, Brazil and the United States. Until recently, I was part of the main cast of MAD SCIENCE with Bandit Theater, a show that blended science communication and comedy. When I am not on stage, I enjoy spending time in the mountains, rock climbing and running around.