Team 2022
Javier Ortiz-Bravo
President
Interested in entertaining science and learning for all, Javier is in Nyon, the "city of festivals" in the French-speaking region of Switzerland. His interests are scientific innovation, business ethics and harmony between human beings and nature.
Astrid Oppliger Uribe
Vice President
Candidate for a Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences at the University of Lausanne, Astrid investigates the science-policy nexus in matters of hydrology through the production, circulation and application of knowledge.
Felipe Nuñez Villena
Communications Manager
PhD in molecular medicine from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH), Felipe is currently in Bern and his interests are genetic diseases and data analysis.
Maria José Coloma
Finance Manager
Nutritionist, she did her Master of Applied Sciences in Food, Nutrition and Health at the Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH). María José has considerable experience as an international consultant in nutrition and in NGOs. His interests are public policies in nutrition and health.
Bernadette Chirino
ICES Representative in Chilean Networks
Bernardita is a biochemist from the University of Chile and Management in Technology and Entrepreneurship from EPFL. Her passion is the sustainability of the environment and she was recognized as the first Chilean environmental biochemist for her work on extremophiles (microorganisms from extreme climates) in Antarctica.
Daisy Lucas
Scientific collaborator
With a PhD in geotechnical engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Daisy has worked with Chilean Researchers in Switzerland since its inception, promoting relations with the different associations and study centers. His interest is sustainability in matters of energy, transportation, natural resources and housing.