Teaching & Training
Carlos Conca has mentored 16 doctoral and master’s students who now hold academic positions in eight countries. His teaching goes beyond the mere transmission of knowledge: he has been a pioneer in the creation of postgraduate programs in applied mathematics in Chile, transforming the training of researchers in the country.
His philosophy is clear: to train researchers capable of contributing both to the cutting edge of knowledge and to the scientific development of their communities.
Under Professor Conca's guidance, 16 mathematicians earned their doctorates between 1984 and 2025; he has also supervised 27 engineering and master's theses. They currently hold positions in:
PhDs with Academic Positions in Chile:
– Luis Friz Roa (2003); Associate Professor, University of Bío-Bío
– Patricio Cumsille Atala (2006); Associate Professor, University of Bío-Bío
– Rodrigo Lecaros Lira (2012); Associate Professor, Federico Santa María Technical University
– Karina Vilches Ponce (2014); Full Professor; Vice-Rector, Catholic University of Maule
– Matías Godoy Campbell (2016); Associate Professor, San Sebastián University
– Viviana Solano Palma (2017); Associate Professor, University of Development
– Donato Vásquez-Varas (2022); Assistant Professor, University of Chile
– Rodrigo Zelada Mancini (2025)
PhDs with International Academic Positions:
– Jaime Reséndiz Barrón (2001); Full Professor, Technological Institute of Querétaro, Mexico
– Leonardo Baffico Haramoto (2001); Lecturer, University of Caen, Lower Normandy, France
– Rafael Orive Illera (2003); Full Professor, Director of ICMAT, Madrid, Spain
– Loredana Balilescu (2006); Full Professor, University of Pitesti, Romania
– Erica Schwindt Malacarne (2011); Henri Poincaré University, Nancy I, France
– Paul Acevedo Tapia (2015); Assistant Professor, National Polytechnic School, Quito, Ecuador
– Duver Quintero Castañeda (2016); Assistant Professor, University of Antioquia, Colombia
Civil Engineers, Mathematicians, Bioinformaticians and Masters:
Freddy Aguirre Astorga (1984) | Mauricio Sepúlveda Contreras (1988) | Rodrigo Schiefelbein Grossen (1988) | Mario Durán Toro (1991) | Axel Osses Alvarado (1998) | Leonardo Baffico Haramoto (1996) | Juan-Diego Dávila Bonczos (1996) | Lilian Salinas Ayala (1998) | Alejandro Omón Arancibia (2000) | Eduardo Cerpa Jeria (2004) | Rodrigo Lecaros Lira (2005) | Patricio Cumsille Atala (2006) | Felipe Macías Araya (2007) | León Sanz Bunster (2008) | Manuel Larenas Aravena (2010) | Patricio Cerda Reyes (2010) | Cristóbal Quiñiñao Montero (2010) | Francisco Unda Surawski (2012) | Emilio Vilches Canales (2012) | Rodrigo Lecaros Lira (2012) | Benjamín Obando Vallejos (2013) | Hugo Carrillo Lincopi (2016) | Matías Godoy Campbell (2013) | David Medina (2017) | Vicente Ocqueteau Canales (2023) | Rodrigo Zelada Mancini (2022) | Fabián Ceballos-Ulloa (2025).
SUPERVISED POST-DOCTORAL STUDIES
He has supervised 15+ post-doctoral researchers from Chile, France, India, Romania and China:
Srinivasan Natesan (IIT Guwahati, India) | Muslim Malik (BITS Pilani, India) | Rajesh Mahadevan (U. Concepción) | Indira Mishra (IISER Bhopal, India) | Eduardo Espejo (U. Nottingham Ningbo, China) | Natalia Jiménez (PUC Chile) | Catalina Alvarez | Claudia Timofte (U. Bucarest) | Jaime Ortega (U. Chile) | Guillaume Legendre (U. Paris-Dauphine) | Olivier Titaud | Delphine Dupuy | Fatima Zaouri | Olivier Titaud (Université Jean Monnet, Francia) | Delphine Dupuy (Ecole Nationale des Mines de Saint-Etienne, Francia) | Fatima Zaouri (Université de Nancy I, Francia).
CO-FOUNDED PROGRAMS
PhD in Engineering Sciences, specializing in Mathematical Modeling (1988-1989)
First doctoral program in applied mathematics in Chile. A pioneer in the modernization of mathematics education in the country.
Master of Science in Engineering Sciences, specializing in Applied Mathematics (1988-1989)
Advanced training program that has graduated dozens of professionals.
PhD in Engineering Sciences, specializing in Fluid Dynamics (2001)
Led the creation of this specialized program at the University of Chile.
MECESUP Project – Integrated General Education (2004-2010)
As principal investigator, designed and implemented a higher education platform that enabled integrated general education for undergraduate students. Today, the University of Chile offers approximately 100 semester-long courses on various topics of general interest.
