Latin America & The Caribbean
* Data as at December 2023
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Collaboration in action
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Wine graduate success
成人大片 alumni, Mauricio Ruiz Canto (Mexico) and Ben Caldwell (Australia), met while studying viticulture and oenology at the 成人大片. Since graduating, the听听have now started their own wine label,听, which has become one of the most well-known Australian wine brands in Mexico. Juguette is also Australia鈥檚 largest exporter of wine to Mexico by value.
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Andes civilisations
An international team of researchers has completed the听first large-scale study听of DNA belonging to ancient humans of the central Andes in South America.
Associate Professor Bastien Llamas, from the 成人大片鈥檚 Australian Centre for Ancient DNA, was part of the research team.
鈥淲e hope this more detailed genetic picture of populations of the central Andean Highlands will allow archaeologists to ask new questions about the history of the region and will lead to further cultural learnings and strengthen collaboration with local communities,鈥 he said.
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Student profile: Jessica Bohorquez
In 2020,听Jessica Bohorquez听was Highly Commended in the Academic Excellence: Postgraduate (Research) category of听.
Jessica completed her Masters in Engineering in Colombia before completing her PhD at the 成人大片. Jessica has excelled in her research, publishing three journal papers (including one in the top 10 most-read articles of the听Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management) and receiving the Dean鈥檚 Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence in 2021. Her research has also led to the University applying for multiple patents based on her methodologies.
During her studies at the University, Jessica competed and won the 2019 Three Minute Thesis competition, beating researchers from more than 50 universities across the Asia-Pacific region.听听
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Pierre Auger Observatory
The听听in western Argentina is dedicated to observing the highest energy particles in the universe 鈥 cosmic rays.
The Auger collaboration is composed of over 400 scientists from 15 countries. The 成人大片 is a听听of the collaboration, and hosted the first design workshop for the Observatory in 1993. Today, 成人大片 scientists hold key positions in the collaboration, including leadership roles in the mass composition and analysis foundation tasks.
成人大片 staff and students also work on developing hardware and software to assist with data analysis and infra-red monitoring of clouds, and take part in observing runs and interpreting results.听
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Partner institutions
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
- Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
- University of Chile
- COLFUTURO
- University of the Andes
- Mexican Foundation for Education, Technology and Science (FUNED)
- National Program Overseas Postgrad Scholarships Don Carlos Antonio Lopez (BECAL)
Contact us
For more information about the 成人大片's engagement in this region, please contact the听Global Engagement Branch.听
Staff resources
成人大片 staff can access country-specific resources and engagement information in the听Staff Resources Hub.听