About me!

Sara Acevedo, Assistant Prof. Ponfificia Universidad Católica de Chile

My research is focused on laboratory and field studies related to soil science and environmental studies, specifically in soil physics. Now I am interested in to understand urban soil ecosystem services. I am actively seeking collaboration opportunities.

  1. Teaching:
  • I am teaching two courses this year: Statistical methods for natural resources (R classes) and Environmental Biophysics
  • I am preparing new materials for the following courses: Geology and Soil Sciences and Soil Conservation

  1. Writing papers: I am writing academic articles related to urban soils and soil physics. You can see my publication list here

  2. R packages: I have developed two R packages:

  • ggsoiltexture: Provides a simple ggplot function for the plotting of soil textural data.
  • InfiltrodiscR: Provides functions for the modeling of data derived from the Minidisk Infiltrometer device.
  1. Working on grant applications: I am preparing my application to a project for Initiation in Research (FONDECYT Iniciación ANID-Chile) Geared towards young researchers who have obtained their PhD in the previous five years. The head researcher, along with the sponsoring institution, obtains funding for technical personnel and thesis student

Poster in EGU 2024

A citywide analysis of urban soil in parks: metals and organic matter concentration and homogeneous infiltration capacity

Location of parks sampled for infiltration

Work in progress!

library(leaflet)
leaflet() %>% 
  addTiles() %>%  # Add default OpenStreetMap map tiles
  addMarkers(lng=-70.6412692, lat=-33.4356565, popup="Parque Forestal") %>% 
    addMarkers(lng=-70.6401543, lat=-33.4404796, popup="Parque San Borja") %>% 
    addMarkers(lng=-70.6320152, lat=-33.4348176, popup="Parque Balmaceda") %>% 
    addMarkers(lng=-70.6185047, lat=-33.4957693, popup="Campus San Joaquín")