Dr. Osvaldo Rabbia (University of Concepción, Chile)
Dr. Osvaldo Miguel Rabbia is an Associate Professor with exclusive dedication at the University of Concepción, Chile, where he has carried out academic activities since 1991 and has held his current position since 1995. His specialization focuses on mineral chemistry, geochemistry, and petrology applied to Andean metallogenesis, with emphasis on copper porphyry systems.
He has participated in numerous research projects funded by the mining industry, as well as in competitive academic initiatives, and maintains a solid and sustained scientific production that includes more than 40 publications in specialized journals. His work has significantly contributed to the understanding of magmatic and hydrothermal processes and their relationship to metallogenesis in Andean convergent margins. He received training in geochemistry at Niigata University, Japan, where he completed graduate studies in mineral chemistry and geochemistry.
Throughout his career, he has taught numerous undergraduate and graduate courses in mineralogy, igneous petrology, metallogenesis, and the geochemistry of mineral deposits, in addition to supervising and co-supervising undergraduate and graduate theses. He has also developed an intense engagement with the mining industry through specialized courses and workshops on Cu-Mo-Au porphyry systems, Andean tectonic evolution, and metallogenic processes. He was distinguished by the Geological Society of Chile with the award for the best invited lecture of the year 2003.
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Profiles
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/osvaldo-rabbia-876756a/?originalSubdomain=cl
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Osvaldo-Rabbia

