Appointed Board Member - Daniela Pollak Aguiló

Daniela Pollak Aguiló

Daniela Pollak Aguiló. Born in 1978 in the city of Temuco, Chile, holds a Civil Engineering degree with a Geotechnical specialization (2005) from Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Also, an Environmental Project Planning Diploma (2011) from the same university; and she is currently finishing her Master degree in Mining at University of Chile.

With 17+ years of experience working for the copper mining industry, she has been involved in several engineering-related projects (40+), performing as author and co-authored of various papers presented at Chilean and International conferences.  Her experience ranges from feasibility studies and engineering design, to construction supervision (mostly associated with large-scale waste and tailings dams), leading field campaigns, laboratory testing, geotechnical characterization, design of drainage systems, physical stability analysis, mine closure plans and managing and coordinating multidisciplinary projects.

Nowadays, she currently works as Project Manager at the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences of University of Chile, within the geotechnical division of the Investigation, Development and Innovation on Structures and Materials Center (IDIEM).

She has been part of the Chilean Geotechnical Society (SOCHIGE) since 2009, and became a member of its Board in 2014.  Within SOCHIGE she has served in different roles, such as Secretary, Vice-President and President (2018-2019), and has been part of the organizing committee responsible for national conferences, workshops, seminars. She is currently co-chair for the XVII PCSMGE congress, to be hosted in Chile (2024).