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Teresa Torres

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Teresa Torres
NationalityChilean
Alma materBSc Universidad de Santiago
PhD Claude Bernard University
Scientific career
FieldsPalaeontology
Paleobotany
InstitutionsUniversidad de Chile

Teresa Torres is a Chilean palaeontologist best known for her work linking Antarctic fossils to those found in Patagonia, Chile.[1][2] She is a professor at the Universidad de Chile,[3] and was one of the first Chilean women to study petrified forests in Antarctica.[2]

Early life and education

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Torres grew up in Santiago[2] and graduated as a physics schoolteacher at Universidad de Santiago. She completed postgraduate studies in Physics at Rennes University. She then completed a PhD in Paleobotany at Claude Bernard University, Lyon.

Career and impact

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Torres has been a professor at Universidad de Chile since 1971. She was a pioneer for Chilean women working in Antarctica.[2] She has led projects to investigate links between Patagonia and the Antarctic peninsula through the study of fossilised plants and animals.[1][4] She discovered 200 million year old fossilized leaves in Antarctica that appear similar to the conifers of southern Chile.[5] She has participated in 20 expeditions to Antarctica.[2]

In addition to peer-reviewed papers,[6] Torres has also written books on Antarctica[7] and popular palaeobotanical guides.[8] She was a founding Member of Asociación Chilena de Paleontología.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Scientists to prove Patagonia Antarctic points' landmass link". en.mercopress.com/. Merco Press. 2009. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Entrevista a la doctora teresa torres, investigadora antártica" [Interview with Dr. Teresa Torres, Antarctic researcher]. conicyt.cl. Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica. 2013.
  3. ^ "Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas" [Faculty of Agricultural Sciences]. agronomia.uchile.cl (in Spanish). Universidad de Chile. 2010. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  4. ^ "Expediciones Científicas a la Antártica organizadas por el Instituto Antártico Chileno" [Scientific expeditions to Antarctica organized by the Chilean Antarctic Institute]. www.paleobotanica.uchile.cl. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  5. ^ "CHILE: Antarctica Defended as Continent for Science" [Antarctica Defended as Continent for Science]. ipsnews.net. Inter Press Service. 1996. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  6. ^ "Teresa Torres". scholar.google.com.au. Google Scholar Citations. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  7. ^ "Antártica: un mundo oculto bajo el hielo" [Antarctica: a world hidden beneath the ice]. Trove. Instituto Antártico Chileno. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  8. ^ Torres, Teresa. "Paleobotanica y evolucion de vegetales" [Paleobotany and evolution of plants]. paleobotanica.uchile.cl. Paleobotany. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  9. ^ "Especialistas en Chile" [Specialists in Chile]. achp.cl. Asociación Chilena de Paleontología. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
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