Teresa Torres Explained

Teresa Torres
Nationality:Chilean
Fields:Palaeontology
Paleobotany
Workplaces:Universidad de Chile
Alma Mater:BSc Universidad de Santiago
PhD Claude Bernard University

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.

Early life and education

Torres grew up in Santiago 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

Torres has been a professor at Universidad de Chile since 1971. She was a pioneer for Chilean women working in Antarctica. 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.

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]

Notes and References

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