Patricio Winckler Grez

• Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University (2015)
• M.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Cornell University (2013)
• Master in Port and Coastal Engineering, CEDEX (2004)
• M.Sc. in Environmental Technology, University of Wolverhampton (2002)
• Civil Engineer, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (2002)

• Coastal adaptation to climate change
• Multi-hazard coastal risk assessment
• Tsunami science and engineering
• Coastal morphodynamics
• Sea level rise
• Nature-based solutions
• Environmental fluid mechanics
• Land-use planning
• Philosophy of science and science communication

Professor at the Ocean Engineering School, Universidad de Valparaíso; Principal Investigator at CIGIDEN and COSTAR-UV. His interdisciplinary research integrates coastal engineering, environmental fluid mechanics, climate change adaptation, tsunami science, numerical modelling, and coastal resilience. He has participated in more than 100 research and consulting projects, held visiting appointments at Harvard University, the National University of Singapore, the University of Tokyo, and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, and is also active as a science communicator, writer, and artist.

• Professor, Ocean Engineering School, Universidad de Valparaíso
• Founder and first Director, Master in Maritime Engineering, Adaptation and Risks (MIMAR)
• Faculty member, Doctorate in Interdisciplinary Studies on Thought, Culture and Society
• Principal Investigator, CIGIDEN
• Principal Investigator, COSTAR-UV

• Harvard University (2023–2024)
• National University of Singapore (2016)
• University of Tokyo (2017–2018)
• Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (2017; 2025–present)

• Winckler et al. (2025). The late December 2024 North Pacific Swells on South American Coasts. Natural Hazards.
• Winckler et al. (2024). Climate projections of oceanographic variables in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Ecuador. Regional Studies in Marine Science.
• Winckler et al. (2023). Projections of beach erosion and associated costs in Chile. Sustainability.
• Winckler et al. (2022). Analysis of Climate-Related Risks for Chile's Coastal Settlements. Water.
• Winckler et al. (2020). Evidence of climate-driven changes along the Chilean continental coastal zone. Climatic Change.
• Winckler & Liu (2015). Long waves in a straight channel with non-uniform cross-section. Journal of Fluid Mechanics.
• Winckler, Mei & Liu (2013). Advective diffusion of contaminants in the surf zone. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering.

• Fulbright Fellowship
• Cisneros Visiting Fellowship (Harvard)
• Matsumae Foundation Fellowship
• Beca Chile
• ASCE Outstanding Paper Award (2013)