CIO-Challenger - About us

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HISTORY

The Challenger Oceanographic Research Circle (CIO – CHALLENGER) was formed with the initiative of a group of undergraduate students from the Faculty of Fisheries of National Agrarian University - La Molina (UNALM) under the direction of Dr. Luis Alfredo Icochea Salas, specialist in fish oceanography and main professor of the same house of studies. The formation took place in 2017, after the national event of the "El Niño Costero" that occurred in the summer of that year, which impacted society, the economy and the environment in different ways.
On September 21, 2017, the CIO – CHALLENGER became official after the approval of resolution No. 0124-17/Fa.Pe. And since then, it has focused on data analysis and processing and its improvement. This is reflected in each of the publications made from the Oceanographic Bulletin No. 1 to the more than 70 Bulletins published to date, in addition to the weekly reports and projects in which the circle has participated.
Currently, we focus on the growth of each of our members, to strengthen their analytical, digital and creative capacities through the discussion of scientific articles and their dissemination, which allows them, in turn, to develop capacities for teamwork.
The circle has more than 50 members divided into the sections of biology, microbiology, extraction, physics and meteorology, chemistry, application to mariculture and pollution by plastics and nets, all around the oceanographic field. As we also have the Ocean Literacy area, where we seek to spread general knowledge of our oceans and resolve common doubts about them.
Internationally we have members from the Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Colombia, and the University of Marine Sciences and Technology in Tokyo, Japan.

GOALS

Study of the different processes that occur in the ocean system and its relationship with hydrobiological resources for the contribution to the scientific community and its use.

Acquire, process and analyze oceanographic data applying new programming technologies and AI integrating the results to the fishing sector.
Determine the conditions of the ocean on a small and large scale through the analysis of data collected by oceanographic equipment in real time.
Thoroughly study the El Niño Event and the processes involved.
Disseminate information about the oceans on a regular basis as a contribution to Ocean Literacy.

VISION

To be the leading organization in oceanographic studies and predictions that contribute and encourage sustainable fishing and generate the main projects of social - ecological - scientific contribution at the national level.

MISSION

Investigate, propose and disseminate oceanographic information at a national and international level for the strengthening and sustainable development of the fishery and other related industries as well as to expand the culture of the ocean.

Achievements

Winners of the Junior Project Financing Contest 2018 and 2019 of the La Molina National Agrarian University.
Strategic Alliance with Incubagraria - UNALM, with whom in cooperation the construction of this first official web portal of the CIO - CHALLENGER has been achieved.
Strategic Alliance with the Tokyo University of Marine Sciences and Technology - Japan, where more than 5 of our members are carrying out and have carried out their exchange, master's and/or doctorate studies at the Laboratory of Dynamic Ecosystems of the Ocean under the direction of Dr. Nagai Takeyoshi.
Constant training with leaders in Peruvian and international oceanography. Photo with Michael McPhaden Director of the Office of the Global Tropical Moored Buoy Array Project (GTMBA), Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, in his presentation for the 50th anniversary of the Faculty of Fisheries of the National Agrarian University La Molina.

CIO-Challenger Members

FOUNDERS

Dr. Luis Alfredo Icochea Salas

Professor Director/Supervisor

Representative teacher and supervisor of the CIO - CHALLENGER team, specialist in Fisheries Oceanography. Doctor in Fisheries Science graduated from the University of Hokkaido - Japan, Faculty of Fisheries; Master in Fisheries Science from Tokyo University of Fisheries, Tokyo-Japan.

Currently, director of the Department of Fisheries Management and Environment of the Faculty of Fisheries of the National Agrarian University La Molina (UNALM).

Ph.D. (st.) Gandy Maria Rosales Quintana

Representative

Master in Environment and Marine Resources from the University of Southampton (UK), former fellow of the ERASMUS MUNDUS & MER program (Spain, France and UK).

Fishery Engineer from the National Agrarian University La Molina.

She is currently doing a Ph.D. at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, with a scholarship from the Japanese Ministry of Education (MEXT).

Diego Andre Otero Huaman

General Representative

CIO-CHALLENGER

Bachelor of Science - Fisheries Engineer from the Faculty of Fisheries of the National Agrarian University La Molina. Former Scholar for Academic Excellence and International Mobility (EAMI-UNALM). Exchange student at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (TUMSAT), Tokyo, Japan.

Gloria Silvana Durán Gómez

Graduate Representative

CIO-CHALLENGER

Fisheries Engineer from the Faculty of Fisheries of the La Molina National Agrarian University with experience in Fisheries Oceanography. She participated in the exchange program sponsored by the JASSO Organization. She is a master's student at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (TUMSAT), Tokyo, Japan thanks to the MEXT program.

Daniel Andres Lizarbe Barreto

Graduate Representative

CIO-CHALLENGER

Bachelor of Science - Fisheries Engineer from the Faculty of Fisheries of the La Molina National Agrarian University. Junior researcher at the Dynamic Ecosystem Laboratory of Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (TUMSAT), Tokyo, Japan.

Ricardo Chevarria Saravia

Graduate Representative

CIO-CHALLENGER

Bachelor of Science - Fisheries Engineer from the La Molina National Agrarian University. Junior researcher at the Dynamic Ecosystem Laboratory of Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (TUMSAT), Tokyo, Japan.

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Danielle Postigo Montero

Undergraduate Representative

CIO-CHALLENGER

Student of the Faculty of Fisheries of the National Agrarian University La Molina. She is in charge of the direction, organization and representation before the UNALM of the Undergraduate students and the area of Chemical Oceanography.

Rubi del Pilar Salazar Ramos

Undergraduate Representative

CIO-CHALLENGER

Student of the Faculty of Fisheries of the National Agrarian University La Molina. She is in charge of the management and organization of undergraduate students and the area of Oceanography focused on Marine Crops.

Valeria Panduro Rivero

Undergraduate Representative

CIO-CHALLENGER

Undergraduate student at the Faculty of Fisheries of the La Molina National Agrarian University. In charge of the general organization, creative center and director of the Ocean Literacy or Ocean Culture area.

Iára

Torres Cabrera

Undergraduate Representative

CIO-CHALLENGER

Undergraduate student and student representative (2021-2022) of the Faculty of Fisheries of the Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina. Undergraduate institutional representative before UNALM and currently organizer of the Physical and Meteorological Oceanography area.

Vanessa Gonzáles Mariño

External Representative

CIO-CHALLENGER

Graduated from the Biological Sciences career at the National University of San Marcos with a focus on Hydrobiology and Fisheries. She currently holds the position of professional traceability practitioner in the Marine Program-World Wildlife Fund (WWF-Peru).

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