Media & Public Outreach
Active science communicator on TV, radio, podcast, and print media. Expert on space weather, geomagnetic storms, space exploration, and solar phenomena. 20+ national media appearances in 2024-2026.
2026
Apr 2026 Canal 13 TV — Artemis II launch and lunar trajectory
Apr 2026 Radio USACH "Línea Uno" — Artemis II mission
Apr 2026 ivoox podcast — "Las múltiples miradas del sobrevuelo lunar de ARTEMIS"
Apr 2026 YouTube USACH — "Dr. Victor Pinto on the trip to the moon"
2025
Dec 2025 VRIIC / Diario Usach / Mundo Online / Crónica Digital — FONDEF space weather platform launch
2025 Foro Ciudadano podcast — Opening of the National Space Center in Cerrillos
2025 FIDAE Space Summit — State of space exploration in Chile
2024
May 2024 Canal 11 CHV, Canal 13, Emol, Zona Evoluciona, Las Últimas Noticias, El Mercurio — Severe solar storm / aurora austral in Chile (~10 appearances)
Sep 2024 Canal 13 — Third magnetic field detected around Earth
Oct 2024 Las Últimas Noticias — Aurora austral photo in Punta Arenas
Oct 2024 Ciencia en Chile — USACH and UnB researchers collaborate on space sciences (CNPq)
Jun 2024 Canal 11 CHV — Strange crater found on the surface of Mars
Ene 2024 CNN Chile — Space missions of 2024 / NASA mission fails to land on the moon
2023
May 2023 La Razon / 24Horas / UdeChile.cl / El Mercurio — Chilean physicists predict major geomagnetic storm (viral press)
Dec 2023 BioBioChile / En Cancha / Diario Usach / El Lector / Radio Allen / G5 Noticias / Media Banco / Futuro 360 / El Tipógrafo / La Noticia Online — Geomagnetic storm effects discussion (~15 outlets total)
Jul 2023 Radio USACH / Stgo TV — Solar activity and geomagnetic storms
Public Outreach
| Date | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2024 | Winter School Faculty of Science — "Space Weather" workshop | USACH |
| Oct 2024 | Science Fair Jury — Colegio Antilhue La Florida | La Florida |
| Oct 2024 | Heliophysics Outreach — Colegio Antilhue La Florida | La Florida |
| Oct 2024 | Space Weather Outreach — Colegio Alberto Pérez de Maipú | Maipú |
| Sep 2024 | Sponsored Project "Tesla Coil" VIME Fund | USACH (awarded) |
| Jul 2023 | Winter School Faculty of Science — "Space Weather" workshop | USACH |
| Oct 2023 | Space Weather Talk — Liceo Salesiano Camilo Ortúzar Montt | Santiago |