Emeritus Professors
The title of Emeritus Professor is an honorary academic degree awarded to retiring professors who have excelled in teaching or research for at least 20 years at the UC Institute of Physics.
Ricardo Ramírez
Emeritus Professor
Ph.D. U. of California, Berkeley, EE.UU.
Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Physics, Universidad Católica, Chile.
Ricardo Ramírez is a Civil Electrical Engineer from the Universidad de Chile and holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of California. His area of research is Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics. In 1971 he joined the Universidad Católica as a professor.
In 2015 he was recognized as Professor Emeritus for his contribution to the development of the Faculty, serving as the first Director of the Institute of Physics, and later, as the first Dean of the new Faculty of Physics, serving two terms between 1982 – 1990 and 1993 – 2006.
Miguel Orszag
Emeritus Professor
Ph.D. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, EE.UU.
Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Physics, Universidad Católica, Chile.
Miguel Orzsag is an Electrical Engineer from Universidad de Chile and holds a Ph.D. in Physics from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. His area of research is Quantum Optics and Quantum Information. In 1980 he joined the Universidad Católica as a professor.
In 2017 he was recognized as Professor Emeritus for his contribution to the development of Quantum Physics, both in Chile and Latin America.
Rafael Benguria
Emeritus Professor
Ph.D. Princeton University, United States
Professor Emeritus of the Faculty of Physics, Universidad Católica, Chile
Rafael Benguria is a Civil Electrical Engineer from the Universidad de Chile and holds a Master’s degree in Physics from the same institution. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Princeton University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Rockefeller University. His area of research is Mathematical Physics. In 1990 he joined the Universidad Católica as a professor.
In 2005 he received the Premio Nacional de Ciencias Exactas for the high impact of his research results in disciplines such as physics, mathematics and chemistry.
In 2024 he was recognized as Professor Emeritus for his contribution to the development of the Faculty, for having taught more than 5,000 students throughout his academic career, and for the impact of his research worldwide.