Soil Scientist
MS, Environmental Science,
University of Arizona, 2024
BS, Forestry Sciences
University of Chile, 2011
Mr. Barra has eight years of experience in soil hydraulic, geochemical and agronomic property studies, soil-plant relationships and baseline environmental studies. Christian has expertise in field data collection, laboratory analyses, data interpretation and report writing. He has managed numerous studies in Chile, from the hyper-arid north of Chile to the subpolar maritime Tierra del Fuego, leading teams doing research on soil morphology, infiltration, heavy metal evaluations, soil moisture monitoring, vegetation monitoring, and environmental impacts to develop plans for compensation, restoration, and mitigation in degraded areas. In his research project for the MS at the University of Arizona, he assessed the effects of wildfires on the soil's biogeochemical and hydraulic properties to then model the main factors controlling the infiltration rates.