Gino Casassa Rogazinski | |
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| Director of the Chilean Antarctic Institute | |
| Assumed office 17 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Andrés López Lara |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 23, 1958 Recoleta, Chile |
| Spouse | Claudia Bastres |
| Children | 5 |
| Occupation | Glaciologist Civil hydraulic engineer Professor at the University of Magallanes |
| Known for | Contributions to glacier studies |
Gino Casassa Rogazinski (Recoleta, April 23, 1958) is a Chilean glaciologist, serving as director of the Chilean Antarctic Institute (INACH) since 2024. He studied civil hydraulic engineering at the University of Chile (1984), completed a master's degree in geophysics/glaciology at Hokkaido University (Japan), and obtained a doctorate in glaciological sciences at The Ohio State University (United States).[1] He is assosiated with the University of Magallanes. He also maintains that the increase in the planet's temperature is largely due to human activity.[2]
- ^ "Gino Casassa" (in Spanish). Red Encuentros. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
- ^ "Gino Casassa, glaciòleg i expert en canvi climàtic: «Si no sʼactua, la temperatura del planeta podria augmentar fins a 4 ºC dʼaquí a final de segle»". Current events (in Catalan). 2016. Retrieved 2024-04-01.