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Banco Sabadell Foundation Marine Sustainability Award
Claudio Sáez Avaria
Winner 2025

Sáez Avaria studied Environmental Engineering at the University of Valparaíso (Chile) and at Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand), and went on to obtain a PhD in Marine Sciences at the University of Plymouth (United Kingdom). He began his academic career in Chile, where he founded the Laboratory of Aquatic Environmental Research (LACER) at the University of Playa Ancha (UPLA), and he managed the creation of the UPLA ENVIRONMENTAL HUB, a national and international centre of excellence in environmental sciences. Since 2021, he has continued his work at the University of Alicante, where he is currently a tenured Professor in the Department of Marine Sciences and Applied Biology. 

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