Daniela Pollak Aguiló
Daniela Pollak Aguiló. Born in 1978 in the city of Temuco, Chile, she holds a Civil Engineering degree with a Geotechnical specialization (2005) from Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, an Environmental Project Planning Diploma (2011) from the same University, and a Masters degree in Mining from University of Chile (2022).
With 20+ years of experience working for the copper mining industry, she has been involved in several engineering-related projects (40+), performing as author and co-author of various papers presented at Chilean and International conferences. Her experience ranges from feasibility studies and engineering design, to construction supervision (mostly associated with large-scale waste and tailings dams), leading field campaigns, laboratory testing, geotechnical characterization, design of drainage systems, physical stability analysis, mine closure plans and managing and coordinating multidisciplinary projects.
She currently works as a Consultant at Arcadis, contributing to engineering and project management assignments mainly related to geotechnical and mining infrastructure projects.
She has been part of the Chilean Geotechnical Society (SOCHIGE) since 2009 and became a member of its Board in 2014. Within SOCHIGE she has served in different roles, such as Secretary, Vice-President and President (2018-2019), and has been part of the organizing committee responsible for national conferences, workshops and seminars. She served as Chair of the XVII Panamerican Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (XVII PCSMGE), held in Chile in 2024.
During the 2022-2026 period, she was an Appointed Member of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE). In the same period, she was also part of the ISSMGE Geotechnical Without Borders team, an initiative created during that term to promote the contribution of geotechnical engineering to communities and projects with social impact.
