Gino Casassa
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 (born April 23, 1958, Recoleta) 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). He is associated with the University of Magallanes. He also maintains that the increase in the planet's temperature is largely due to human activity.