Faculty Profile for Dr. Osvaldo A Muniz Solari

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Dr. Osvaldo A Muniz Solari
Professor — Dept of Geography & Environmntl Studies
ELA 366
phone: (512) 245-2170
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 I was born in Antofagasta, northern region of Chile where I completed my elementary, middle, high school, and bachelor. The latter at the Universidad del Norte. Married to Cecilia Villagra, a school teacher, with I had two sons; Patricio, a physician, and Fernando, a physical therapist.
I have worked in several universities and my academic life has been mostly developed in Chile, Brazil, and the United States.

Teaching Interests

 Population Geography, World Regional Geography, Transportation Models, Latin America, Theories and Methods in Geographic Education

Research Interests

 Online learning methods, new technologies for global cooperation, international flows, TNCs and FDI, geospatial technologies in geography education

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Muniz Solari, O. A. (2018). A Study of Transnational E-Learning by Collaboration. China Academic Journal, 6, 96–1027. Retrieved from CNKI.net
  • Muniz Solari, O. A. (2023). Understanding Sustainability with Pedagogical Practice. Singapore, Singapore: Springer.
  • Muniz Solari, O. A. (2023). Recontextualizing Sustainability: Regulative and Instructional Discourses. In Understanding Sustainability with Pedagogical Practice – A contribution from geography education towards sustainability (pp. 3–14). Singapore, Singapore.
  • Muniz Solari, O. A. (2023). Opportunities and Challenges in Geography Education to Practice Sustainability Education. In Understanding Sustainability with Pedagogical Practice – A contribution from geography education towards sustainability (pp. 185–189). Singapore, Singapore: Springer.
  • Muniz Solari, O. A. (2022). La Educacion Geografica es una Responsabilidad Global. In El Oficio del Geografo. Festschrift en Honor del Profesor Hector F. Rucinque (pp. 377–396). Bogota, Colombia: Sociedad Geográfica de Colombia.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Honorary Professor of International Studies, Center for International Studies. 2015 - 2017
  • Award / Honor Recipient: International Part-time Professor of Geography. School of Geographical Sciences, East China Normal University. Shanghai, People’s Republic of China. October 2014 - September 2016
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Travel Award for International Geographical Union – IGU Regional Conference, National Science Foundation/Association of American Geographers. 2011
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Best Professor of Geography. November 2009
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Scholar. Iota, Theta Chapter. International Honor Society (Gamma Theta Upsilon). 1987

Selected Grants

  • Muniz Solari, Osvaldo A (Co-Principal), Klein, Phil (Co-Principal), Solem, Michael (Principal). Internationalizing Geography Education: A Focus on Japan, AAG-Center for Global Geography Education. International Workshop in Tokyo, Japan, $67620. (Funded: 2012). Grant.
  • Muniz Solari, Osvaldo A (Co-Principal), Klein, Phil (Co-Principal), Solem, Michael (Principal). Expanding U.S.- South Asia Collaborations in Geography Education, AAG-Center for Global Geography Education, $54384. (Funded: 2011). Grant.
  • Muniz Solari, Osvaldo A (Principal), Cacace, Graciela (Co-Principal), Pineda, Maria Cristina (Co-Principal). Red Online de Aprendizaje Geográfico – REDONLINE-IPGH, Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH) – Organization of American States (O.A.S.), $10150. (Funded: 2014 - 2015). Grant.
  • Muniz Solari, Osvaldo A (Co-Principal), Huynh, Niem Tu (Co-Principal), Chow, Edwin (Co-Principal), Jensen, Jennifer (Co-Principal). Geography Educational Materials Development (GEMDF), $16998. (Funded: 2010 - 2011). Grant.
  • Muniz Solari, Osvaldo A (Other), Klein, Phil (Co-Principal), Solem, Michael (Co-Principal). National Science Foundation. Online Center for Global Geography Education (CGGE) Phase 2. Association of American Geographers., $498373. (Funded: 2007 - 2010). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Member
Instructional Review Committee
August 18, 2021-Present
Member
Editorial Board. Revista Geografica, PAIGH-OAS
2013-Present
International Evaluator
Research Group. Vicerrectorado de Investigación, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima.
July 2012-Present
Member
Geography Commission. U.S. Section, Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH-OAS)
2011-Present
Associate Director
The Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education
February 10, 2007-Present