Ricardo Chrobak - Ricardo Chrobak

Dr. Ricardo Chrobak is a Professor and Researcher at the National University of Comahue. He is Professor in four graduate programs: "Master's Degree in Materials Science and Technology" taught simultaneously at the National Universities of Río Cuarto, Comahue and Technological of Córdoba. "Master's Degree in Experimental Sciences Teaching" given by the National University of the Center of the Province of Buenos Aires and "Master's Degree in Teaching of Exact and Natural Sciences" given at the National University of Comahue and the National University of La Rioja.

He has been the creator and is currently Director of the "Doctorate in Teaching of Exact and Natural Sciences" currently taught at the Universidad Del Comahue. He was also the creator and Director of the Master and Specialization in Teaching of Exact and Natural Sciences.

With reference to Scientific Research he was the creator and Director of educational research groups on the subject: "Learning to Teach Physics", which consists of a program formed by three projects called: 1) the conceptual change needed in teachers to optimize the teaching of Environmental Education. 2) Conceptions and beliefs of teachers and their connection with science teaching. 3) Evolution of the concepts of modern physics: Recovery and active use in engineering careers. He has also participated as a co-director in two other research projects with characteristics similar to the previous ones, developed at the National Universities of Rio IV and La Matanza. Participation as Researcher of the Project A / 014701/07, year 2007 And of the Project A / 019569/08 year 2008, in the themes: - Factors of creativity and innovation in the optimization of employment and administrative management by the National University of Comahue and next to the National Universities of Jujuy (ARG), the National University of Río Cuarto (ARG) and the University of Murcia (Spain).

He is a member of the Evaluators' Bank drawn up by the Ministry of Education of Argentina for the program of incentives for Research Professors and arbitral evaluator of the following scientific journals: "Revista Argentina de Enseñanza de la Ingeniería"; "Journal of Physics Teaching" "Contexts Educative Magazine" and arbitral evaluator of numerous scientific research projects.

He has been awarded the Prize of the Ministry of Culture and Education, Secretariat of Programming and Educational Evaluation of Science and Technology, Year 1997, presented at the Provincial Science Fair of Neuquén and numerous prizes stimuli to the scientific and technological production of the National University of the Comahue.

He has been the Director of 40 master's thesis projects and specializations in different universities.

He has been Author of the book "Methodologies for the achievement of meaningful learning" Editorial EDUCO, Neuquén, 1998. Author of the book "Volver a Aprender, el derecho a Enseñar" Editorial EDUCO. Neuquén, 2010. And Author, in co-authorship with Ing. A.W. Peñate, of the book "Physics for teachers" Editorial EDUCO. 2005.

He is national and international consultant in the field of curriculum analysis and development, in the area of ​​Sciences at the university level.

Full member of the Commission of Restructuring of Plans of Study of the College of Engineering of the National University, and the Establishment of the goals, setting of the objectives and development of the different curricula of Sciences for secondary and university level. Coordination and support to the task of improvement of teaching during the exercise of the position of Director of the Department of Physics, College of Engineering of the National University of Comahue.

He has presented and published numerous research papers on "Hard" Science Teaching methodology, in particular Physics, in Conferences, Symposiums, etc. both nationally and internationally (Argentina, United States, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Chile, Estonia, Finland, Czech Republic, Brazil, Spain, Uruguay, Paraguay, etc.)

Dictation of a large number of lectures, workshops, courses and seminars for the updating and improvement of middle and university level teachers, both in our country and abroad.