Yohad Zacarías S.

Yohad Zacarías Sanhueza is a PhD student in the Department of History at the University of Texas at Austin. As a Fulbright doctoral scholar, their research interests converge on the rural, urban, environmental, and technological impact of electrification in Chile and Latin America between the end of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Before their graduate studies, they worked as a teaching and research assistant at universities in Chile. In addition, between 2014 and 2022, they were the Outbound International Mobility Coordinator at the International Relations Office of the University of Chile. As a first-gen student, they worked and are interested in creating opportunities and scholarships for low-income students at the university level.

Their research has been recognized and supported by grants from organizations such as the American Society for Environmental History (ASEH), the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT), the Tinker Foundation, the Erasmus Program, the Society for Latin American and Caribbean Environmental History (SOLCHA) and the Red de Estudios de Ciencias y Saberes en Latinoamérica y el Caribe (RECSLAC).