As part of the long-standing relationship between OU and the National University of San Agustin of Arequipa (UNSA), Filley has served as advisor to the development of research infrastructure at UNSA. In the summer of 2023, Filley was appointed co-director of the new stable isotope measurement facility, LABISOP, a facility he co-designed with UNSA professor Juan Lopa (Chemistry). Additionally, he was appointed as an honorary senior faculty scholar in the UNSA Department of Chemistry.
In September 2024 LABISOP was officially opened as a core facility in the new five-story Center for Applied Research and Specialized Laboratories (CIALE) building. CIALE is home to 24 new laboratories dedicated to the development of knowledge and technological innovation – a $20 million public-private partnership project. The building was inaugurated September 26, 2024 with the presence of university leadership and representatives of the Southern Peru Copper Corporation company. Filley and Maqque were invited to Arequipa by the Rector of UNSA, Hugo Rojas Flores, to take part in the ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony where they had the opportunity to discuss the benefits of this first of its kind state-of-the-art laboratory in a public Peruvian university that will support UNSA’s long-term research capacity.
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