Dr. Schwember is currently an associate professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He leads the cereals breeding program of this university, including durum wheat. Since 2014, he has also been working with beans and chickpeas, focusing on agronomic and genetic improvements of these crops. He is the author of 25 articles published in national and international journals with American and European collaborators, and one book. In addition to this, he is advisor to companies related to the production of cereals and legumes. In 2018, he was invited to join the Chilean Academy of Agronomic Sciences for his relevant contribution to this discipline.