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Departamento
de Física y Astronomía Av. Gran Bretaña 1111 - Playa Ancha
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Ph.D Astrophysics Dec. 2002 Universidad de La Laguna, Spain
B.Sc. Astronomy Mar. 1995 Universidad de la República, Uruguay
Employment History
Associate Professor Universidad de Valparaíso, Chile (2006 to present)
Postdoctoral Fellow Johns Hopkins University, USA - Pontificia Universidad Católica, Chile (2003-2006)
Assistant Professor Universidad de la República, Uruguay (1991-2004)
Professional Services
2007 Co-Chair of SOC and member of LOC for the annual meeting of Sociedad Chilena de Astronomía (SOCHIAS 2007)
2007 to 2009 Treasurer of Directiva of Sociedad Chilena de Astronomía (SOCHIAS)
2009 to 2011 Executive Director of SOCHIAS
2006B, 2007A, 2008B Member of Time Assignation Committee (Chilean TAC) for Las Campanas and CTIO Observatories
Teaching
Física I para Ingeniería Biomédica (1er semestre 2007)
Mecánica II para la Licenciatura de Física mención Astronomía (2do semestre 2007)
Mecánica II para la Licenciatura de Física mención Astronomía (1er semestre 2008)
Termodinámica para la Licenciatura de Física mención Astronomía (1er semestre 2008)
Astronomía de Galaxias para la Licenciatura de Física mención Astronomía (1er semestre 2009)
Research Interests
Cosmology, Gravitational Lensing
- Quasar source kinematics: emission and absorption lines.
- Quasar microlensing diagnoses: line profiles, time delay.
- Cosmological parameters, dark matter.
Lens Galaxies: interstellar medium, dust extinction.
High-redshift Galaxies: star formation, spectral properties, evolution.
Discovery of a very bright strongly-lensed galaxy candidate at z~7.6 (astro-ph)
Scientific Projects
Effects of microlensing on the spectra of lensed QSO (FONDECYT 1071008) P.I. Dr. V. Motta (2007 to 2009)
CFHTLS Strong Lensing Legacy Survey (SL2S)
The VST-ISW Survey (VST-ISW) P.I. Dr. L. Infante
Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) Project (JHU) P.I. Dr. H. Ford (2003 to present)
Centro de Astrofísica (FONDAP) P.I. Dr. G. Garay (2003 to present)
Centro de Astrofísica de Valparaíso (CAV) P.I. Dr. M. Curé (2007 to present)
Publications
Refereed
Non-Refereed