I am a Full Professor at the Institute of Astrophysics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, where I have been a faculty member since 2004. Currently, I serve as Deputy Director of the Institute. My research focuses on stellar populations, with particular emphasis on the formation and evolution of the Milky Way Galaxy and its bulge component.
After completing my PhD at the University of Padova in 2000, I held postdoctoral positions at ESO in Germany and Princeton University in the USA. I have served as Director (2016-2019) and Deputy Director (2019-2024) of the Millennium Institute of Astrophysics. My research contributions include over 215 refereed publications that have received more than 15,000 citations.
I have had the privilege of supervising numerous PhD students and postdoctoral researchers, contributing significantly to the development of astronomical research in Chile. I have led multiple FONDECYT research grants and was awarded the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in 2011. In 2023, I received the Teaching Excellence Award (PRED) from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. I am also actively involved in outreach activities and am committed to promoting astronomy education and public engagement with science.
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