About me

I am an astronomer and astrophysicist from the Department of Physics at the University of Santiago de Chile (USACH), with a PhD in astrophysics from the University of Oxford, England. I defended my thesis on the evolution of stellar black holes at the age of 25. My current research focuses on the origins of planets, and I am deeply involved in the art-science interface through literature, science communication, and education. I co-lead the Millennium Nucleus for Young Exoplanets and Their Moons (YEMS) and the interdisciplinary center CIRAS. I also direct the Astrodialogues project, which seeks to develop virtual reality experiences through intercultural dialogues about the sky between indigenous communities and scientific communities. I am the founder and director of the Concierto Cielos initiative and a soloist in the Concerto for Charango and Orchestra. As the author of the astronomy novel "Bitácora planetaria: cazadores de eclipses," my goal is to inspire children to explore science. At the University of Santiago de Chile, I've worked closely with the Physics Department to help establish an astrophysics degree with a focus on data science, the first of its kind. I've developed a new method for detecting young planets and have authored and contributed to over eighty publications in international journals.