I research on galaxy evolution using the synergy between observations, models, and simulations. I analyze galaxies in different environments and epochs of the Universe. Lately, I am focusing on primeval galaxies and galaxy transformation processes.

Current supervision of students
Engineering master thesis of Claudio Rojas, “SPECTRA-3D: An algorithm to automatically classify IFS of galaxies”.
Engineering master thesis of Andres Riveros, “Detection, characterization, and classification of ALMA datacubes”.

Past supervision of students
Bachelor thesis of Gonzalo Prieto, “Characterizing the young galaxies of the Frontier Fields”.
Bachelor thesis of Carlos Santander, “Finding and characterizing the young galaxies of the RELICS survey”.
Bachelor thesis of Guadalupe Lizana, presented on June 2016 with the title “Galaxy clusters through the Fornax Cluster”.
Engineering thesis of Tomas Yany– presented on January 2016 with the title “SPECTRA: An algorithm to automatically classify galaxy spectra”.
Bachelor thesis of Stefano Garc ??a, presented on December 2014 with the title “On the evolution of the stellar-mass in star-forming galaxies at 0.5
Evaluator in the master committee of Boris Atenas on January 2015, for his thesis on “Anomalous states in electric dipoles that are independent and interacting”.

Lecturing
Professor 2017-2018, Calculus I, Calculus II and Algebra, Universidad Autonoma.,
Instructor 2017, lecturing the summer course “Galaxy modeling using Bayesian statistics”, Pontificia Universidad Catolica.
Instructor 2015-2016, I am the substitute teacher of the course “Introduction to Astronomy”, Pontificia Universidad Catolica.
Laboratory Professor 2008, and 2009, “Optics”, Pontificia Universidad Cat ?olica Assistant Professor 2006, “Statistical mechanics”, Universidad Catolica del Norte.
Laboratory Professor from 2005 to 2006, “Optics and Mechanics”, Universidad Catolica del Norte.
Student and laboratory assistant from 2002 to 2006 in the courses “Introduction to Physics and Astronomy”, “Stellar Astrophysics”, “Extragalactic Astrophysics”, “Optics”, “Statistical mechanics, Mechanics, Algebra, Calculus, Universidad Catolica del Norte.

"Chile listen your sky in metro Quinta Normal", professor and designer of sounds that explain the interior of the Sun and different stars.
Professor & Designer of material and lessons of Astronomy for people with visual impairment, February 2016-to date, ALMA-CONICYT 3116000042, Pontificia Universidad Cat ?olica.
LHC masterclasses Presenting “The history of spectroscopy in Chile”, Astro-Engineering center, Pontificia Universidad Catolica, March 2016.
Public talk in Antofagasta and Valpara ??so focus on galaxy evolution, galaxy clusters, and the first galaxies in the Frontiers of the Universe, various dates from 2003 to 2015.
Talk dedicate to Astronomy and Physics Graduate students in Antofagasta, December 2014.
Planetario mobile presenter and preparation of the extragalactic presentation, 2014-2015.
Premio EDUCIENCIAS Part of the election committee of EDUCIENCIAS award, 2015.
Professor & Designer of different astronomy courses for the program DeLTA of the Universidad Catolica del Norte, 2004-2008. It is focused on teenagers and kids showing outstanding skills. The courses are
dubbed “Lalackuntur Isaya”, “A travel to stars”, “Opening the Eyes to the Cosmos”, and “Getting to know the Universe”.
Design and creation of Quarkman A computational game aiming to teach particle physics to general public, Universidad Catolica del Norte, 2002.