Integrantes Líneas de Investigación
Dra. Amelia Ramírez Rivera
Ph.D. Universidad de Sao Paulo, Brasil, (1998).
Académico
aramirez [at] userena.cl | +56-51-2204485 		My main line of research is in extragalactic astronomy, particularly concerning with the study of groups and clusters of galaxies. I am interested in the problem of the morphological evolution and the elliptical population properties as brightest cluster members. ADS
Dr. Héctor Cuevas Larenas
Ph.D. Universidad de Sao Paulo, Brasil, (2000).
Académico
hcuevas [at] userena.cl | +56-51-2334753 		Cúmulos de Galaxias (Evolución y Morfología). Materia oscura en escalas de supercúmulos de galaxias. Galaxias Anilladas.

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Dr.Rodolfo Barbá
Ph.D. Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina.
Académico
rbarba [at] userena.cl | +56-51-2204547 		My research is based on an approach to the landscape of Astronomy of the 21st century, integrating variety of topics and observational techniques ranging from large surveys techniques (like VVV) to ultra high spatial resolution (VLTI or HST observations). My investigations are mainly on massive stars, its genesis, its relationship with the surrounding environment, their cradles, their family relationship, multiplicity, evolution, etc. Moreover, I analyze the structure of the Milky Way and other Local Group galaxies seen from the point of view of young stellar populations and star forming regions, and the distribution and consequences of interstellar extinction. ADS
Dr. Alexandre Román Lópes
Ph.D. Universidad de Sao Paulo, Brasil, (2005).
Académico asociado
aroman [at] userena.cl | +56-51-2334747 		Formación de estrellas de masa intermedia y masivas galácticas.Contenido gaseoso regiones de formación estelar. Búsqueda, descubrimiento y caracterización de estrellas de alta masa (M>50 masas solares).

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Dra. Julia Arias
Ph.D. Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina.
Académico asociado
jarias [at] userena.cl | +56-51-2334749 		Regiones de formación estelar en la Galaxia. Formación y evolución de estrellas masivas. Sistemas estelares binarios y múltiples. ADS
Dr. Facundo Ariel Gómez
Ph.D. Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen, Holanda, (2010).
Académico asistente
fagomez [at] userena.cl | +56-51-2204280 		My research interest are mainly on galaxy formation and evolution, placing a special emphasis on the Milky Way. In particular, my efforts are focused on the characterization of the formation history of Milky Way-like stellar halos, the identification of fossil signatures from past accretion events and on understanding the role of minor mergers on shaping the structure of galactic discs. ADS
Dr. Douglas Geisler
Ph.D. University of Washington, USA. (1983).
Investigador asociado
dgeisler [at] dfuls.cl | >+56 - 9 93078848

Research carried out by Dr. Douglas Geisler covers optical and infrared observational astronomy. He studies the age, composition and content of stellar populations in nearby galaxies, especially in star clusters. Geisler is particularly interested in using star clusters to study galaxy formation. His work includes galactic and extragalactic stellar populations.

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Dr. Sergio Torres Flores
Ph.D. Universidad de Sao Paulo, Brasil, (2010).
Académico asociado
sptorres [at] userena.cl | >+56 - 512204490

Cinemática de galaxias en interacción. Formación estelar en galaxias en proceso de interacción. Cinemática de regiones HII gigantes

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Dr. José Luis Emilio Nilo Castellón
Ph.D. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina. (2013).
Académico investigador asociado
jnilo [at] userena.cl | +56-51- 2224490 		My main research area is the study of the associations of galaxies, ranging from galaxy groups to galaxy clusters, and the understanding of the galaxy morphology evolution across the Hubble time. ADS
Dra. Antonela Monachesi
Ph.D. Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, Universidad de Groningen, Holanda, (2011).
Académico asistente
amonachesi [at] userena.cl | +56-51- 2204280 		My area of research is galaxy formation and evolution. I am interested in reconstructing the history of nearby galaxies by examining their resolved stellar populations. In particular, I study how stellar halos of large galaxies like our own Milky Way formed and evolved, and how we can connect their observable properties with the merger history of galaxies. I mostly use observations to do my research but also state-of-the-art cosmological simulations in order to interpret the data. ADS
Dr. Rodolfo Angeloni
Ph.D. Universidad of Padova, Italia, (2009).
Académico asistente
rangeloni [at] userena.cl
+56-51- 		​Stellar Astrophysics, Astronomical Instrumentation, Cultural Astronomy, Philosophy of​ ​Science ADS
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Dr. Ricardo Amorin
Ph.D.Universidad de La Laguna, España. (2008).
Académico asistente
ricardo.amorin@userena.cl | +56-51- 		Galaxy formation and evolution. Star-forming dwarf galaxies. Starbursts. High-redshift galaxies. Interstellar medium of galaxies: gas content, kinematics and chemical abundances. Large spectroscopic and multiwavelength surveys from ground-based and space telescopes. ADS
Dr. Guillermo Damke
Ph.D. Universidad de Virginia, USA, (2017).
Investigador
gdamek [at] dfuls.cl
+56-51-2334876 		ADS
Dr. Marcelo Jaque
Ph.D. Universidad Nacional de San Juan, Argentina (2016).
Investigador

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Postdoctoral fellows. Associate researchers. Associate profesors.
Nombre Líneas de Investigación
Dra. Carolina Sabín San Julián
Postdoc Fondecyt
Profesor Patrocinante : Dr. Rodolfo Barbá
[at] userena.cl 		Caracterización de propiedades físicas de estrellas masivas mediante modelos de atmósferas estelares. Estrellas masivas en sistemas binarios y múltiples. Formación y evolución de estrellas masivas. ADS
Dr. Ignacio Daniel Gargiulo
Postdoc ALMA-CONICYT
Profesor Patrocinante : Dra. Antonella Monachesi
[at] userena.cl

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Dra. Valeria Mesa
Postdoc Fondecyt
Profesor Patrocinante : Dr. José Luis Nilo Castellón
[at] dfuls.cl 		My research interest are mainly on interacting galaxy systems. I work with large databases, and I use statistics as a tool to characterize different types of populations and galaxy properties. Galaxy interactions play an important role on the formation of the galaxies, since affect almost every aspect of the evolution of these objects, such as morphology, star formation activity, color distributions, age of stellar populations and nuclear activity among others. Formación y evolución de estrellas masivas. ADS
Dr. Cristian Vega-Martinez
Postdoc MPA-ULS Partner Group / PIA ULS
Profesor Patrocinante : Dr. Facundo A. Gómez
[at] userena.cl

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Mg. Erich Wenderoth Binimelis

Magister en Astronomía - Universidad de La Serena, Chile (2018).
Adjunct professor
erich.wenderoth [at] userena.cl 		ADS
Ing. Andrés Almeida
Lead Observer - APOGEE-S LCO / SDSS consortium / ULS ADS
Lic. Alina Madrid

Licenciada en Astronomía - Universidad de La Serena, Chile (2018).
Research assistent
alinamadrida [at] gmail.com
Profesor Responsable : Dr. José Luis Nilo Castellón 		Observer - FALCON Telescope AFOSR/SOARD/ULS ADS
Lic. Fernanda Milla Castro

Magister en Astronomía(c)- Universidad de La Serena, Chile.
Research assistent
fmilla [at] userena.cl
Profesor Responsable : Dr. José Luis Nilo Castellón 		Observer - FALCON Telescope AFOSR/SOARD/ULS ADS