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Researcher

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Fields of Research (FoR)

Astronomical sciences, Astronomical instrumentation

Biography


My Grants

  • PhD Fellowship. Ministry for Economy, Industry, and Competitiveness of the Government of Spain (2020). 159k AUD
  • Erasmus+ Mobility grant. University of Padua (Italy). Equivalent to 3.5k AUD
  • Travel grants:
    •  LSST@EUROPE7 (free waiver)
    • Spanish Astronomical Society meeting accommodation...view more

My Grants

  • PhD Fellowship. Ministry for Economy, Industry, and Competitiveness of the Government of Spain (2020). 159k AUD
  • Erasmus+ Mobility grant. University of Padua (Italy). Equivalent to 3.5k AUD
  • Travel grants:
    •  LSST@EUROPE7 (free waiver)
    • Spanish Astronomical Society meeting accommodation scholarship
    • LSST@EUROPE6 (Reduced fee) 

My Awards

  • Ph.D. in Astrophysics cum laude with honors (maximum score) and with international mention at University of La Laguna (Spain).
  • Awarded Telescope Time:
    • PI; GTC (OSIRIS+), GTC7-25A, GTC8-24A 16h+16h. 2025
    • co-I; GTC (OSIRIS+), GTC2024-248. 2h. 2024
    • co-I; INT (WFC), 117-INT11/23B, 135-INT16/22B. 13 Nights.
    • co-I; GTC (OSIRIS), GTC55-23B. 10h. 2023
    • co-I; GTC (HIPERCAM), GTC57/22B. 3 Nights. 2022
    • co-I; WHT (TFWC2), SW2021a04. 3 Nights. 2021
    • co-I; Gemini (GMOS-S), GS-2021B-FT-104. 2 Nights. 2021
    • co-I; Gemini (GMOS-N), GN-2021B-FT-108. 2 Nights. 2021
    • co-I; LBT (LBC-R/LBC-B), AZ-2021A-002, AZ-2021B-005, AZ-2022A-001, AZ-2023A-

My Research Activities

Galaxy formation and evolution; dwarf galaxies; globular clusters; intracluster light; galactic dynamics; low surface brightness imaging; astronomical surveys; dark matter models; data analysis.

Membership:

  • WEAVE-Apertif 
  • Rubin-LSST Galaxies Science Collaboration. LSST Data Right Holder. 2022–
  • CO-PI of the LBT imaging of Galactic haloes and tidal streams (LIGHTS) survey 2020–
  • "Traces of Galaxy Formation: Stellar Populations, Dynamics and Morphology (TRACES)" 2021–2025
  • Sociedad Española de Astronomía (SEA) 2021–
  • Low Surface Brightness group at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)
  • D-WINGS project

Committee

  • ASA Early Career Researcher Chapter. Steering Committee

 

 


My Teaching

PHYS1160 Summer Term 2026

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Location

Old Main Building (K15), Office 135

Contact

+61-4-8554 4073