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Physicist & astronomer, I am currently working as Operations Staff Astronomer at ESO, spending my time between Santiago and the Paranal Observatory in the Atacama desert, northern Chile.
Adaptive Optics specialist, I have been the lead Instrument Scientist of SPHERE and NACO. My research focuses on constraining the formation and migration mechanisms of giant extra-solar planets and brown dwarfs in young and dusty circumstellar environments (e.g. proto-planetary disks). For that, I use high angular/contrast imaging/spectroscopy techniques. Fields of interests:
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Academic Path
After completing a Master in Instrumentation Physics from the University of Utah in 2000, I obtained a 2nd Master in Astrophysics at UGA/IPAG (Grenoble) in 2001 and my PhD in 2005 at UCBL/CRAL (Lyon), validating the concept of polychromatic laser guide star on-sky. I also spent 3 years in Mexico City as a Postdoctoral Fellow at IA-UNAM and as Assistant Professor at IPN-ESFM before joining ESO in August 2009 . Enjoying public outreach, I am one of the ESO Photo Ambassadors.
After completing a Master in Instrumentation Physics from the University of Utah in 2000, I obtained a 2nd Master in Astrophysics at UGA/IPAG (Grenoble) in 2001 and my PhD in 2005 at UCBL/CRAL (Lyon), validating the concept of polychromatic laser guide star on-sky. I also spent 3 years in Mexico City as a Postdoctoral Fellow at IA-UNAM and as Assistant Professor at IPN-ESFM before joining ESO in August 2009 . Enjoying public outreach, I am one of the ESO Photo Ambassadors.
Outside of Work
I am an avid fan of world music, traditional music forms from everywhere. I play (badly) the violin since age 6. I enjoy taking photographs, practicing and watching sports, skiing, tennis, skating, martial arts, ball games, hiking. More than anything, I love to travel and embrasse different cultures.
I am an avid fan of world music, traditional music forms from everywhere. I play (badly) the violin since age 6. I enjoy taking photographs, practicing and watching sports, skiing, tennis, skating, martial arts, ball games, hiking. More than anything, I love to travel and embrasse different cultures.
