Universidad de Chile
Department of Astronomy

Camino El Observatorio 1515, Las Condes

Faculty

Paulina Lira
PhD 1999 University of Edinburgh, UK

Research interests: Variability, Black hole mass measurements, Luminous and Ultra-luminous IR galaxies, Accretion physics.
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Sebástian López
PhD 1999 University of Hamburg, Germany
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Research interests: Intergalactic Medium, Absorption lines, Gravitational lensing.
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Walter Max-Moerbeck 
PhD 2013 Caltech, USA
Research interests: Jets, gamma-ray and radio astrophysics, variability.
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Students

Nathen Nguyen 
[PhD]
Research interests: Submm astronomy, High-redshift AGN, Mergers.

Jonathan Pineda
[PhD]

Research interests: General relativity, Gravitational lensing

Paula Sánchez-Sáez 
[PhD] (currently at ESO on a studentship)
Research interests: variability, accretion physics, time domain astronomy, variable stars, big data analysis, and data science.

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Former members

Julian Mejia-Restrepo
PhD 2017, Universidad de Chile, Chile

Research interests: Optical astronomy, Black hole mass measurements, Accretion physics.
Current position: Fellow at ESO Santiago, Chile
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Marko Stalevski
PhD 2012 Astronomical Observatory of Belgrade, Serbia
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Research interests: Infrared astronomy, Radiative transfer of dust, Structure and evolution of the circumnuclear material.

Current position: Assistant research Professor at the Astronomical Observatory of Belgrade, Serbia
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Nicolas Tejos
PhD 2013 Durham University, UK

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Research interests: Intergalactic medium, IGM-galaxy connection, Galaxy evolution
Current position: Associate professor at the Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso
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