I am a Full Professor at the Institute of Physics and Astronomy, Valparaiso University, Chile and the Director of the Center of Astrophysics of Valparaiso.

 

My recent research focuses on the properties of the lowest mass stars and coldest brown dwarfs. I am particularly interested in characterizing and understanding the cool atmospheres as well as searching for multiple systems and monitoring BD variability in order to understand atmospheric dynamics–essentially weather. 

 

My principal research is focused on the study of resolved stellar populations and young stellar clusters in the Milky Way galaxy.

 

I am a member of the VVV science team and Millenium Institute of Astrophysics - MAS.