Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie (from September 2008 until present):
Postdoctoral fellow funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), working in the
group of Thomas Henning. Research topic: "The effect of mass and environment on the
evolution of protoplanetary disks".
Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie (from September 2005 until September 2008):
MPIA Postdoctoral fellow, working in the group of Thomas Henning on evolved protoplanetary
disks using multiwavelength observations (optical photometry and spectroscopy,
Spitzer photometry and spectroscopy, millimetre wavelengths).
Harvard-Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (October 2000 - July 2005):
Smithsonian Predoctoral fellow, working with Lee Hartmann on
Multiwavelength (UVRI, JHK, Spitzer) studies of stars at the critical
ages (3-10 Myr) for disk dissipation and planet
formation; characterization of the stars and their disks; evolution of
disks and mass accretion rates.
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (July 2000 - September 2000):
Summer Fellow working with Ignacio García de la Rosa on "The Tolman Test",
study of the evolution of the universe from properties
of elliptical galaxies in galaxy clusters, using data from the Hubble Space Telescope
archive.
Academic Formation
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid ( UAM), Spain.
Undergraduate Physics (1995-2000). Speciality
Theoretical Physics.
"Primer Premio Extraordinario de Licenciatura en Ciencias Físicas",
national award for the best student graduating in Physics in the
year 2000 in Spain.
"Premio Fin de Carrera de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid",
award for the best student graduating in Physics in the year 2000
in the UAM.
Doctorate degree obtained on June 2005 at the UAM.
Thesis: "Disk Evolution at the Ages of Planet Formation". Grade:
``Summa cum Laude''
Thesis advisor: Lee W. Hartmann, Harvard-Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
Mentor in home institution: Carlos Eiroa (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid).
Awarded "Premio Especial de Doctorado" from the UAM.