Meteoritoschile: Investigación de meteoritos del Desierto de Atacama al Mundo
Associate Professor Departamento Ciencias Geológicas
Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta
Consultant Curator Chilean Meteorite Repository Sernageomin
Researcher at the Millennium Institute of Astrophysics MAS (CHACANA project) and the
Center for Excellence in Astrophysics and Associated Technologies (CATA)
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ABOUT ME
Geologist specialized in one of the most amazing types of rock we can find on Earth: METEORITES!
Now working to create a new line of research in Chile, join the domains of Geology (petrology, mineralogy and geo-cosmochemistry) with some domains of Astronomy (planet formation and evolution in the Solar System, astrobiology, asteroid-meteorite relationship, asteroid hazards)
Photo: With my students at the School of Classification of Meteorites at the Innovation Building at PUC, Santiago, Chile. January 2016
I'm the President of the Geological Society, and along with the 2021-2024 Directors Board, we are engage in projects that wants to make Earth Sciences more accesible for all public.
