Formation and evolution of galaxies in the Local Universe. Stellar populations of nearby galaxies. Stellar halos of galaxies. Evolution of galaxies in groups and cluster of galaxies.

Postdocs:
Dr. Cesar Muñoz: Fondecyt Postdoc, Patrocinante, ULS, 2021-2024
Dr. Ignacio Gargiulo: ALMA-CONICYT Postdoc, Supervisor, ULS, 2018-2020

PhD Students:
Ciria Lima Dias: Thesis Co-supervisor, ULS, 2017-2021
Camila Beltrand: Thesis Supervisor, ULS, 2019-present
Gissel Pardo: Thesis Co-supervisor, ULS, 2020-present
Elisa Tau: Thesis Supervisor, ULS 2021-present
Alex Vera: Thesis Co-supervisor, ULS 2021-present

Master Students:
Alex Vera: Thesis Co-supervisor, ULS, 2019-2021

Pre-graduate Students:
Benjamin Harmsen: Co-supervisor, University of Michigan, 2014-2017
Chad Grimaldi: Supervisor, University of Michigan, 2012-2013
Gabriela Bustos: Supervisor. University of La Serena, 2021

Director of Fondecyt Group of Study: From 2019 to 2022

Participant of the "Conversatorio Vocacional", as part of the Workshop for female high-school students organized by "Cazadoras de Estrellas", May 2021, where I talked to high school female students about my path to become professional astronomer and how it is to do science as a woman, and then answer their questions.

Participant of a Conversation (“Conversatorio”) with scientists organized by the ULS as part of the celebration of “Astronomy Day in Chile”, 2021

Scientific advisor in astronomical material at Cerro Dominador, Antofagasta, 2020-2021

Expositor in "Conociendo el cielo", an ULS campaign during the confinement due to the pandemic situation, 2020

Scientific staff of Moocs, ULS (online courses of General Astronomy), 2019

Public Talk at Bilblioteca Regional de Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile, June 2019,
Title: “Estrellas foráneas en galaxias espirales"

Public Talk at Auditorium Municipal de Ovalle, Ovalle, Chile, June 2019, Title:
“Eclipse Solar en la Cuarta Región"

Public Talk at Club Social de Coquimbo, Coquimbo, Chile, May 2019, Title: “Descifrando la historia de la formacion y evolucion de galaxias"

Public talk at the "1º Jornada de Astronomía para Estudiantes y Profesores de Ciencias", March 2019, ULS. This talk was an outreach talk about my research, aimed at students and professors of Science both in Schools and at the University.

Member of the "Conversatorio Vocacional", as part of the "Jornadas de Astronomía para alumnas de enseñanza media", Biblioteca Regional Gabriela Mistral, La Serena, July 2018, where I talked to high school female students about my research and how it is to do science as a woman, and then answer their questions.

Press releases of my work:
MPA Research Highlight, January 2016, Title: "The diversity of stellar halos in massive disk galaxies"
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias press release, February 2012, Title: "Astrofísicos del IAC-ULL desarrollan un código para desvelar la historia
estelar en las galaxias"

Volunteer Assistant for the Open Evenings at the Blaauw Observatory, Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, The Netherlands, 2008-2010