Black hole physics; Gravity and General Relativity; Field theories; High energy physics

I have been advisor of the following students:
A) PhD students:
Marcela Cárdenas (2016), Universidad de Concepción, Chile. Currently postdoc at Laboratoire Astroparticule et Cosmologie, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France.
Cristián Erices (2016). Currently postdoc at CECs and soon leaving for a postdoctoral position at National Technical University of Athens, Greece.
Luis Avilés, Universidad de Concepción, Chile. Thesis in progress.

B) MSc students:
Aníbal Faúndez (2013), Universidad de Concepción, Chile. Since 2016 he is a PhD student at Pontificia
Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile.

C) BSc students:
Juan P. Staforelli (2005), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

Moreover, I have been sponsor of the following postdoctoral researchers:
Dr. Fabrizio Canfora (2006-2008), Dr. Julio Oliva (2007-2009), Dr. Sourya Ray (2008-2010),
Dr. Pedro Álvarez (2009-2012), Dr. David Tempo (2010-2013), Dr. Marco Astorino (2011-2014),
Dr. Javier Matulic (2015-2017), Dr. Miguel Riquelme (since 2017).

Since 2004 I have been member of the Physics PhD Program in the Universidad de Concepción, Chile.

Professor in the CECs-UNAB Physics PhD Program. Chile. (November 2011- December 2014)

Advisory / Consulting services
Executive Secretary, Working Group on Nuclear Power, Government of Chile  (2007).
Member of the Physics and Astronomy Group of FONDECYT. Chile (2012-2013).
Member of the Astronomy, Cosmology and Particles Group of FONDECYT. Chile (2013-2016).

Assessments for funding agencies
Comisión Nacional Científica y Tecnológica (Chile): FONDECYT, PAI.
National Research Foundation (South Africa).
Ministerio de Educación (Chile).

Referee for scientific journals
Physical Review D, Physical Review Letters, Classical & Quantum Gravity,
Nuclear Physics B, Annals of Physics, Journal of High Energy Physics, General Relativity and
Gravitation, European Physical Journal C, Physics Letter B.