About me

I am a PhD candidate in Astrophysics at the University of Greifswald, Germany, and my main research interest is understanding the place of origin of the heaviest chemical elements in the universe, such as gold or platinum. Some topics that interest me are accretion disks around compact objects like black holes and neutron stars, the formation of said compact objects through stellar explosions or mergers and the ultimate formation of heavy nuclei through neutron capture processes.

Together with doing research, I am also passionate about science communication and education, with a focus on inclusion and equity. I have taught mathematics, physics and programming in high schools and universities in my home country, Chile, taught workshops for deaf and hard-of-hearing people, and more recently I have co-created a board game called Entangled Pairs, which is focused on physics education. I am always happy to participate in initiatives that bring science closer to the people, especially to those that have been historically kept away from it, like girls and people with disabilities.