I received my PhD in Physics from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) in 2011 under the supervision of Dr. Ramon Miquel at the Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (IFAE). After two years as a postdoctoral researcher at the Centro de Astrofísica (CENTRA) in Lisbon, I was a Fondecyt fellow working with Prof. Mario Hamuy at the Departamento de Astronomía of Universidad de Chile, later on a Research Associate at the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Pittsburgh Particle Physics, Astrophysics, and Cosmology Center (PITT PACC) of University of Pittsburgh, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellow (SNDTD project) in the Stellar Evolution (FQM292) group at the Department of Theoretical and Cosmological Physics of Universidad de Granada (UGR), and a Ramón y Cajal Fellow at the Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC).
The topics of my research are concerned with supernova physics and observational cosmology. I have worked in characterizing the environment of supernova explosions, and how such properties can provide clues on both the characteristics of the progenitor stars and the physics of the explosions. I also developed a new pure photometric technique to convert type IIP SNe into useful cosmological standard candles. Currently, I am working in improving the standardization of type Ia SNe through the study of their local environment.
