Institution: Universidad de Chile
Web: http://www.das.uchile.cl/~slopez/
Research Areas:
• The Intergalactic Medium via QSO absorption Lines
Ly-alpha forest and metal content of the Universe
Damped Ly-alpha Systems and galaxy evolution
• Gravitational lensing
• Galaxy Clusters
• Fundamental constants
• Gamma-Ray Bursts
• Refereed publications (as of May 2010): 39
• Conference contributions: 27
• Observing experience: Optical spectroscopy (objetive prism, echelle, long-slit, multi-object), UV spectroscopy (HST), near-IR adaptive optics, optical photometry.
- Email: slopez@das.uchile.cl
- Phone: (56 - 2) - 977 1098
Sebastián López
• Associate Professor, U. de Chile, since 2006
• Head of the Chilean Gemini Office, since 2008
• Support Astronomer, Chilean Gemini Office, 2000-2007
• Assistant Professor, U. de Chile, 2002-2005
• Post-Doctoral Fellowship, U. de Chile, 2000-2002
• Research Assistant (Halbe-Stelle), University of Hamburg, Germany, 1996-1999
• Teaching Assistant, Universidad de Chile, 1983-1989
Studies
• B.Sc. Physics, Universidad de de Chile, 1989
• Diplom Physiker (M.Sc.), University of Hamburg, Germany, 1994
• Ph.D. Astrophysics, University of Hamburg, Germany, 1999
- Awards
- Publications
- Memberships
• FONDECYT 2010-2013
• FONDECYT 2006-2009
• FONDECYT 2003-2005
• FONDECYT 2000-2002
• CIM (German Federal Government) 1999-2001
• Investigator at Program "Ciencia de Frontera de la Academia de Ciencias"
• Visiting Scientist at European Southern Observatory, Garching, Germany, (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2007)
• Visiting Scientist at Hamburger Sternwarte, Germany (2000 y 2001)
• Visiting Scientist at Astrophysikalisches Institut Potsdam, Germany (2005)
• Visiting Scientist at, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA (2006)
