Institution: Universidad de Chile
Web: http://www.das.uchile.cl/
Research Areas:
• Massive Black Hole Formation and Growth
• Gravitational Wave Emission from Massive Black Holes Mergers
• Galaxy and Stellar Cluster Formation.
- Email: aescala@das.uchile.cl
- Phone: (56 - 2) - 977 1134
Andrés Escala
• Assistant Profesor, Departamento de Astronomia, Universidad de Chile, May 2009 – untill now.
• Research Associate, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Stanford University Physics Department / SLAC, October 2006 – April 2009.
• Postdoctoral Researcher, Departamento de Astronomía, Universidad de Chile, October 2004 September 2006.
Studies
- Ph.D. in Astronomy, Yale University, 2004
- Ph.D. in Astronomy, University of Chile, 2004.
- M.Phil. Yale University, 2001.
- M.S. Yale University, 2000.
- B.sc. Science mention in Physics, Universidad de Chile, 1998.
- Awards
- Publications
- Memberships
Fellowships and Awards
• KIPAC Fellow, Stanford University, 2006-2009
• Medalla Doctoral, Universidad de Chile, 2005
• FONDAP Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2005 2006
• Yale University Science Development Fund Fellowship, 2004
• Andes Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 1999-2003
• Yale University, Graduate Fellowship, 1999 2000
• Outstanding Students, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile, 1995 1998
Other Distinctions
• 2009-2012 PI, Problemas en el crecimiento y evolución de hoyos negros masivos, Fondecyt Iniciación en Investigación.
• 2009 Co-PI ‘‘Centro de Astrofísica y Tecnologías Afines‘‘, proyecto BASAL
• 2009 Co-PI ‘‘Centro de Astrofísica FONDAP‘‘.
