Background
Astrophysicist and Researcher.
Astrophysicist and Researcher.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, University Mexico, Mexico City, 1975; Master of Science in Physics, University Wisconsin, 1979; Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University Wisconsin, 1982.
Professor astrophysics University Mexico, Mexico City, since 1983. Subordinate-director Institute for Astronomy, 1993-1995. Visiting professor University São Paulo, Brazil, 1987, Max Planck Institute, Munich, 1988-1989, Institute Astrophysics, Canarias, Spain, 1992, University La Plata, Argentina, 1996, Korea Astrophysical Observatory, 1999, University Leeds, 1999, University California, Santa Barbara, 2000, Seoul National University, 2001.
General coordinator Guillermo Haro International Program on Astrophysics, since 1996. Science advisor Latin American School RElativity, University Los Andes, Venezuela, since 1999.
Editor: Chemical and Dynamical Evolution of Galaxies, 1991, Star Formation, Galaxies and the Interstellar Medium, 1993, Numerical Simulations in Astrophysics, 1994, Starbust Activity in Galaxies, 1997, Interstellar Turbulence, 1999, Astrophysical Plasmas, 2000, Cosmic Evolution and Galaxy Formation, 2000, Ionized Gaseous Nebulae, 2002. Member editorial board Cambridge Contemporary Astrophysics, since 1995, Astrophysics and Space Sciences, since 2002.
Member International Astronomical Union, American Astronomical Society, Mexican Society Physics, Mexican Academy of Sciences.