Teaching
45+ courses taught across 6 institutions since 2010. Currently at USACH I lead the B.S. Astrophysics degree program with a focus on Data Science and oversee curricular design.
Current courses at USACH
| Course | Level | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Intro. to Physics of the Heliosphere | Undergrad (Astrophysics) | 2024-1, 2025-1, 2025-2, 2026-1 |
| Intro. to Physics of the Heliosphere | Graduate | 2024-1, 2026-1 |
| Electromagnetism | Undergrad | 2023-2, 2024-2, 2025-2 |
| Astronomical Instrumentation | Undergrad | 2025-1 |
| Computational Physics I-IV | Undergrad | 2023-1, 2023-2 |
| Data Analysis for Space Sciences | Graduate | 2022-2 |
Master's graduates
Yulissa Espitia (USACH, 2023-2025) — Radial evolution of ultrarelativistic electrons during enhancement events
Carlos Castillo (USACH, 2023-2025) — Total Electron Content at High Latitudes
Christopher Lara (UdeChile, 2020-2024) — ULF Wave Power and Relativistic Electron Fluxes
Current Master's students
Paula Reyes (UdeChile, 2020-) — Geomagnetic storms and solar activity
Ana María Inostroza (USACH) — Outer radiation belt dynamics
Bea Zenteno-Quinteros (USACH) — Electromagnetic waves and electron loss processes
Undergraduate graduates
Yerko Jelcic Iturra — Deep Learning models for auroral index prediction (Nov 2024)
Guillermo Caro Lillo (2025)
Javier Ruiz Pineda — Nuclear fuel container criticality evaluation (May 2024)
Fernando Castillo (2022) · Javiera Paterakis (2022) · Taylor Couture (UNH, 2022)
Current Undergraduate students
Dafhne Muñoz Reyes (Astrophysics) — ML model for plasmapause location (Van Allen Probes)
Camila Peña Cifuentes (Physics) — Deep Learning prediction of relativistic electron flux
Curricular design
Curriculum redesign — B.S. Astrophysics with Data Science concentration (2023-2024)
Micro-curriculum — Intro. to Physics of the Heliosphere (undergrad + grad), Computational Physics I-IV, Electromagnetism
Curriculum Committee — B.S. Astrophysics with Data Science concentration (2023-2024)