Danilo Polo Ojito

Welcome! I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia.  My research area includes C*-algebras, K-theory, and spectral theory. In particular, I am interested in applying these theories to condensed matter physics.

I obtained my Ph.D.  from the Department of Mathematics at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in 2024. My thesis advisor was Giuseppe De Nittis. I earned my master's degree from the Universidad del Atlantico in 2020. My thesis was supervised by Kevin Esmeral and Boris Lora.

Previous appointments:

• Postdoctoral researcher at Yeshiva University under the mentorship of Emil Prodan (New York, USA, 2024-2026)

• Postdoctoral researcher at Universidad de los Andes under the mentorhips of Andrés Reyes-Lega (Bogota, Colombia, 2026)

Contact information:

Email: danilopolo@javeriana.edu.co 

Personal email: danilojpolo@gmail.com 

Address: Faculty of Science, Building 44 (Félix Restrepo, S.J.). Carrera 7 No. 40–62, Bogotá, Colombia.