jaracandas
jaracandas
I'm an astrophysicist investigating how matter behaves when space-time (= gravity) is extremely curved.
I completed my Ph.D. in physics in La Plata, Buenos Aires, under the supervision of Gustavo E. Romero with a thesis named "Local effects of the expansion of the universe". During this period, I also spent time at West Virginia University, working on radio pulsars, and at Rochester Institute of Technology, working on binary black hole accretion. I did my first postdoc at Perimeter Institute joint with a CITA National fellowship, where I worked on black holes, binary compact objects, and high-energy astrophysics.
I'm currently a KIPAC fellow at Stanford working on plasma physics in strong gravitational fields. For this purpose, I do multi-physics simulations complemented with semi-analytical calculations to make models that can help us understand what we see on the telescopes. My goal is to understand the physical mechanism underlying the powerful emission produced by these systems and use this knowledge to learn about their cosmic history.
I'm also very interested in philosophical aspects of science, especially ethical, ontological, and semantical questions surrounding physics and natural science. I always strive to be clear, honest, open, and helpful to others in my work.
(Updated Jan 20th 2026)