RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

• IMPRS PhD Fellow, Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Bonn, Germany. 2008-2011

• MPhil Project, University of La Laguna, Spain. 2007-2008

• Summer Research Fellow, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, La Laguna, Spain. 2007

• Research Assistant, Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. 2005

• Degree in Physics + Specialization in Astrophysics, University of La Laguna (Spain), Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona (Spain), Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (Germany). 2005-2008

AWARDED FELLOWSHIPS & RESEARCH FUNDING

• Científico Titular Staff Scientist Position, Institute of Space Studies of Catalunya, Spain. 2020

• Ramón y Cajal Fellowship, Institute of Space Studies of Catalunya, Spain. 2020

• Beatriu de Pinós Fellowship, Institute of Space Studies of Catalunya, Spain. 2019

• Journal Galaxies Travel Award. 2018

• Juan de la Cierva Fellowship, Institute of Space Sciences, Bellaterra, Spain. 2017-2019

• Chandra proposals 18700075 (scientific PI), 18700177 (co-I), 18700307 (co-I). 2017

• Chandra proposal 16700335 (scientific PI). 2015

• Travel grants from Internacional Astronomical Union (IAU), European Space Agency (ESA), European Commission RadioNet, Lorentz Center, Committee on Space Research (COSPAR), Government of Catalunya. 2011-2014

• European Union COST Action ‘Black Holes in a violent Universe’: Short-Term Scientific Mission grant, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, Spain. 2011-2012

• Research Grant of the German Research Society (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft), Australia Telescope National Facility. 2012

• IMPRS (International Max Planck Research School) Fellowship, Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Bonn, Germany. 2008-2011

• Spanish Research Council Phil Fellowship, University of La Laguna, Spain. 2007-2008

• European Union ERASMUS (European Region Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students) grant, University of Göttingen, Germany. 2007-2008

• Summer Research Fellowship,Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, La Laguna, Spain. 2007

AWARDED OBSERVING TIME

As PI or scientific PI

• Gran Telescopio Canarias (MEGARA). Breaking the mould: AGN outflows in dwarf galaxies (GTC30-20B, 23.8 hrs, 2020)

• Very Large Array (5 GHz, continuum). Revealing hidden and switched-off AGN in dwarf galaxies with the VLA (20B-023, 4 hrs, 2020)

• Gran Telescopio Canarias (OSIRIS). Searching for Intermediate-mass Black Holes with Hyperluminous X-ray Sources (GTC38-20A, 8 hrs, 2020)

• Gran Telescopio Canarias (EMIR). Hunting the seeds of supermassive black holes (107-GTC94/18A, GTC3/19A, 28 hrs, 2019)

• Gran Telescopio Canarias (OSIRIS). Do black holes regulate star formation? (112-GTC101/18A, 12 hrs, 2018)

• European VLBI Network (1.6-5 GHz, continuum). Searching for intermediate-mass black holes in extremely-metal poor galaxies (EM123, 12 hrs, 2017)

• Chandra X-ray observatory (ACIS-S). Searching for intermediate-mass black holes in extremely-metal poor galaxies (Proposal 18700075, 93 ks, 2017)

• Gran Telescopio Canarias (OSIRIS). Constraining the optical counterpart and environment of a powerful intermediate-mass black hole candidate (69-GTC36/16A, 8.5 hrs, 2016)

• Very Large Array (5 GHz, continuum). Jet radio emission from intermediate-mass black holes in dwarf galaxies (15A-040, 15 hrs, 2015)

• Chandra X-ray observatory (ACIS-S). Merger-triggered nuclear activity at sub-kiloparsec scales (Proposal 16700335, 70 ks, 2015)

• William Herschel Telescope (ISIS), Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, La Palma, Spain. Revealing the nature of X-ray sources in the blue compact dwarf galaxy NGC 4861 (090-WHT19/15A, 4.5 hrs, 2015)

• William Herschel Telescope (ISIS), Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, La Palma, Spain. Revealing sub-kpc-scale binary AGN (56-WHT/12/15A, 13 hrs, 2014 & 2015)

• European VLBI Network + eMERLIN (1.6-5 GHz, continuum). Steady jet emission from an intermediate-mass black hole (EM106, 24 hrs, 2013)

• European VLBI Network + eMERLIN (1.6 GHz, continuum). Compact radio emission in X-shaped radio galaxies (EM100, 72 hrs, 2013)

• Northern Optical Telescope (NOTCam, DDT), Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, La Palma, Spain. Unveiling the most powerful extragalactic microquasar (1 hr, 2013)

• European VLBI Network (1.6-5 GHz, continuum). Compact radio emission in Ultraluminous X-ray sources (EM096, 24 hrs, 2012)

• Chandra X-ray observatory (ACIS-S, DDT). Unveiling an intermediate-mass black hole in the spiral galaxy NGC 4088 (ID= 14442, 19.8 ks, 2012)

• Swift X-ray telescope (TOO). Ultraluminous X-ray source N5194-X2 (ID=00037267005, 4.6 ks, 2012)

• Swift X-ray telescope (TOO). Ultraluminous X-ray source N5457-X9 (ID=00032481001, 4.3 ks, 2012)

• Very Large Array (5 GHz, continuum). A search for radio counterparts of extreme ultraluminous X-ray sources (12A-183, 12 hrs, 2012)

• Australia Telescope Compact Array (HI spectral line), Narrabri, Australia. HI observations of X-shaped and double-double radio galaxies: Traces of merging and gas outflows. (C2595, 36 hrs, 2011 & 2012)

• European VLBI Network (1.6 GHz, continuum). Compact radio emission in extra-nuclear ULX objects (EM072, 24 hrs, 2009)

• Observatorio Astronómico Nacional San Pedro Mártir (2.1m telescope, B&Ch spectrograph), Ensenada, México. Spectroscopical identification of X-shaped radio sources (45 hrs, 2009)​