Javier Acevedo Barroso
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Pasadena, CA 91109Curriculum Vitae:
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Biography
I was born in 1997 in Bucaramanga, Colombia, where I lived until I was 18. After winning a scholarship, I moved to Bogotá to do my bachelor at Universidad de los Andes, and stayed to do my Master, both were in Physics. After living six years in Bogotá, I moved to Geneva, Switzerland to pursue my PhD studies in Astrophysics at EPFL. Most of my work has been around the discovery of gravitational lenses and the exploitation of the Euclid Mission data.
Education
- Bachelor Degree in Physics at Universidad de los Andes, in Bogota, Colombia (2015-2018).
- Master Degree in Physics at Universidad de los Andes, in Bogota, Colombia (2019-2020).
- PhD at EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (2021-2025).
Professional Experience
NASA Postdoctoral Fellow at JPL (2025-Present).
Community Service
Mentor of bachellor and master students in RECA: Red de Estudiantes Colombianos en Astronomía.
Research Interests
I am interested in Galaxy evolution and structure (Initial mass functions and disentangling dark from baryonic matter in galaxies), late-type galaxies, Gravitational lensing, and Dark matter.
Selected Awards
NASA Postdoctoral Program (2024).