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Luis has been working at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía – CSIC since 1997. He studied physics at the Universidad de Santiago de Compostela and Universidad Complutense de Madrid. He carried out his PhD thesis at the Max-Planck-Institut fÜr Astronomie (MPIA, Heidelberg, Germany), which was presented at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and did a post-doc at the MPIA.
Luis has been working at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía – CSIC since 1997. He studied physics at the Universidad de Santiago de Compostela and Universidad Complutense de Madrid. He carried out his PhD thesis at the Max-Planck-Institut fÜr Astronomie (MPIA, Heidelberg, Germany), which was presented at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and did a post-doc at the MPIA.
His research is mainly focused on the last evolutionary stages of solar-type stars and covers post-AGB stars, planetary nebulae, and central stars. He is particularly interested in how planetary nebulae adquire their shapes and evolve. To study this, he analyzes the morphokinematics of the objects to reconstruct the properties of the different structural components and the processes of mass ejection that originated the observed structures. His studies cover all range of ages of these objects from very young planetary nebulae to evolved ones.
As for the central stars, he is involved in a project to identify new binary central stars which are the key ingredient to shape the variety of morphologies observed in the ejecta of these objects. He is studying planetary nebulae that present an unusual variability to unveil their origin.
Luis is also interested in objects that present similarities to planetary nebulae and in which similar processes may occur. In particular, he is working on the identification of new symbiotic stars that are binary stars mostly consisting of a red giant and a white dwarf, and may also be found at the center of planetary nebulae.
His research is mainly focused on the last evolutionary stages of solar-type stars and covers post-AGB stars, planetary nebulae, and central stars. He is particularly interested in how planetary nebulae adquire their shapes and evolve. To study this, he analyzes the morphokinematics of the objects to reconstruct the properties of the different structural components and the processes of mass ejection that originated the observed structures. His studies cover all range of ages of these objects from very young planetary nebulae to evolved ones.
As for the central stars, he is involved in a project to identify new binary central stars which are the key ingredient to shape the variety of morphologies observed in the ejecta of these objects. He is studying planetary nebulae that present an unusual variability to unveil their origin.
Luis is also interested in objects that present similarities to planetary nebulae and in which similar processes may occur. In particular, he is working on the identification of new symbiotic stars that are binary stars mostly consisting of a red giant and a white dwarf, and may also be found at the center of planetary nebulae.
