Researchers

Martínez Delgado, David

Martínez Delgado, David

Center for Studies of the Cosmos of Aragón (CEFCA).

ARAID Foundation Researcher.

Research areas

Extragalactic Astrophysics / New-field Cosmology

Education

PhD in Astrophysics

Research interests

Formation and evolution of galaxies
Stellar halos and tidal streams around nearby galaxies
Low surface brightness features in the outskirts of galaxies
Galactic archaeology
Dark matter in galaxies
Pro-Am collaboration in Astrophysics

Competences

Deep imaging observations of nearby galaxies  
Detection and analysis of stellar tidal streams  
Studies of dwarf galaxies in the Local Group  
Observations and simulations of resolved stellar populations
Interpretation within the ΛCDM cosmology framework

Facilities and techniques

Amateur robotic telescopes  
Astronomical data reduction pipelines  
Low surface brightness photometry  
ESA's Euclid mission  
ESA's F mission ARRAKIHS