Marcelo Barraza-Alfaro

Hi! I am an astronomer, currently working as a Postdoctoral Associate at the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS) at MIT. I am a member of the research group led by Prof. Richard Teague, studying the early stages of planet formation.  

My research is focused on studying the gas dynamics of planet-forming disks. Specifically, the theoretical interpretation of ALMA observations. For this, I conduct global hydrodynamical simulations of turbulent protoplanetary disks, including the presence of embedded planets.