Alejandro Clocchiatti

Born: San Nicolas de los Arroyos, Argentina, July 26, 1959. Present Academic Position: Full Professor in Astronomy & Physics Employment: 2009-Present Full Professor, Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica de Chile. 2003-2009 Associate Professor, Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica de Chile. 1997-2003 Assistant Professor, Pontificia Universidad Cat´olica de Chile. 1995-1997 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory, Chile University Studies: • Astronomy Department, The University of Texas at Austin, September 1988 — July 1995. (Graduate Studies in Astronomy) • Facultad de Ciencias Astronomicas y Geofisicas (Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina), March 1983 — December 1987. (Graduate Studies in Astronomy) • Escuela Superior de Astronomia y Geofisica (Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina), March 1978 — December 1982. (Undergraduate Studies, Major in Astronomy) Academic Degrees: • Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, August 1995. • Master of Arts, University of Texas at Austin, August 1991. • Doctor en Astronomia, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina, 1988. • Licenciado en Astronom´ıa, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina, 1983. Special Honors and Prizes: 2015: Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, together with colleagues of the High Z SN Search Team and the Supernova Cosmology Project. 2012: Illustrious Citizen of La Plata City, Argentina (La Plata City Council). 2011: Nobel Prize in Physics, awarded to colleagues B. Schmidt & A. Riess (High Z SN Search Team) for the work done by the collaboration. 2007: Gruber Cosmology Prize, Gruber Foundation & International Astronomical Union (co-recipient with the High Z SN Search Team). 1998 “Science Breakthrough of the Year” Award, Science Magazine, (shared with the High Z SN Search Team).