Astronomy, Astrophysics and Astrobiology

Biography

Roberto Oscar Aquilano has a PhD in Astronomy from the School of Astronomical and Geophysical Sciences at Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina. Currently, he is a researcher at the National Scientific and Technical Research Board (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, CONICET); Professor at the School of Exact Science, Engineering and Surveying at Universidad Nacional de Rosario; Under Secretary for the Promotion of Science and Social Appropiation of Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation of Santa Fe, Argentina and Member of Executive Board of the Agency of the same Ministry, Member of Federal Council for Science and Technology (COFECYT) and Member of the Advisory Committee on Astronomy and the Universe of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation of Argentina. He has an extensive background as a scientist and an administrator of science. He has acted as Director of the Astronomical Observatory, Planetarium and Experimental Science Museum Complex of Rosario, Argentina.

Research Interest

Relativistic Astrophysics, High Energy Astrophysics, Cosmology