Leonardo Bronfman

Leonardo Bronfman was born in Santiago, Chile, in 1954. He received the M.Sc. degree in physics from the Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile, in 1980, and the Ph.D. degree in astrophysics from Columbia University, New York, NY, USA, in 1986, with the first complete CO Survey of the Southern Milky Way. Since 1998, he has been a Full Professor with the Department of Astronomy, Universidad de Chile. He was the Department Chairman in 1993–1996, and in 2005–2008. Earlier in his career, he was an Associate Researcher with ESO (1990–1991), Visiting Scientist with NAOJ (1996), and Visiting Scientist with NRAO (1998). His research interests inlude Galactic ISM, massive star formation, and mm-wave instrumentation. Dr. Bronfman has been, since 2008, PI for Astronomical Instrumentation with the Center of Excellence for Astrophysics and Related Technologies, Universidad de Chile, where he led the implementation of the Mm-wave Laboratory at the Cerro Calán National Astronomical Observatory. The Millimeter Wave Laboratory, Universidad de Chile developed a prototype receiver for ALMA Band 1, and is presently producing the optics for the full ALMA Band 1 receiver suit.