Leopoldo Infante

Carnegie Science and the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Leopoldo Infante is a staff scientist at Carnegie Science and a full professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC). He earned his physics degree at PUC and his PhD at the University of Victoria, Canada. Infante directs Las Campanas Observatory and founded multiple astrophysics programs and centers at PUC and Chile. His research includes 266 refereed papers cited over 35,810 times, earning him a D-index of 108. He has received national and international awards, including the Guggenheim Foundation Award. Infante has taught and supervised numerous students and served on various international boards.