Alfredo Viegas

Alfredo Viegas is a Professor at St. Thomas Aquinas College (STAC), where he contributes to astronomy education and research. His career spans over three decades of professional work on Wall Street, while maintaining active involvement in astronomy through citizen science projects and leadership roles in the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York City (2019-2025).

• Established remote telescope programs in Texas and Chile
• Active astrophotographer and participant in exoplanet/quasar research

Research focuses on Exoplanet detection, Nova studies, and Quasar distance spectroscopy. His work bridges professional and amateur astronomy, exemplified by the 2025 publication on TIC 180672438b using citizen scientists.