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Diego J. Muñoz is a dual-appointed academic serving as Research Assistant Professor at Northwestern University’s Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) and Assistant Professor at Universidad Adolfo Ibañez in Chile. His research focuses on computational astrophysics, particularly planet formation mechanisms, stellar binary dynamics, and protoplanetary disk evolution. He specializes in numerical hydrodynamical simulations, gravitational dynamics, and Bayesian statistical methods.
Dr. Muñoz holds a PhD in Astronomy & Astrophysics from Harvard University (2013) and previously served as a Research Associate at Cornell University (2013–2016). He was awarded the CIERA/Cottrell Prize Fellowship (2017–2021). His work integrates observational data from missions like TESS and ALMA with advanced computational models to study topics such as gravitational instability, tidal interactions, and magnetic field effects in astrophysical systems.
His research portfolio includes studies on planetary migration pathways, disk fragmentation processes, and the role of stellar companions in shaping planetary systems. He actively contributes to open-source tools for astrophysical simulations and maintains a GitHub repository with code related to disk modeling and Bayesian inference methods.
