Jaime de la Cruz Rodriguez

Jaime de la Cruz Rodriguez is a Professor at the Department of Astronomy, Stockholm University since June 2025. His research focuses on solar physics, particularly chromospheric heating, polarized radiative transfer, and instrumentation for solar telescopes. He is a board member of the European Solar Physics Division and a member of the Scientific Advisory Group for the European Solar Telescope.

Education & Teaching:

• Teaches courses such as Polarized Radiative Transfer, Astrophysical Spectra, Stellar Atmospheres, Scientific Programming in C++, and Computational Astrophysics at Stockholm University.
• Has taught at international doctoral schools in Spain, USA, and Switzerland.

Research Interests:

His work centers on understanding the chromosphere of the Sun through spectropolarimetric observations, radiative transfer modeling, and 3D MHD simulations. Key themes include:

• Chromospheric heating mechanisms
• Magnetic reconnection and flux emergence
• Development of inversion techniques for Stokes profiles
• Instrumentation and data reduction for Fabry-Perot systems

Grants & Funding:

• ERC Starting Grant (2017)
• ERC Consolidator Grant (2023)

Labs & Collaborations:

He works closely with the Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope (SST) and its instruments like CRISP and CHROMIS. His research involves collaboration with international teams across Europe and the US, contributing to both observational campaigns and theoretical modeling.