About
I'm a Principal Research Fellow at the Astronomy Group, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southampton. I joined the Astro-family in 2013, after I was awarded the University Research Fellowship of the Royal Society. My research focuses on the different manifestations of accretion onto compact objects. However, I am also very interested in other subjects, such as the use of time-series in non-astrophysical research.
In addition to my research, I spend a significant amount of time doing Public Engagement with Research. Among the many activities I have done recently, I have organized the first Astro-Art-Black-Hole competition (#astroarteagujero), a competition where people learned about black holes research and expressed their interpretations via their art. You can see more of it in the following page:
Research
Research groups
Current research
Time-Domain Astrophysics -- High-Energy Astrophpysics -- Accretion Physics -- Black Holes -- Neutron Stars -- Time Series analysis -- Data Science -- Data Analytics
Research projects
Active projects
Completed projects
Publications
Supervision
Current PhD Students
Teaching
Altamirano is currently the module leader for:
PHYS6017 Computer Techniques in Physics: This Computational Physics course is designed for students with definite interest in tackling physics problems that are only tractable through the use of computers. It covers all types of application of computers by physicists, except the control of equipment. It covers the areas of scientific computation, Monte Carlo simulations and random numbers, numerical integration, finite differencing, differential equations and signal processing.-- https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/modules/phys6017.page
PHYS6013 Research Thesis - Astrophysics: This module forms the final year of their Astrophysics with a Year Abroad MPhys degree. The student will have completed a significant research project, ideally of publishable quality, under the guidance of a supervisor from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. -- https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/modules/phys6013.page
PHYS6072 Research Thesis: This module forms the final year of their Astrophysics with a Year of Research degree. The student will have completed a significant research project, ideally of publishable quality, under the guidance of a supervisor from the Astronomy Group at the University of Southampton -- https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/modules/phys6072.page