Juan Sanchez

Dr. Sanchez obtained a B.Sc. and a Masters in Physics with specialization in Astrophysics from the Central University of Venezuela. He got a PhD from the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster in Germany with the thesis “Temperature-induced effects and phase reddening on near-Earth asteroids”. Dr. Sanchez worked for five years at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, where he specialized in visible and near-infrared spectroscopy of asteroids. As part of his work he has carried out observations using different telescopes around the world, including: the New Technology Telescope (NTT), at La Silla, Chile; the 2.2 m Telescope, at Calar Alto, Spain; the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) on Mauna Kea, Hawaii; and the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope (VATT), at the Mount Graham International Observatory (MGIO) in southeastern Arizona.