Members

Miguel A. Sánchez-Conde

[GROUP LEADER — Associate Professor]

Research interests: indirect dark matter searches (WIMPs, ALPs), astroparticle physics, CDM halo substructure, numerical cosmological simulations, diffuse gamma-ray backgrounds, cosmology.

  • Other:
    • Member of the Fermi-LAT collaboration (past analysis&science coordinator of the entire collaboration, and past dark matter WG coordinator). P.I. of the UAM node.
    • Member of CTAO and past dark matter WG coordinator. P.I. of the UAM node.
    • Member of the DESI Collaboration. P.I. of the UAM node.
    • P.I. of the MultiDark Spanish Research Network.
    • Member of the ISAPP Steering Committee.

Pedro de la Torre Luque

[“Ramón y Cajal” tenure-track researcher]

Research interests: Astroparticle physics, indirect searches of BSM particles, dark matter,

  • Other:
    • Member of the Fermi-LAT collaboration.
    • Member of CTAO.
    • Development team of the DRAGON code
    • Member of the Fluka collaboration
    • Part of the MICRO initiative (“MIcro-physics of Cosmic-Ray Observables”)
    • Co-founder of the AMDIC association for science dissemination

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS

PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS

Gaetano Di Marco

[FPI PhD student]

Research interests: astroparticle physics, cosmic rays, indirect dark matter searches, axion-like particles

Other: member of the Fermi-LAT collaboration.

Nicole Araneda-Muñoz

[ ‘Becas Chile (ANID)’ PhD student]

Research interests: dark matter, stellar streams, CDM halo substructure

  • Other: member of the DESI Collaboration.
  • Email: nicole.araneda@estudiante.uam.es
  • Publications: ADS
  • More info:

Cristina Fernández-Suárez

[DAMASCO PhD student]

Research interests: WIMP dark matter searches, stellar streams

Other: member of the Fermi-LAT collaboration and of the DESI Collaboration.

  • Email: cristina.fernandez01@estudiante.uam.es
  • Publications: ADS
  • More info:

Jaume Zuriaga-Puig

[FPI PhD student]

Research interests: Indirect dark matter searches, TeV dark matter, dark matter density profiles, Galactic Center

Other: member of CTAO.

  • Email: jaume.zuriaga@csic.es
  • Publications: ADS
  • More info:

MSc STUDENTS [current academic year 2025/26]

Alejandra Fernández Río

alejandra.fernandezr@estudiante.uam.es

Thesis: “The search of WIMP dark matter with gamma rays”

Álvaro Romero Muñiz

alvaro.romeromunniz@estudiante.uam.es

Thesis: “Understanding the importance of stochasticity of electron/positron sources in the Galaxy”

Arlette Melo

arlettemega@gmail.com

Thesis: “The contribution of dark matter to the diffuse emission induced by electrons in galaxy clusters”

Ismael Sánchez González

ismael.sanchezgonzalez@estudiante.uam.es

Thesis: “The role of heavy elements in the production of gamma rays and neutrinos in the Galaxy”

Miguel Pérez de la Cruz

miguel.perezdelacruz@estudiante.uam.es

Thesis: “The impact of DESI on the search of dark matter-induced signals in dwarf galaxies”

BSc STUDENT [current academic year 2025/26]

Alberto Palacios Martínez

alberto.palaciosm@estudiante.uam.es

Thesis: “The search of WIMP dark matter with gamma rays”

FORMER (PhD and postdoc) MEMBERS
  • Marina Cermeño — IFT postdoc [sep 22 – aug 25] — Pubs
  • Rafael Alves Batista — La Caixa Junior Leader postdoc [sep 22 – feb 24] — Pubs
  • Viviana Gammaldi — JdlC postdoc [sep 20 – dec 24] — Pubs
  • Alejandra Aguirre-Santaella — FPI-UAM predoc [sep 18 – sep 23] — Pubs
  • Judit Pérez-Romero — FPI-SO predoc [jul 18 – nov 22] — Pubs
  • Francesca Scarcella — DAMASCO predoc [jan 19 – jun 22] — Pubs
  • Angie Moliné — DAMASCO postdoc [jan 19 – dec 21] — Pubs
  • Daniele Gaggero — La Caixa Junior Leader postdoc [oct 18 – dec 21] — Pubs
  • Javier Coronado-Blázquez — DAMASCO predoc [oct 17 – oct 21] — Pubs
  • Thomas Lacroix — UAM InterTalentum postdoc [oct 18 – may 21] — Pubs
  • Bryan Zaldívar — Talento mod.2 junior researcher [oct 18 – jun 21] — Pubs