El Dr. Nelson Padilla, actual director del Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental (IATE), se suma a la prestigiosa Academia Nacional de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales como académico correspondiente nacional. Esta incorporación destaca su trayectoria y sus contribuciones en los estudios del universo.

This act gives credit to Dr. Padilla’s scientific work and, by extension, to all the scientific activity that takes place in the IATE (Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Astronomy) and the National University of Córdoba (UNC).

Dr. Padilla has a Doctorate in Astronomy from the UNC and has been devoted to understand the large-scale structure of the universe. His work is fundamental to comprehend how galaxy distribution exposes the nature of dark matter and gravity, which are crucial elements needed to adjust current cosmological models.

Dr Padilla is an active key member of major international collaborative projects such as GALFORM, SHED, SDSS-IV, MOONS, DESC-Observatorio Rubin and ODIN. His involvement demonstrates the global impact of his research.