Federico Marocco

Title: Staff Scientist

Room Number: MR-206B

Office Phone: 626-395-8744

Mail Code: 100-22

Email (@ipac.caltech.edu): federico

Research Interests: My main research interest is understanding formation, evolution, population properties and atmospheres of very low mass stars and brown dwarfs, the goal being building a complete picture of stellar, substellar and giant planet formation. I work on the discovery and characterization of these objects using data from large astronomical surveys. I am particularly interested in brown dwarf companions to FGK stars and white dwarfs, because the primary places constraints on the properties (age, metallicity) of the companion, allowing for in-depth characterization. Currently, I am developing the astrometric calibration system for the upcoming NEO Surveyor mission.