Maria Jose (Majo) Colmenares

Astronomy PhD student 

University of Michigan

About Me

Hello! I'm Majo (pronounced MAH-ho), a  third year PhD student in the Astronomy department of the University of Michigan. My research is focused on the chemistry of protoplanetary disks and planet formation processes. I did my undergraduate studies at the Universidad de Los Andes in Merida, Venezuela, where I graduated as a Physics Licentiate.


Read about my research, access my posters and download my schematics in the menu


You can contact me at

mjcolmen@umich.edu