Faculty
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| Ferreira, Carlos | Stellar and Galactic Astronomy | carlos.ferreira@uda.cl |
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Haikala, Lauri (*) |
Stellar and Galactic Astronomy | lauri.haikala@uda.cl |
| Haines, Christopher | Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology | chris.haines@uda.cl |
| Lacerna, Iván | Stellar and Galactic Astronomy, Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology | ivan.lacerna@uda.cl |
| Leone, Giovanni | Planetary Sciences and Exoplanets | giovanni.leone@uda.cl |
| Morelli, Lorenzo | Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology | lorenzo.morelli@uda.cl |
| Muñoz, Marco | Planetary Sciences and Exoplanets | marco.munoz@uda.cl |
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Olivares, Felipe (*) |
Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology | felipe.olivares@uda.cl |
| Soto, Mario | Stellar and Galactic Astronomy | mario.soto@uda.cl |
| Tregloan-Reed, Jeremy | Planetary Sciences and Exoplanets | jeremy.tregloan-reed@uda.cl |
| Vieira V., Katherine | Stellar and Galactic Astronomy | katherine.vieira@uda.cl |
(*) at UDA until July 2024
Postdocs
| Name | Research Line | |
| Rescigno, Umberto | Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology | umberto.rescigno@uda.cl |
| Choque, Nelvy | Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology | nelvy.choque@uda.cl |
Students
| Year of enrolling | Last and First Names | Research Line | |
| 2024 | Nair, Aparna | Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology | aparna.nair.24@alumnos.uda.cl |
| 2024 | Iturra Vega, Gustavo | Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology | gustavo.iturra.24@alumnos.uda.cl |
| 2024 | Oyarzo-Belmar, Felipe | Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology | felipe.oyarzo@postgrados.uda.cl |
| 2024 | Santiago Carrasco, Danyla | Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology | danyla.santiago.24@alumnos.uda.cl |
| 2023 | Concha, David | Stellar and Galactic Astrophysics | david.conchaa.23@alumnos.uda.cl |
| 2023 | Molina, Valeska | Planetary Sciences and Exoplanets | valeska.molinam.23@alumnos.uda.cl |
| 2022 | Hazarika, Debasish | Stellar and Galactic Astrophysics | debashish.hazarika.22@alumnos.uda.cl |
| 2022 | Caviedes Cameron, Camila | Planetary Sciences and Exoplanets | camila.caviedes.22@alumnos.uda.cl |
| 2021 | Romero Colmenares, Maria Isabel | Planetary Sciences and Exoplanets | maria.romero.21@alumnos.uda.cl |
| 2021 | Rajkumar, Anitha Raj | Planetary Sciences and Exoplanets | anitha.raj.21@alumnos.uda.cl |
| 2021 | Belwadi Manjunatha, Amrutha | Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology | amrutha.belwadi.21@alumnos.uda.cl |
Support Personnel
| Nombre | Cargo | Correo electrónico |
| Guerrero, Priscilla | Administrative Assistant | priscilla.guerrero@uda.cl |
PhD Alumni
| Name | Ph.D. defense date | Thesis title | Advisor |
| Daniela Palma | 19-mar-2025 |
Impact of large-scale environmental effects produced by galaxy groups and clusters |
Iván Lacerna |
| Alejandra Hernández | 28-jan-2025 | Supernova Type II Cosmology: Exploring host galaxy parameters to measure the expansion of the universe | Lorenzo Morelli |
| Mario Ortigoza | 21-jul-2023 | Detection of halo and disks structures with t-SNE | Katherine Vieira |
| Sangeetha Nandakumar | 31-mar-2023 | Analysis of TESS red-giants suitable fot Q* measurement | Jeremy Tregloan-Reed |
| Gabriel Pinto | 31-mar-2023 | Conditions of formation and agglomeration of dust in the early solar system | Felipe Olivares |
| Daniele Gasparri | 22-jun-2022 | Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Indices for unresolved stellar population | Lorenzo Morelli |
Faculty
| Carlos Ferreira Lopes |
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| PhD in Physics | ||
| INCT Research line: Stellar and Galactic Astrophysics | ||
| Specific research interests: Stellar Astrophysics, Data-Mining, Exoplanets, Time-series. |
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| Publications: link to NASA-ADS | ||
| Current position at INCT: Assistant Professor | ||
| Previous positions |
2022-2023, Assigned young researcher, Millennium Institute of Astrophysics, Chile
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| 2022-2022, Postdoctoral researcher, Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences (IAG), Brazil | ||
| 2017-2021, Postdoctoral researcher, National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Brazil | ||
| 2014-2016, Postdoctoral researcher, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh | ||
| 2013-2014, Postdoctoral researcher, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | ||
| Academic Degrees |
2013 PhD in Physics at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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| 2008 Msc in Physics at Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Brazil, | ||
| 2006 BSc in Physics at Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Brazil | ||
| Lauri Haikala (*) |
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| Dr.rer.Nat., Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg, FRG | ||
| INCT research line: Stellar and Galactic Astrophysics | ||
| Specific research interests: Galactic structure, ISM, low mass star formation, NIR, FIR and (sub)mm astronomy, interferometry |
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| Publications: link to NASA-ADS | ||
| Current position at INCT: Assistant Professor (*) until July 2024 | ||
| Previous Positions |
2011–2013 University researcher, Finnish Center for Astronomy with ESO (FINCA), FIN | |
| 2007–2011 University researcher (ESO research), University of Helsinki, FIN | ||
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2004–2007 University researcher, lecturer, University of Helsinki, FIN
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1995–2003 Operations staff astronomer, ESO, SEST, La Silla, CL
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1992–1995 Research fellow (ISO project) at the Observatory, University of Helsinki, FIN
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1990–1991 Amanuens, Laboratory Engineer and Assistant positions, University of Helsinki, FIN
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1986–1990 Heinrich-Herz stipendiat and research fellow, I. Phys. Inst. Univ. of Cologne, FRG
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1984–1986 Amanuens and Laboratory Engineer positions, University of Helsinki, FIN
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1981–1984 Doctorand, Max Planck Institut für Astronomie, Heidelberg, FRG
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| Academic degrees |
1984 Dr. rer. Nat., Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg, FRG | |
| 1980 M.Sc. (Astronomy) , University of Helsinki | ||
| Christopher Haines |  |
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| PhD in Astrophysics | ||
| INCT research line: Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology | ||
| Specific research interest: Galaxy evolution, Galaxy clusters, Environmental effects on galaxies, Spectroscopic surveys, Mid/far-infrared imaging | ||
| Publications: link to NASA-ADS | ||
| Current position at INCT: Assistant Professor | ||
| Previous Positions | 2015-2018, Postdoc Researcher, INAF Osservatorio Astronomico de Brera, Milán, Italia | |
| 2013-2015, Postdoc Researcher, Departamento de Astronomía, Universidad de Chile, Chile | ||
| 2011-2012, Postdoc Researcher, Steward Observatory, Universidad de Arizona, USA | ||
| 2007-2011, Postdoc Researcher, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, UK | ||
| 2002-2007, Postdoc Researcher, INAF Osservatorio de Capodimonte, Nápoles, Italia | ||
| Academic degrees | 2001, PhD in Astrophysics, University of Central Lancashire, UK | |
| 1997, Master of Natural Sciences (Physics), University of Cambridge, UK | ||
| Ivan Lacerna |  |
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| PhD in Astrophysics | ||
| INCT research line: Stellar and Galactic Astrophysics, Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology | ||
| Specific research interest: Formation and Evolution of Galaxies, Local and large-scale environments, Citizen Science | ||
| Publications: link to NASA-ADS | ||
| Current position at INCT: Assistant Professor | ||
| UDA-INCT PhD Alumni advised | Daniela Palma – 2025 | |
| Previous Positions | 2019-present, Assigned young researcher, Millennium Institute of Astrophysics, Chile | |
| 2018-2019, Postdoctoral researcher, Universidad Catolica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile | ||
| 2018-2019, Assigned postdoctoral researcher, Millennium Institute of Astrophysics, Chile | ||
| 2018-2019, Deputy Lead Observer of APOGEE-2 South, Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-IV), Las Campanas Observatory, Chile | ||
| 2016-2019, Astronomer for APOGEE-2 South operations, Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-IV), Las Campanas Observatory, Chile | ||
| 2017-2018, Postdoctoral researcher, Millennium Institute of Astrophysics, Santiago, Chile | ||
| 2014-2016, Postdoctoral researcher, UC Centre for Astro-Engineering, Santiago, Chile | ||
| 2014-2016, Support astronomer and operator MPG/ESO 2.2m telescope, Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, La Silla Observatory, Chile | ||
| 2012-2014, Postdoctoral fellow, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Academic degrees | 2012, Ph.D. in Astrophysics, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile | |
| 2005, Licienciatura degree in Astronomy, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile | ||
| Giovanni Leone |  |
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| PhD in Earth Sciences, PhD in Environmental Sciences | ||
| INCT research line: Planetary Sciences and Exoplanets | ||
| Specific research interests: Planetary volcanology and cryovolcanology, planetary geology, geomorphology, geophysics, geochemistry, planetary simulants, muography application to planetary volcanology. | ||
| Publications: link to ORCID | ||
| Current position at INCT: Associate Professor | ||
| Previous Positions | 2011-2016, PhD student, ETH Zurich | |
| Academic degrees | 2016, PhD in Earth Sciences, ETH Zurich, Switzerland | |
| 2007, PhD in Environmental Sciences, Lancaster, UK | ||
| 1993, MSc Geological Sciences, University of Palermo, Italy. | ||
| Marco A. Muñoz Gutiérrez |  |
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| PhD in Astrophysics | ||
| INCT research line: Planetary Sciences and Exoplanets | ||
| Specific research interest: Solar System Dynamics, Trans-Neptunian Objects, Comets, Planetary Rings and Satellites, and Extrasolar Debris Disks. | ||
| Publications: link to NASA-ADS | ||
| Current position at INCT: Assistant Professor | ||
| Previous Positions |
2023 CATA Postdoctoral Fellow, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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2017 – 2022 Postdoctoral Fellow, Academia Sinica, Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Taipei, Taiwan.
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| 2016 – 2017 FAPESP Postdoctoral Fellow, Sao Paulo State University, Guaratinguetá, Brazil. | ||
| Academic degrees |
2016, Ph.D. in Astrophysics, Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México.
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| 2012, M.Sc. in Astronomy, Instituto de Astronomía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México. | ||
| 2010, Bachelor in Physics, Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM, México. | ||
| Lorenzo Morelli | |
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| PhD in Astronomy | ||
| INCT research line: Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology | ||
| Specific research interest: Galaxies formation en evolution, Galaxies Nuclear Structures, Unresolved stellar populations in galaxies | ||
| Publications: link to NASA-ADS | ||
| Current position at INCT: Associate Professor and INCT Director | ||
| UDA-INCT PhD Alumni advised | Daniele Gasparri – 2022 | |
| Previous Positions | 2007-2018, Fellowship, Università di Padova, Padova Italy | |
| 2005-2007, Fellowship, Pontificia Universidad catolica and Harvard University, Santiago, Chile | ||
| 2002-2004, Studentship, ESO, Santiago, Chile | ||
| Academic degrees | 2005, Ph.D in Astronomy, Università di Padova, Padova, Italy | |
| 2002, Laurea (MSc) in astronomy, Università di Padova, Padova, Italy | ||
| Felipe Olivares Estay (*) | |
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| PhD in Sciences | ||
| INCT research line: Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology | ||
| Specific research interest: Supernovae, Gamma-ray bursts, Gravitational waves, Kilonovae | ||
| Publications: link to NASA-ADS | ||
| Current position at INCT: Assistant Professor (*) until July 2024 | ||
| UDA-INCT PhD Alumni advised | Gabriel Pinto – 2023 | |
| Previous Positions: | 2016-2019, Postdoc Researcher, Millennium Institute of Astrophysics (MAS), Departamento de Astronomia (DAS), U. de Chile, Santiago, Chile | |
| 2013-2016, FONDECYT Postdoctoral Researcher, U. Andŕes Bello (UNAB), Santiago, Chile | ||
| 2012-2013, Research Assistant, Millennium Center for Supernova Science (MCSS), U. Andŕes Bello (UNAB), Santiago, Chile | ||
| Academic degrees | 2013, PhD in Natural Sciences, Technische Universität München (TUM), Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik (MPE), Germany | |
| 2008, MSc in Astronomy, Universidad de Chile, Chile | ||
| 2005, BSc in Astronomy, Universidad de Chile, Chile | ||
| Personal Web page: http://bit.ly/foe-research-gate | ||
| Mario Soto Vicencio |
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| PhD in Astronomy | ||
| INCT research line: Astrofísica Estelar y Galáctica | ||
| Specific research interest: Stellar proper motions, Stellar populations, Galactic structure, Globular Clusters |
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| Publications: link to NASA-ADS | ||
| Current position at INCT: Associate Professor | ||
| Previous Positions | 2013- 2015 Postdoctoral Fellow at the Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, USA | |
| 2010-2013 Fondecyt Postdoctoral Fellow at Universidad de la Serena, Chile | ||
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2009-2010 Postdoctoral Fellow at Universidad de la Serena, Chile
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| Academic degrees | 2010, PhD Astronomy, Leiden Observatory, Leiden University, The Netherlands | |
| 2004, MSc Physics, Astronomy Department, P. Universidad Católica de Chile | ||
| 2000, Licenciatura en Ciencias mención Física, Universidad de Chile, Chile | ||
| Jeremy Tregloan-Reed | |
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| PhD in Astrophysics | ||
| INCT research line: Ciencias Planetarias y Exoplanetas | ||
| Specific research interest: Detection and characterization of exoplanets, spin-orbit alignment of planetary systems, starspot tracking in exoplanet light curves, stellar activity, exoplanetary atmospheres, and the impact of low Earth orbit communication satellite mega-constellations on astronomical observatories and the dark sky. |
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| Publications: link to NASA-ADS | ||
| Current position at INCT: Associate Professor | ||
| UDA-INCT PhD Alumni advised | Sangheeta Sandakhumar – 2023 | |
| Previous Positions | 2018-2020, FONDECYT Postdoctoral Fellowship, Universidad de Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 2014-2016, NASA Postdoctoral Fellowship, NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, California, U.S.A | ||
| Academic degrees | 2014, PhD in Astrophysics, University of Keele, UK | |
| 2010, Master of Physics (M.Phys in physics, astrophysics and cosmology), University of Lancaster, UK | ||
| Katherine Vieira V. |  |
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| PhD in Astronomy | ||
| INCT research line: Stellar and Galactic Astrophysics | ||
| Specific research interest: Astrometry, Proper Motions, Astrometric Reductions, Galactic Kinematics, Astrostatistics, Astrodynamics. | ||
| Publications: link to NASA-ADS | ||
| Current position at INCT: Assistant Professor | ||
| UDA-INCT PhD Alumni advised | Mario Ortigoza – 2023 | |
| Previous Positions | 2012-2019, Assistant Researcher, Centro de Investigaciones de Astronomía, Mérida, Venezuela | |
| 2009-2012 Postdoc Researcher, Centro de Investigaciones de Astronomía, Mérida, Venezuela | ||
| Academic degrees | 2010, PhD in Astronomy, Yale University, USA | |
| 2002, MSc in Fundamental Physics, Universidad de los Andes, Venezuela | ||
| 1998, BSc in Mathematics, Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado, Venezuela. | ||
Postdocs
| Nelvy Choque Challapa |  |
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| PhD, University of Groningen, 2022 | ||
| INCT research line: Astronomía Extragalactica y Cosmología |
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| Specific research interests: Galaxies evolution in clusters, Dwarf galaxies, Recently quenched elliptical galaxies. |
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| Publications: enlace a NASA-ADS | ||
| Previous positions | n/a | |
| Academic degrees |
2022, Ph.D., University of Groningen, The Netherlands, 2022 | |
| Umberto Rescigno | |
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| PhD in Physics, Astrophysics, and Applied Physics | ||
| INCT research Line: Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology |
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| Specific research interests: Cosmology, Galaxies evolution, Strong and weak gravitational lenses, Galaxies clusters, Dark Matter models, Astrobiology and Habitability, Machine Learning applications to Astrophysics. |
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| Publications: link to NASA-ADS | ||
| Previous positions | 2021-2023, Postdoctoral researcher, Astrophysics Institute, Andres Bello University, Chile. | |
| Academic degrees |
2019, Ph.D. in Physics, Astrophysics, and Applied Physics, University of Milan, Italy. |
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| 2016, M.Sc. in Astrophysics and Cosmology, University of Bologna, Italy. | ||
Students
| Aparna Nair |
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| Profession: B.Sc. in Physics |
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| INCT Research line: To be defined |
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| Specific research interest: To be defined | ||
| Started INCT PhD: 2024 | ||
| Academic degrees | Master of Science (Física), University of Calicut, Kerala, India | |
| Bachelor of Science (Física), Christ College Irinjalakuda, Kerala, India | ||
| Gustavo Iturra |
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| Profession: B.Sc. in Astronomy |
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| INCT Research line: To be defined |
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| Specific research interest: To be defined | ||
| Started INCT PhD: 2024 | ||
| Academic degrees | Bachelor of Science in Astronomy, Universidad de Concepción | |
| Felipe Oyarzo Belmar |
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| Profession: B.Sc. in Astronomy |
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| INCT Research line: To be defined |
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| Specific research interest: To be defined | ||
| Started INCT PhD: 2024 | ||
| Academic degrees | Bachelor of Science in Astronomy, Universidad de Concepción | |
| Danyla Santiago |
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| Profession: B.Sc. in Astronomy |
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| INCT Research line: To be defined |
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| Specific research interest: To be defined | ||
| Started INCT PhD: 2024 | ||
| Academic degrees | Bachelor of Science in Astronomy, Universidad de Concepción | |
| Valeska Molina Molina | |
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| Profession: Biochemist | ||
| INCT Research line: Planetary Sciences and Exoplanets | ||
| Specific research interest: Habitability, biomarkers and biosignatures | ||
| Started INCT PhD: 2023 | ||
| Publications: enlace al ADS-NASA | ||
| Academic degrees | 2022 – Master in Astronomy-Astrobiology, Universidad de Antofagasta | |
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2021 – Certificate in Scientific Outreach, Universidad de Antofagasta
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2016 – Bch. of Science in Biochemistry, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
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| Debasish Hazarika |
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| Profession: B.Sc. in Physics | ||
| INCT Research line: Stellar and Galactic Astrophysics | ||
| Specific research interest: To be defined | ||
| Started INCT PhD: 2022 | ||
| Publications: ADD |
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| Academic degrees | Master of Science in Physics, Gauhati University | |
| Bachelor of Science in Physics, Gauhati University | ||
| Camila Caviedes |
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| Profession: Geologist | ||
| INCT Research line: Planetary Sciences and Exoplanets | ||
| Specific research interest: To be defined | ||
| Started INCT PhD: 2022 | ||
| Publications: ADD | ||
| Academic degrees | Bachelor of Sciences in Geological Sciences, Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile | |
| María Romero |
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| Profession: B.Sc. in Mathematics | ||
| INCT Research line: Planetary Sciences and Exoplanets | ||
| Specific research interest: To be defined | ||
| Started INCT PhD: 2021 | ||
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| Academic degrees | Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Universidad de Los Andes | |
| Amrutha Belwadi Manjunatha |
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| Profession: B.Sc. in Physics | ||
| INCT Research line: Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology | ||
| Specific research interest: To be defined | ||
| Started INCT PhD: 2021 | ||
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| Academic degrees | 2017 – Master of Science in Physics, Christ University, India | |
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2015 – Bachelor of Science in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, Christ University, India
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